Are you looking for a read by the beach (or pond, since it is central Illinois) before the end of the summer? You might enjoy Kathi Appelt's new book Keeper. Appelt's words wrap around you like a summer breeze, transporting you to the coast of Galveston, Texas. There you meet ten-year-old Keeper, who believes she is the daughter of a mermaid. After a bad day she thinks can only be made better by her mother, Keeper sets sail to find her in the Gulf of Mexico with only her dog for company. As with her first chapter book, The Underneath, Appelt uses the turn of the page to advance the plot, shifting scenes and perspective. -Elaine B.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Keeper
Are you looking for a read by the beach (or pond, since it is central Illinois) before the end of the summer? You might enjoy Kathi Appelt's new book Keeper. Appelt's words wrap around you like a summer breeze, transporting you to the coast of Galveston, Texas. There you meet ten-year-old Keeper, who believes she is the daughter of a mermaid. After a bad day she thinks can only be made better by her mother, Keeper sets sail to find her in the Gulf of Mexico with only her dog for company. As with her first chapter book, The Underneath, Appelt uses the turn of the page to advance the plot, shifting scenes and perspective. -Elaine B.
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