Assignment: #2 of 3 popular author (Adult book with YA appeal)
Author: Jacquelyn Mitchard
Publisher:New York: Time Warner Book Group, 2006
Date: 03/25/07
Format/Genre: Contemparary Fiction
Recommended Grade Level: 10th grade- adulthood
Summary: Twelve-year-old Veronica Swan is living an ideal life in her small Mormon community until tragedy strikes her family. Veronica's two younger sisters, Ruthie and Becky, are brutally murdered by the neighbor , Scott Early. Scott Early has schizophrenic and ends up only spending a short time in a mental hospital. Veronica's family puts there pain and anger into there faith where they forgive. Veronica continues into adulthood with her anger. Ronnie becomes a nanny for Scott Early's daughter and her plans for revenge begin to unfold.
Comments: This book was a page turner. I couldn't put in down once I started. The author has an amazing way of showing Ronnie's character. Mitchard shows the true feelings of an individual who has gone through such a tragic event and wrestles with the feelings of vengeance and mercy.
Voya: 4Q 4P
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