[LM_NET] BOOK: Letters from Rapunzel by Holmes

[Frederick Muller <mullinator52@GMAIL.COM>]

Holmes, Sara Lewis. Letters from Rapunzel. HarperCollins, 2006
[978-0-06-078074-6 // 0-06-078074-6]
Cadence (who feels like Rapunzel, trapped in a tower) has a rough life
trying to deal with her father's illness and periodic treatments.
This time her dad is away for a long time being treated for
depression.  When he was home, the father was a struggling writer and
a loving father.  After the father is sent away, Cadence finds part of
a letter written by her father to a mysterious P.O. Box 5667.  Cadence
starts writing to this person, not knowing who it is. She never gets
replies, but keeps writing.  The 184 page book is mostly told through
these letters.  Cadence begins to deal with her life, but writing
these letters (like a journal.)  The story is slow at times but does
have a satisfying ending.  It is not a happy story.  I think the cover
and the title can be confusing and misleading.  I am not sure how I
feel about this book.


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Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School Library
Newton, NJ
mullinator52@gmail.com
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