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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
This is a wonderful children's novel in the tradition of classics like The Secret Garden and Tom's Midnight Garden. Eloise is grieving for her dead mother, while her father runs after one get-rich-quick scheme (and bad girlfriend) after another, eventually dumping Eloise with a grandmother she doesn't know. When Eloise meets Anna, a girl in the summerhouse of a derelict house, she thinks she's travelling in time. By the end of the summer, Eloise realises just who Anna is and shy she's so important to her. Highly recommended!
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is good, no doubt, but I felt the time-travel part was a bit formulaic. I liked the real live people better.
This was one of my favourite books growing up and it still holds up today. If you like the film Marnie and Me, you will enjoy this book.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book will always be a favourite, if books were people this book would be me. I first read and loved this book when I was nine, at the time I was so much like Eloise. Reading this book again thirteen years later I still get hit with the beauty and depth of this book. This book helped me with healing from grief and showed me a way of expressing emotions through art. I just love this book so much and will read and reread it again and again for the rest of my life.