Would I Recommend It? Yes. Audience: 11 and up Review: Caroline Cooney’s The Lost Songs is a book newly on the market, just released in October 2011. Cooney interwines four teens’ narratives into one beautiful story of self-discovery and hope. This modern-day story’s main protagonist is Lutie Painter, an African-American teen with a precious heirloom, [...]
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A lot happened in the parts I read today. I think I do like the book. I kind of wonder if some parents would be upset if their middle school aged child was asked to read this book; it is indeed pretty graphic in parts. I was surprised by how much detail there is about [...]
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