Lottie's
Adventure: Facing The Monster, is an action-packed
children's book written especially for ages 8 through 14. Children will enjoy
this exciting read while also improving their reading skills. Twenty-nine
chapters filled with twists and turns keep kids reading to discover the
outcome.
Lottie, a
lively ten-year old Hispanic girl, longs for something new and different in her
life. Her summers up to this point have all been, more or less, the same. Then
the arrival of a magical letter and a TV newscast transforms her vacation time
in a high adventure.
Her great
adventure includes trying to relate to a cold, estranged, and rich grandmother,
freeing a kidnapped ten-year-old African American boy from a locked room,
hiding him in a safe place, and then fleeing with him from a kidnapper who is
always just a step or two behind.
A New Hero Is Born
Lottie is my kind of people. A real person.
Caring, smart, savvy. She may be only a kid, but she's a great role model for
anybody. And she has the most interesting, sometimes kind of scary, adventures.
And she meets weird people, funny people, wacky people, serious people.
Sometimes she gets herself in a pickle, but she always rises to the occasion
and figures out how to get out of it. She doesn't reject the kindness of
strangers either.
More than anything, Lottie is saturated with
decency. She's doesn't have to be in control all the time. She can be
vulnerable. She can be hurt. But she likes herself no matter what. And she
likes people. All people.
If you liked A Wrinkle in Time, you'll like
Lottie's Adventures as well.
DAW, Austin, Texas
It's an exciting thriller that makes you want
to keep on reading.
Adam Lubbers, age 12
While reading Barbara Frances’ chapter book Lottie’s
Adventure: Facing the Monster, I was swept back to the books of my childhood. A
place where tweens helped each other and became heroes without the use of
make-believe or magic brooms. Just plain old smarts, ingenuity, and integrity.
I was engrossed in the story of Lottie, a Hispanic girl, as
she helped Charles Ray a black boy, who had been kidnapped escape and confront
the bad guy, outsmarting him, while facing their own fears. The friendship that
grew between the two was a lesson in how people all want the same things out of
life regardless of their upbringing, race, or nationality.
It is a compelling and wonderful tale that I’d recommend to
both adults and the tween alike.
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