Peloquin, Lili The
Innocents, 288 pgs. Razor Bill, 2012. $17.99
Content: Language: R (45 swears; 17 “F”; 11 God); Mature Content: PG-13;
Violence: PG.
Alice and her sister
Charlie are best friends, but since their mother has married the very rich
Richard Flood, their lives have changed drastically. This new change for Charlie involves fitting
in with the upper class kids that have known each other most of their
lives. For Alice, the change has made
her question the history between her mother and her new stepfather, as well as
her stepfather’s previous family, who all happens to be dead now. Alice digs into the mystery while falling for
her dead stepsister’s boyfriend. Charlie
takes risks to be a part of the new crowd.
Will their sisterhood survive this crazy new social world?
This is a great story with romance, mystery
and a ghost story all mixed in. The
characters have depth and I found myself caring for them. I would put this as advisable and in the
middle school, except for the language makes it optional and for the high
school. The swearing frustrates me,
especially the “F” word, because they aren’t necessary and the story is so
good, but you don’t feel like you can recommend it to all your students because
of the language. That being said, I am
excited for the next book in the series.
HS-OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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