I really liked the book Water Street By Patricia Reilly Giff because of the characters their adventure. In the book a 13 year old girl named Bridget Mallon ( Bird for short ) lives in a small tenement with her mom, dad, sister, and brother the family has a very nice life. Bird wants to be a healer like her mom but after an incident with the milkman's boy, Bird is too scared to be a healer. But then a boy named Thomas Neary moves into the tenement above Bird. Thomas is the same age as Bird and Thomas really likes writing. Thomas moved into the tenement with his dad who he calls pop. When Bird and Thomas meet the are friends right away, one day Bird and Thomas go one a small adventure after a girl tells Bird her family is very sick and she needs help. Bird is scared to help the girls family but then Thomas restores her courage and bravery. If you like adventure and a little bit of scary stuff I think you will really like this book.

I really liked the book Water Street By Patricia Reilly Giff because of the characters their adventure. In the book a 13 year old girl named Bridget Mallon ( Bird for short ) lives in a small tenement with her mom, dad, sister, and brother the family has a very nice life. Bird wants to be a healer like her mom but after an incident with the milkman's boy, Bird is too scared to be a healer. But then a boy named Thomas Neary moves into the tenement above Bird. Thomas is the same age as Bird and Thomas really likes writing. Thomas moved into the tenement with his dad who he calls pop. When Bird and Thomas meet the are friends right away, one day Bird and Thomas go one a small adventure after a girl tells Bird her family is very sick and she needs help. Bird is scared to help the girls family but then Thomas restores her courage and bravery. If you like adventure and a little bit of scary stuff I think you will really like this book.

In the beginning of the book, they introduce the main characters Mr. and Mrs.Twit. the Twits are mean, gross, old, and ugly. The main part of the story is all the horrible tricks they play on each other. My favorite part is when Mr. Twit plays the walking stick trick on Mrs. Twit. I liked that part because Mrs. Twit had no idea she was being tricked. Overall I would recommend this book for kids in first grade through third grade.