I really like this approach of building out a community book by book with each book layered upon the last such that the reader feels like he or she lives in this town too.įor those who haven’t read 11 Birthdays, it’s the movie Groundhog Day in which 11-year-old Amanda and Leo, once best friends now, not so much, have to relive their 11th birthday over and over again until they fix the reason that they must first discover in order to break this cycle. However, Amanda and Leo make several cameo appearances in Finally as classmates of 12-year-old Rory Swenson. While it’s a stand alone book, Finally is not technically a sequel. Whew! So, I am very happy to say that Finally is just as good as 11 Birthdays, which is currently up for a Massachusetts Book Award . Chosen as a 2009 Library Guild Selection.Cybils finalist (middle grade fantasy category).Instructor Magazine Best Kids’ Books of 2009.Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice AwardĪnd the 2011-2012 Young Hoosier Award, Indiana.Keystone to Reading Book Award, Pennsylvania.Delaware Diamond State Reading Book Award.
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