The Romeo and Juliet Code
by:
Phoebe Stone (author)
A sudden trip to a seaside house. A boy with brown sugar eyes. And then , a mysterious letter.Felicity's glamorous parents have a secret. When they leave her with distant relatives in Maine, far away from the battles of WWII, Felicity hopes they won't be gone for long. Her new Uncle Gideon hides...
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A sudden trip to a seaside house. A boy with brown sugar eyes. And then , a mysterious letter.Felicity's glamorous parents have a secret. When they leave her with distant relatives in Maine, far away from the battles of WWII, Felicity hopes they won't be gone for long. Her new Uncle Gideon hides things. Her Aunt Miami is star-crossed. And Derek, a kid her age, refuses to leave his room.But Felicity needs Derek's help. Gideon is getting coded letters from Felicity's parents, and she's sure they're in trouble. Can Felicity crack the code, heal the family and save her parents, all while surviving her first crush? It's a tall order for a small girl, but Felicity is up for the challenge.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780545218276 (0545218276)
Publish date: May 1st 2012
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
History,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
War,
World War II
Series: Felicity Bathburn series (#1)
Felicity comes to Maine to live with her father's family while her parents go back to Europe during WWII. She waits for letters from them which never come. She wonders what is going on. There are a lot of secrets in her father's family home and she slowly discovers what they are. I loved this book...
I always enjoy books whose plots and characters send me on a rollercoaster ride. Sometimes I like it when that happens in books, namely when I wind up like something better than I expected. The Romeo and Juliet Code is something of a modern re-telling of The Secret Garden, and at first it didn’t rea...
I think I'd be bugged by the same issues Betsy Bird had