Monday’s Not Coming is a fictional
book that talks about a girl named Claudia and her best friend
Monday. The book goes through the childhood of both girls and their
difficulties in middle school. They have a rough time because of
boys and the fact that Claudia struggles in school. Claudia has
always noticed that something is a little off with Monday when she's
around her mom. Suddenly one day Monday starts having scratches and
bruises over her body, but she tells Claudia it's just from her
little brother. Claudia is Monday's best friend, and she can tell
when she's not telling the truth. Claudia goes to her grandmas for
summer break before 7th grade, when she gets home, she's excited to
call her best friend but… she doesn't answer. She calls her again
and again but still is unable to reach her. Claudia knows Monday
loves school so she's sure she'll show up for the first day, but
Monday doesn’t show up and neither do her siblings. This is around
the time where Claudia gets suspicious and worried for her best
friend, but her mom tells her to stay out of their business because
she too feels something is off about Monday's mom. But Claudia just
can’t leave it alone, she is very worried. Claudia and Monday were
really close to the one of the teachers in 6th grade, Miss Valentine,
so when looking for Monday, Claudia decides to ask her if she had
heard anything. Miss Valentine knows how much effort Monday puts into
school, so she was very shocked to find out she wasn't going. Miss
Valentine tries to help Claudia but doesn't find out much. Then one
day Claudia sees Monday’s older sister and tries to ask her
questions, but she just ignores her and runs away. Claudia was trying
to make new friends, but it was so hard when the one friend she's
known her entire life is missing. Claudia continues looking for
Monday until one day…
I loved so many things about this
book, but my favorite part was the mystery aspect that the book had
and how it always left me thinking. How would the problem get solved?
What would happen next, would something good happen or something
bad? The book always had this intrigue, it always left you
questioning one way or another and that's a feeling that I love when
reading. The author Tiffany D. Jackson was also very creative; she
made this book very detailed, so much so that I almost felt like I
was in the book when reading it. You could feel each detail and you
felt like you were there getting affected by each character’s
problems. In my opinion it would be a great movie. The characters had
their ups and downs, but overall, it was just a creative and
enjoyable book to read. You get to learn about Claudia and Monday
families, what their lives were like through all the good and bad
times. I would recommend this book to girls in middle school or high
school because in my opinion it would most interest them, or really
anyone who likes a mystery type book. I really liked reading Monday's
Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson it was a great book and I definitely
think you should read it!
Reviewed by
Dylan D. 7th Grade
