Rate this book

Das Geheimnis Der Vermissten Dinge (2011)

by Tricia Springstubb(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

3791519204 (ISBN13: 9783791519203)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Cecilie Dressler Verlag

review 1: The cover made me think of "Clementine" and maybe a touch of "B is for Betsy" but it is more than that. The story begins in a way that makes the story seem old-fashioned, 11-year old Mo Wren loves her neighbourhood to bits, even the crusty neighbour next door, and is fiercely loyal to it. When her best friend arrives for her annual summer visit with an across-the-street neighbour Mo is dismayed to find that her best friend is starting to see cracks in the beauty of Fox Street. That is the part of the story that makes it feel like something written 35 years ago but Mo is living in a modern world.Although the cover makes it seem like an early chapter book the subject is more middle-grade and beyond. Mo's mother is dead, her neighbour across the street is fighting a fierc... moree battle with diabetes and then there is the discussion of children born before marriage and families breaking up because of it. Oh, and just a few doors down from their street (on the corner of Fox Street) there is a bar where men drive off after drinking too much and weave their way down the street. The contrast between comforts and stresses make Mo's life seem very real. It's not possible to escape to the comforts of her life without being aware of her worries but that's what makes Mo an appealing friend. Looking forward to her next book.
review 2: "Laughing and crying: who knew how closely the two were twined inside you." Fox Street will never be the same and neither will Mo Wren's life. First, her best friend's step dad says this is her last summer of coming to visit Mo ... there's just too many other things a bright girl needs to be doing in the summer. Then, a man shows up representing a realty company, looking for everyone to sell their houses so that they can tear them down to develop. At first, the neighborhood stands united not to sell. But then, a mystery person agrees to sell. Mo is worried that it's her father, who has wanted to move ever sense her mother died. But would he betray the whole neighborhood?Solid story with a few surprises thrown in near the end. less

Download links for: Das Geheimnis Der Vermissten Dinge

Advertising