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Les Becquets, Diane
2 Reviews
(2)
YA
Genesis's father takes his boat out on the lake and doesn't come home. As winter closes in and the lake freezes, Gen competes in ice racing, haunted by the idea that her father may be under the ice. Gen's first-person account is harrowing, and readers will keep hoping that the family will make it through their trauma.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2008
(4)
YA
In 1966 Alabama, many do not approve of Francie's new friendship with Ruthie, who is black. Ruthie helps fourteen-year-old Francie cope with her mother's recent death; then Francie learns she was murdered while saving Ruthie from a rapist. Though the writing is somewhat trite and long-winded, readers will likely push forward to discover whether the girls' friendship will survive.
Reviewer: Mary R. Holt
2 reviews
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