This is hard to review as an adult, but knowing I feel pretty safe in saying that 12 year old me would not have rated this very highly, either. It was slow to get going, the main character made frustrating choices, and the ending fell a bit flat for me.
A really good book and I think everyone should read it bc it is left alone by readers and I think anyone could love it.
12 year old Dana's parents are restoring an old house in Kansas, which they would like to turn into a bed and breakfast. One day, while working on one of the walls, Dana finds a secret room with a skeleton inside. Dana also discovers a diary from a Quaker woman who lived there in the house with her ...
Not one I would have normally picked up if it wasn't for a ROYAL review. Pretty good.
I really try not to judge books by their cover, caption, blurbs or jacket copy. I’ve found books that sound interesting but were terrible, and I’ve found books with beautiful covers but terrible insides, but then again I have a lot of books I’ve picked up on a whim and absolutely loved, even if the ...