Sep 24, 2010

Book Review: Cilie Yack is Under Attack


Cilie Yack is Under Attack is a new fiction chapter book for kids ages 5-11. I am 9-years-old and do not have celiac disease, but I know a lot about it because my mom does. Caryn Talty sent me the book for free to review. It is a very funny book about a 9-year-old boy named Cilie Yack who gets diagnosed with celiac disease and does not want to give up cake and other foods. He is worried about not being able to eat some foods he loves. Cilie comes up with a way to be able to eat what he wants.

The book’s narrator is Cilie. He is a troublemaker in some of the book. It does have some Irish words in it because the setting is in Ireland. The Irish words make it a bit harder to understand, but the author does try to explain what they mean. Cilie Yack is Under Attack has some true facts about celiac disease.  It is fun to have a book that has both fiction and facts.  I think that you don’t have to have celiac disease to love the book like I did! Be careful - you won't be able to put the book down once you start it!

3 comments:

Theresa said...

That looks like a really awesome book!

Unknown said...

It's great to hear about this book; I wouldn't have known otherwise. Thanks for the review!

nicola @ gfreemom said...

This looks great! I've loved finding your Blog today. Especially love the letter to Obama post. You have a pretty cool daughter. ;-)