Friday, November 13, 2009

The Orange Houses by Paul Griffin - ESSENTIAL


Griffin, Paul The Orange Houses 147 pages Dial Books, 2009

Language- PG-13 (10 swears no "f") Sexual Content- PG Violence- PG-13.

MIK is a 15 year old girl that lives in NYC, her hearing isn't the greatest - but she likes it that way. She feels like she can shut out the world, but the reality is she can't shut out danger. JIMMI is a war vet at 18 who everyone thinks is crazy. FATIMA is a immigrant who has arrived all alone in New York; she needs to get a job and try to send her sister here. When all three meet up they start a chain reactions that affects each immensely, can Mik protect herself from danger, and Fatima not get caught by the police for being here illegally?

MS/ HS-ESSENTIAL Student Reviewer: EM

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