Martha in the Middle

By now I realize that I chose children's books to read if they have a certain connection with me. There is one reason that I chose to read Martha in the Middle. You probably guessed, I'm also in the middle. I have two sisters and I am the luck middle child.

Throughout this book, I can relate to a lot of problems that Martha has due to her being the middle child. She is the "peacemaker" between her other two siblings. She always seems to get looked over by her parents. Martha decides that she cannot take it anymore so she runs away. She meets a frog who talks about some of the best things in life that are in the middle- seeds in a sunflower, sweat peas in a pod, and the juiciest part of the watermelon. Martha realizes that she doesn't have it so bad and goes back to being in the middle.

I really enjoyed this book because I could relate it to some of my "middle syndrome" problems. I think everyone that is stuck in the middle like myself and Martha should read this book and appreciate being the special middle child!