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.
DAW, Austin, Texas
Nothing can
bring young people together quite like facing a monster & recognizing that
working together will save the day. A chapter book full of suspense &
adventure for the young and young at heart.
Lottie's
Adventure: Facing The Monster by Award-winning author Barbara Frances
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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