by Vivian Vande Velde
I like the idea, but I never felt it. Certainly won't stop me from reading all the rest of her books.Library copy
I like the idea, but I never felt it. Certainly won't stop me from reading all the rest of her books.Library copy
Remembering Raquel is a funny, touching, imaginative, and quick read. It is also a mystery a la the movie Rashoman has everyone is trying to figure out if Raquel's death was an accident, a murder, or suicide. Best YA book I read this year.
The story is told from multiple perspectives: her best friend, her father, the people with her when she stepped off the curb in front of the car, the woman that actually hit her, and various students from school. No one, except her best friend, really knew much about Raquel. She was shy, a little ov...
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