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A review by karender16
Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
3.0
Thirteen-year-old Lizzie is the daughter of a physician in 1900 San Francisco. Life consists of visiting patients with her father (to her aunt's dismay), being miserable at Miss Barstow's, and trying to be cool enough for her older brother, Billy, to like her again. Then Lizzie starts hearing rumors of the plague coming into her beloved city. Her father, her uncle, the newspapers, and everyone around Lizzie says the information is just that-a rumor. But Lizzie knows something is wrong. With the help of new and unlikely friends, Lizzie sets off to uncover the truth and might just save her town in the process.
This book is an interesting portrayal of a little known area of American history. The author does a very good job transporting the reader into 1900 America. The pace of the novel is done well, with only a few slow moving parts. Lizzie is a believably fiery character and the rest of the characters were very well developed. I was presently surprised by the depth of Lizzie's aunt as well as the character of Gus. The ending of the book was less satisfying that desired since there's a major tragedy just shy of the end. This resulted in a slight rushing of these last few parts, however, it did not take away much from the overall plot. This title will be good for kids who love historical fiction, especially for those who love the lesser known parts of history.
This book is an interesting portrayal of a little known area of American history. The author does a very good job transporting the reader into 1900 America. The pace of the novel is done well, with only a few slow moving parts. Lizzie is a believably fiery character and the rest of the characters were very well developed. I was presently surprised by the depth of Lizzie's aunt as well as the character of Gus. The ending of the book was less satisfying that desired since there's a major tragedy just shy of the end. This resulted in a slight rushing of these last few parts, however, it did not take away much from the overall plot. This title will be good for kids who love historical fiction, especially for those who love the lesser known parts of history.