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Liked It “great story written verse again. schroeder wrote i heart you, you haunt me. this one is just as good, maybe better. i sat down with it twice and finished. it was surprisingly suspenseful. loved it. |
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“great story written verse again. schroeder wrote i heart you, you haunt me. this one is just as good, maybe better. i sat down with it twice and finished. it was surprisingly suspenseful. loved it.
Jamie L wrote this review Sunday, November 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
P. S. I have this two copies of this one in the classroom now.”
“Lost and alone...down the rabbit hole. Years have passed since Alice lost her mother to cancer, but time hasn't quite healed the wound. Alice copes the best she can by writing her music, losing herself in her love for her boyfriend, and distancing herself from her father and his new wife. But when a deadly snowstorm traps Alice with her stepmother and newborn half sister, she'll face issues she's been avoiding for too long. As Alice looks to the heavens for guidance, she discovers something wonderful. Perhaps she's not so alone after all....
Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“ Another beautiful free verse novel. A beautiful story of angels and how they are there when we need them the most.
Ruth G wrote this review Tuesday, November 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“great story. told in verse. similar to ellen hopkins, but not as dark subject matter.”
californiameaghan wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“one of the best books i've read”
Megan G wrote this review Tuesday, October 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I remember a long time ago I saw my sister reading it and i was planed on reading it too! I totally forgot but then i saw it on my sister's shelfari and so now i have on reading it! It was an intimadating book! SHE ALMOST DIED!”
Amanda J wrote this review Friday, November 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was a good book.”
Kristen J wrote this review Friday, September 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The format is in poetry form and I enjoy it. The writing is filled with emotion and I can relate to the main character many times even though our situations are different. I think I will finish the same day I started.”
Staci W wrote this review Thursday, July 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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TeensReadToo.com wrote this review Wednesday, July 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Alice's mother died of cancer years ago. Everyone else has moved on. Her father has remarried and is expecting a new baby, but Alice continues to mourn, finding solace in songwriting, attending services, and performing at her mother's old church with best friend/musical soul mate, Claire. And with spending time with her boyfriend, Blaze.
Nothing can shake Alice from her grief - from the birth of a baby sister, Ivy; to the progression of her relationship with Blaze; to her ups and downs with Claire.
It is only when she, Victoria, and Ivy are caught on the road during a freak snow storm that Alice begins to regain her balance and consider the possibility that her mother is closer than she ever imagined.
Author Lisa Schroeder's decision to tell this story entirely in verse is deceptively simple, but the effectiveness of this type of narration quickly becomes clear - cutting through the excess of more straightforward prose to the raw center of Alice's emotional turmoil.
Despite the story being told from a single character's perspective, Ms. Schroeder still manages to drop subtle hints (i.e., her father's pained silence, Blaze's easy interaction with the stepmother his girlfriend has written off, their efforts to remind Alice that they're a family) that let readers know Alice's perspective might be somewhat biased.
It's rare to find a book that moves me to tears, but FAR FROM YOU touched my heart, making it an emotional journey worth taking.
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“Lisa Schroeder's books always make me cry. Another wonderful verse book from Lisa.”
Paula Kay Mac wrote this review Wednesday, February 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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