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Devlin, Calla
2 Reviews
(3)
YA
High-school senior Charlotte idolizes her father, a journalist who "specializes in devastation," traveling to places that have been ravaged by natural disasters. When he is kidnapped while reporting on an earthquake in Ukraine, Charlotte struggles to connect with her withdrawn Russian mother. A quiet and sensitive story that taps into the heart of grief, familial relationships, and the healing power of art.
Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello
(2)
YA
In 1970s San Diego, narrator Vanessa and her sisters accompany their mom, who has leukemia, south of the border to an experimental clinic. They befriend Caleb, who is also a patient, and Vanessa and Caleb develop romantic feelings for each other. A bombshell revelation about Mom's illness strains the family. Fully realized characters and lovely sentence-level writing make this an engaging debut.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2016
2 reviews
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