Wednesday, June 28, 2023

The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst - HIGH

The Lake House
by Sarah Beth Durst
. 368 pages. HarperTeen, 2023. $18 

Language: PG-13 (14 swears 0 'f');  Mature Content: PG (brief kiss, survival struggles such as hunger and dehydration); Violence: PG-13 (finding a body killed by shooting, being shot at, being held at knife point, suicidal death by gunshot with no details) 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Claire has been sent on an enrichment retreat by her parents. She meets Reyva and Mariana who have also been sent to “grow through experiences” at The Lake House summer camp. The three soon discover that nothing is what they expected. The danger builds along with the creepy foreboding. The teens learn that they have to run and hide to save themselves because no one is coming to help.

I enjoyed the whole mystery of the story. I like how ominous the reveal was. The three main characters grew on me. Claire is white and Reyva is Latinx, their ages are not stated.. 

LynnDell Watson, Delta High School Librarian

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