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Phillips, Gin
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
When eleven-year-old Olivia moves to Birmingham, Alabama, she is incredibly lonesome without any friends, a dislocation that rings particularly true. She spots a message on her favorite café's bathroom wall--"We are Plantagenet. We are chosen"--and begins investigating its source, wondering just what the references mean. Despite plenty of initial tension, the plot fails to sustain the book's concept.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
(2)
4-6
Nell and Lydia are best friends, both daughters of neglectful, selfish mothers. When they're forbidden to spend time together because their moms have argued, Nell devises a way for them to meet at Lodema, an abandoned golf and mini-golf course. This is a story of leisurely self-discovery and emotional survival, a serene, thoughtful mix of family difficulties and summer magic.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2013
2 reviews
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