Wild Blues by Beth Kephart, 317 pages. Atheneum Books, 2018. $18.
Language:
G; Mature Content; G; Violence: PG.
BUYING
ADVISORY: EL, MS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE
APPEAL: LOW
Thirteen-year old Lizzie loves visiting her Uncle Davy, so when
Lizzie’s mom gets cancer and has to take a radioactive treatment, Lizzie
chooses Uncle Davy’s place to get away from the treatment. Lizzie and
her best friend, Matias, love discovering all the beauty of the woods around
Uncle Davy’s, but one day when Matias isn’t at their meeting place, Lizzie
starts to realize that something is very wrong.
This book has a compelling storyline and I don’t mind the stream of
conscience writing style, but I’m not sure young readers will be patient with
that style. There were also a couple of
turns in the plot that were unrealistic and frustrating and I was disappointed
in the weird ending.
Reviewer, C.
Peterson.
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