Blakemore, Megan Frazer, Friendship Riddle. Pgs. 368. Bloomsbury USA, 2015. $16.99.
Language: G, Mature Content: G, Violence: G
Ever since her friend, Charlotte, ditched her
for the popular crowd, Ruth Mudd-O'Flaherty has been a lone wolf. Things start
to change for her, however, when she discovers a riddle on a piece of origami
paper in an old library book. Not only does she get picked to be a part of the
spelling bee, but Coco and Lena start acting like they want to be friends. She
knows to solve the riddle in the old book and win the spelling bee, she’ll need
the help of friends, but she’s unsure if she can trust Lena and Coco. Can Ruth
solve the riddles? Will she win the spelling bee? Will she learn how to trust
again?
The author does a great job of mixing themes of
fantasy and science fiction with adventure and friendship. Her allusions to
Lord of the Rings are well placed and don’t throw the reader off from the plot
line. The characters are well developed, realistic, and engaging. Readers who
like stories about friendship, adventure, riddles, and realistic fiction will
enjoy reading this book. EL. ADVISABLE. Reviewr: Kira M, Youth Services
Librarian, WHI Public Library.
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