This book has been getting some buzz and is a Cybils nominee so I decided to give it a go. To be up front...I have never read One Crazy Summer. After reading this book I wish I had and maybe I will at some point. I did enjoy the story of the three girls and the time period is one that doesn't get used much in children's lit. Because I hadn't read the first book I felt that I didn't truly understand Cecile or even the youngest daughter. I missed some of their experiences. I felt that some things were missing. Delphine got a Valentine card but the reader is left hanging about what it said. There are other unresolved issues as well. I wasn't sure why Big Ma left, what happens with their Uncle, and I felt their dad's new relationship was odd - unsettled. I liked the book well enough but it wasn't a huge love for me.
I don't even know what to say about this. It didn't do anything at all for me. Sorry.
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