Sheinmel,
Courtney. Edgewater. Amulet see Harry Abrams uncorrected proof 2015 317p. $17.95 ISBN 978-1-4197-1641-6 hs Conflict
E
Lorrie is dismissed from her elite riding camp
for nonpayment of fees. When she gets home to
squalid Edgewater, she realizes that the money that was in a trust established by her mother has
disappeared without a trace. Her
sister Susie, two years younger, collects stray animals and a questionable
boyfriend. Without supervision, the animals leave
the house, looking and smelling atrocious. The girls’ aunt and guardian suffers from mental illness and is not concerned
about their destitution. The house
is an
eyesore in a wealthy area, and Lorrie feels the stigma of living there. As she struggles with
finding a way to bring in money, including selling her beloved horse, she comes
into contact with the wealthy and influential Copeland family, especially
Charlie,
the teenage son of a senator. Worlds collide in
most unexpected ways, and many surprises await the reader of this novel, with superbly drawn
characters. This is a wonderful
book about family, love, secrets and the effects on a person of having lavish amounts
of money. The mystery of the missing
inheritance builds continuously throughout the novel.
How hard it is for Lorrie to reconcile
her life, attending a posh private
high school and summering at elite riding camps, with the rundown house in
which she, her sister and her scatterbrained
aunt live. Character-driven plot with many
surprises. Gr 8-12.
Poverty-Fiction --Lois
McNicol
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