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Mo Wren, Lost And Found (2011)

by Tricia Springstubb(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0061990396 (ISBN13: 9780061990397)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Balzer + Bray

review 1: This is the second book in the Wren family series. Moving away from Fox Street is devastating for eleven-year-old Mo Wren, but her dad finally has his dream. He's opening a family bar and grill. There's a small apartment over the bar, so the Wrens move in and take on the huge task of readying the bar for its grand opening.The building requires more maintenance than expected and Mo's dad isn't as handy as he needs to be. They keep running out of band aids, trying to treat his nicks, bruises and scrapes.Their new street isn't anything like Fox Street. It goes on forever with shops lining both sides. The shops occupy the first floor with apartments above. The neighbors aren't friendly. The Wren's aren't welcomed, but are more or less ignored.When school starts, Mo doesn't fit... more in there either. The one person who talks to her tells her that their bar is jinxed. Meanwhile, her little sister Dottie loves first grade and makes friends easily. Missing her friends on Fox Street, Mo tries to find her place in a new neighborhood, a new school, and a jinxed bar with major maintenance problems.This is an appealing sequel to What Happened on Fox Street. Mo Wren is one of the most engaging characters I've met lately.
review 2: This was such a sweet and touching story. It's the sequel to What Happened On Fox Street, but it can easily be read as a stand alone. I guarantee after you read Mo Wren, Lost and Found that you will really want to pick up the first one!We find Mo Wren about to leave her home on Fox Street. Her house and the surrounding neighbors have been the anchor for everything in her life, and now she has to figure out what to do with herself in a different place. She is bombarded with uncertainties and doesn't give herself the credit she deserves. She faces these things with a maturity and grace that she is completely blind to until later on in the book. Carmella sees that in her from the beginning. I loved Carmella for seeing the beautiful parts of her Soap Opera customers when they don't see it themselves.A great book for any age. Middle graders will enjoy the story and can relate to Mo and the things she deals with. Older readers will be touched by the authentic, coming-of-age themes found throughout the book. less

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