| 13-year-old Heather Blake is forced to move to a new school after the death of her grandfather and the subsequent depression of her mother. In this sequel to Tarragon Island, Heather's deals with making new friends and helping to solve a mystery related to some stolen stamps, while also struggling to understand her mother's depression. Though she joins a writers group and often thinks of herself in the third person, narrating her own life as “Writer Girl”, Heather is hurt and confused by her mother's depression as her new life threatens to overwhelm her and her family. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day) Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Family, caring for ill Yes Who is sick? - Mother because he/she is - clinically depressed Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 7-10 Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school Main Character Gender - Female Age: - a kid Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () Island? Yes Small town? Yes Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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