Frost, Helen Hidden Frances Foster Books, 2011. $16.99
Content: Language, G; Violence: PG (off page domestic violence); Mature Content, G.
EL, MS - ADVISABLE
Wren is in her mom’s van when it is stolen from a convenience store. She hides in the back of the car, going unseen by her captor, but when the car stops she finds herself trapped in his garage. She spends two days locked in the garage and can hear the father yelling at his wife and daughter. The daughter, Darra, figures out that Wren is in the garage and occasionally leaves her food. Eventually Wren escapes and gets home safely and Darra’s father is arrested for kidnapping. Years pass and Darra and Wren find themselves at summer camp together. They have to wade through their emotions and blame to become friends, but in the end they figure out that neither of them was to fault for the events from their past.
This book is told in prose and the characters are well developed. The ending is hopeful and the friend’s relationship is believable. My only complaint about this book is the cover because it looks like a fantasy novel and it doesn’t do justice to the story.
Reviewer, C. Peterson.
Content: Language, G; Violence: PG (off page domestic violence); Mature Content, G.
EL, MS - ADVISABLE
Wren is in her mom’s van when it is stolen from a convenience store. She hides in the back of the car, going unseen by her captor, but when the car stops she finds herself trapped in his garage. She spends two days locked in the garage and can hear the father yelling at his wife and daughter. The daughter, Darra, figures out that Wren is in the garage and occasionally leaves her food. Eventually Wren escapes and gets home safely and Darra’s father is arrested for kidnapping. Years pass and Darra and Wren find themselves at summer camp together. They have to wade through their emotions and blame to become friends, but in the end they figure out that neither of them was to fault for the events from their past.
This book is told in prose and the characters are well developed. The ending is hopeful and the friend’s relationship is believable. My only complaint about this book is the cover because it looks like a fantasy novel and it doesn’t do justice to the story.
Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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