Templeman, McCormick The Little Woods, 336 pgs. Schwartz
& Wade Books, 2012. $17.99. Language: R (110 total, 26 ‘f”); Mature
Content: PG-13; Violence: PG-13
Cally Wood is
newly arrived at St. Bede’s an elite boarding school known for rigorous
curriculum and high academic achievement. It’s better known to Cally as the
place where her older sister disappeared and presumably died years before. Can
Cally discover the truth about what happened at St. Bede’s so long ago
especially now that another girl has disappeared? Is this recent disappearance
linked to what happened to Cally’s sister or does more than one monster stalk
the woods?
This book
provides a nice little mystery presented with plenty of teen angst.
Unfortunately, the broader story gets bogged down with an incredible amount of
inappropriate language that serves only to detract from the narrative. The
actions of the main characters, in regard to sex, drugs, and value judgments,
are treated with stunning disregard. Major decisions are made with few if any
significant consequences. Overall a book that could have been enjoyable, but is
defeated by its desperate need to be hip and clever.
HS—OPTIONAL,
AEB Social Studies Teacher
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