Stork by Wendy Delsol

Delsol, Wendy Stork, 357 p. Candlewick, 2010.  $15.99.  Language: G (3 swears, 0 “F”).  Mature Content:  PG (some drinking, kissing).  Bad enough that Katla has been forcibly moved from hip LA to backwards Minnesota, but now a weird inheritance has her taking her place as the newest, youngest member of a group of woman who serve as storks – yes, storks – deciding who does or doesn’t receive little spirits who needed guidance to choose their mother.  Add in a handsome young man whom seems to hate Katla before he even meets her, a kind of hostile school social scene (don’t get drunk and makeout with someone else’s boyfriend), secrets everyone is keeping from Katla and Katla has many reasons to hate Minnesota and her new destiny.  Weird?  Kind of, but Desol weaves her story masterfully, so that I never felt that I was reading something really off the wall.  Instead I was engaged and intrigued and happy with the whole tale – lots of danger and challenges, too.  MS, HS – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher