Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Remembering Raquel by Vivian Vande Velde - ESSENTIAL


Vande Velde, Vivian Remembering Raquel, 137 p. Harcourt, 2007.

MS - ESSENTIAL

Late one night Raquel, 14, is hit by a car in front of the movie theatre. The police say that it was not suicide. Now her father, her best friend and the strangers at school ar left wondering who Raquel was and how her being gone affects them.

Short ruminations from the people involved in Raquel's life weave together an interesting look at life and death. Some surprises wait in store. Thank Ms. Vande Velde for writing this.

CINDY

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