disney press

Hannah Montana-Face-off
Adapted by Alice Alfonso
Paperback, 128 pages
Published September 2, 2006
by Disney Press
ISBN-10: 1423102223
ISBN-13: 978-1423102229
Book Source: Bought
4 stars

Book Overview: Hannah Montana, a.k.a. Miley Stewart, is the face of a worldwide campaign for Magic Glow Skin Cream—everyone’s favorite zit zapper! But when the billboard shows Hannah with a zit the size of an extra-large pizza, Miley is horrified!

Mary’s Review: Hannah Montana, a.k.a. Miley Stewart, gives advice to her best friend Lilly about outward appearances and it’s what’s inside that counts but when it comes right down to it, she doesn’t practice what she preaches. See what she learns when she says one thing, but practices another.

Miley and Lilly go on a class camping trip with a science teacher as their chaperone who hates camping and a group of classmates who are stuffy and stuck up. They have to share their tent with the two girls in school they hate the most and who take credit for everyone else’s work. Find out what happens when Miley “lies down with dogs” as her father Mr. Stewart puts it.

As books go this is a great book for young girls. Each story has a moral at the end.

I recommend this book for ages 9-12.

About the Author: Alice Alfonsi is a published adapter, author, and an editor of children’s books. Some of the published credits of Alice Alfonsi include Top Secret: Junior Novel, New Kid in Town: Junior Novel, W.I.T.C.H.: Friends Forever – Novelization #26 (W.I.T.C.H.), and Poetry in Motion.

Hannah Montana-Crush-tastics!

by Beth Beechwood

Paperback, 122 pages

Published 2007

by Disney Press

ISBN 13: 978-14231-0461-2

ISBN-10-1-4231-0461-7

Book Source: Bought

4 stars

Book Overview: Miley just can’t get her mind off cutie Jake Ryan, but should she tell him how she feels? Then, Miley ends up confessing her love for Jake on a home movie that her Aunt Dolly is making, and the tape ends up in Jake’s hands by mistake! Will Aunt Dolly she be able to help Miley get the tape back before her secret is revealed?

Mary’s Review:

Part One: Good Golly Miss Molly- Hannah has a terrible crush on Jake Ryan, star of “The Zombie Slayer” and heartthrob of every girl in school. She doesn’t know how to tell him. She confides in her Aunt Dolly who captures this moment on her video camera. Then her camera gets taken by mistake by Oliver, Hannah’s friend who is taping a video farewell to their retiring principal. Horrified she has to get it back. With the help of Aunt Dolly and best friend Lilly, they recover the video tape and Hannah learns a valuable lesson at the same time.

Part Two: Mascot Love- Hannah and Lilly decide to go out for cheerleading. Hannah is not as good as Lilly who is having problems of her own. With Hannah’s encouragement Lilly decides to do her own thing and surprises everyone with her awesome skills as a cheerleader and because of her ability to maintain team spirit to Hannah’s horror is made team mascot-not exactly what she had in mind.

I recommend this book for girls ages 12 and up.

About the Author: Beth Beechwood is a published adapter and an author of children’s books. Some of the published credits of Beth Beechwood include Get Your Vote On! (Disney High School Musical), Hannah Montana: Face the Music – #9 (Hannah Montana), The Game Plan: The Novelization (Junior Novelization), and Crush-tastic!.

Children’s Book Review- Hannah Montana-Face-off

Middle Grade Book Review- Hannah Montana-Crush-tastics!