![]() I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of reading this books, and it has fostered in me a new love for novels in verse. However, as the story continues, you begin to see, through the shape and sounds of Darra’s words, the eventual release of these issue in her character. ![]() While Darra’s verses are written in such a way that you can feel her past pain, fear and anger expressed through the specially structured formatting of her lines. For instance, Wren’s lines are flowing and free, much like how she appears to live her life in the face of others. She even goes so far as to write the verses for each narrator in such a way that you can feel that person and their emotions (hidden or not) on the pages within. While Frost tells the story from the differing viewpoints of both girls, she does an excellent job guiding the reader from one narrator to the next. Helen Frost’s novel in verse tells the story of two young girls thrown together in a most unlikely situation. Could their unlikely chance meetings blossom into friendship? And how long can their secrets stay hidden? Fate spins its webs, and the two girls are thrown together again in another place and time. The lives of two young girls drastically change one ordinary afternoon, when Darra Monson’s father happens to steal the same minivan where Wren Abbott is waiting for her mother. ![]() ![]() Who knew that a stop for a Diet Coke at the local gas state could lead to such twists and turns? ![]()
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