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Somewhere In Between
All Rowan Blay has of her dead father are a few disjointed memories, a couple home movies, and the secret that he can communicate with her from the grave. When her mom remarries with the plan of moving Rowan sixty miles from her dad’s grave her opinion on the matter should be a no-brainer. Um, no thank you. After her dad stops communicating with her, she’s convinced he thinks the marriage is a bad idea as well.
What’s a girl to do?
After the first day in her new home Rowan knows her step-dad is hiding something. If only she can dig up this yummy dirt, break up the marriage, and get herself back to her dad’s grave.
Caught between a ghost of a father and a father haunted by ghosts, Rowan will either heal herself for good or tear apart her new family forever.
What’s a girl to do?
After the first day in her new home Rowan knows her step-dad is hiding something. If only she can dig up this yummy dirt, break up the marriage, and get herself back to her dad’s grave.
Caught between a ghost of a father and a father haunted by ghosts, Rowan will either heal herself for good or tear apart her new family forever.
248 pages, Paperback
First published January 15, 2011
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Meredith Wood
2 books30 followersMeredith Wood lives in the middle of a cotton field in the northern part of Arkansas with her husband, their three children, three parakeets, and two dogs. With her life more often than not a chaotic mess, she firmly believes order and peace lead to an inactive imagination. She confesses to having a somewhat obsessive love for music, fuzzy animal toe socks, and chocolate. She also believes that without those three ingredients she couldn’t write one single sentence.
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April 11, 2011
Reviewed by Joan Stradling for TeensReadToo.com
Thirteen-year-old Rowan cherishes the memories she has of her dead father, and keeps secret the fact she's been communicating with him.
When her mother remarries and moves the family away, Rowan's father is silent. Rowan assumes it means he doesn't approve of the marriage. Desperate to get back to her father's grave and resume communications, Rowan turns her new step-father's life upside down.
Unfortunately, he's not the only one hurt by her actions.
Though my thirteen-year-old days are long past, I found it easy to relate to Rowan. Her heartache and pain came through the page and often brought me to tears. Her struggle to understand her life and those around her creates a beautiful tale of growth and understanding.
With a fantastic blend of characters and story, Wood captures the awkward SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN stages of a child on the verge of becoming a teen. I devoured this novel as soon as it arrived and have added it to my reread list.
Thirteen-year-old Rowan cherishes the memories she has of her dead father, and keeps secret the fact she's been communicating with him.
When her mother remarries and moves the family away, Rowan's father is silent. Rowan assumes it means he doesn't approve of the marriage. Desperate to get back to her father's grave and resume communications, Rowan turns her new step-father's life upside down.
Unfortunately, he's not the only one hurt by her actions.
Though my thirteen-year-old days are long past, I found it easy to relate to Rowan. Her heartache and pain came through the page and often brought me to tears. Her struggle to understand her life and those around her creates a beautiful tale of growth and understanding.
With a fantastic blend of characters and story, Wood captures the awkward SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN stages of a child on the verge of becoming a teen. I devoured this novel as soon as it arrived and have added it to my reread list.
April 12, 2011
I really enjoyed reading this book. It wasn't anything like I thought it was going to be from reading the back; which was slightly disapointing, but was great in a whole different way.
It's much less about her talking with her dead father's ghost as it is her depression and adjusting to her new stepfather. It was very enjoyable and i read it in one sitting! Would definitely recommend people to read this!
It's much less about her talking with her dead father's ghost as it is her depression and adjusting to her new stepfather. It was very enjoyable and i read it in one sitting! Would definitely recommend people to read this!
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