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thestarman 's review for:
Searching for Sky
by Jillian Cantor
[Adult reader, juvenile fiction.]
VERDICT: Passing grade (for young readers only), but no actual stars assigned. Kid-me would probably have given it a B grade.
As an adult reader, I found much of what happens after the kids leave the island See some 1 to 2 star reviews from other GR readers for details.
But as a pure juvenile fictional adventure with some serious aspects, I suppose it suffices. Sky is not an unsympathetic character, and her story is memorable--even if I found any suspension of disbelief impossible here.
BONUS POINTS: It's one of those less-common juvenile endings, where not everything is sunshine & kittens.
VERDICT: Passing grade (for young readers only), but no actual stars assigned. Kid-me would probably have given it a B grade.
As an adult reader, I found much of what happens after the kids leave the island
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to be ridiculously unrealistic or absurd (as in: that's not how actual humans would behave/respond/counsel/teach or otherwise respond in such situations--much less trained professionals or the authorities.).But as a pure juvenile fictional adventure with some serious aspects, I suppose it suffices. Sky is not an unsympathetic character, and her story is memorable--even if I found any suspension of disbelief impossible here.
BONUS POINTS: It's one of those less-common juvenile endings, where not everything is sunshine & kittens.