Willowood
by Cecilia Galante
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Eleven-year-old Lily has trouble leaving her best friend behind and moving to the city when her mother changes jobs, but she makes some very unlikely friends that soon become like family members.Tags
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Why did it take me so long to read this book? Because right after I started it I got a bunch of other new books and they all seemed a lot more exciting. I'm sorry, Willowood. You're a good little story with a lot of heart, but you are also a not a stand-out title in my Mock Newbery reading.
Just for fun, let me transcribe the notes I took while I was reading this: "Lily. Moving from small town to city. Friendship tested. Love of lizards. Absent father. Mother smokes. Willowood = Terabithia-like special place. Picky eater. Coffee drinker. Target of school bullies. Dodgeball. Pet store job. Adult friend with Down syndrome. Hatching lizard eggs. Superman. Alice in Wonderland. Unconventional family."
Ah. That was easier than trying to sum show more up the plot. Mock Newbery review here: http://blogs.kcls.org/newbery/2010/06/willowood.html show less
Just for fun, let me transcribe the notes I took while I was reading this: "Lily. Moving from small town to city. Friendship tested. Love of lizards. Absent father. Mother smokes. Willowood = Terabithia-like special place. Picky eater. Coffee drinker. Target of school bullies. Dodgeball. Pet store job. Adult friend with Down syndrome. Hatching lizard eggs. Superman. Alice in Wonderland. Unconventional family."
Ah. That was easier than trying to sum show more up the plot. Mock Newbery review here: http://blogs.kcls.org/newbery/2010/06/willowood.html show less
Good characters. Bullying, character with Downs, friendship, adjusting to a new town, school, iguana eggs.
A story that has been written before but with good characters.
A story that has been written before but with good characters.
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Cecilia Galante writes books for children, middle-school kids, young adults, and adults. Her children's books include the Little Wings series and her middle grade novels include Willowood, Hershey Herself, The Summer of May, and The World from up Here. Her young adult novels include The Patron Saint of Butterflies, The Sweetness of Salt, and Be show more Not Afraid. Her first novel for adults was entitled The Invisibles. She teaches eighth-grade English at Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School and is on the creative writing faculty at Wilkes University. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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