Forever Rose by Hilary McKay Rose Casson and her unconventional family are back in McKay's fifth novel chronicling the family's adventures. This book finds Rose a bit lonely for her family. Her father is in London, her mom is spending all her time in the shed (trying to get over a cold and finish her commissioned paintings), one sister has gone off and will not tell the family where she went, and the rest of her siblings are busy living their lives. To make matters worse, Rose and her friends are trapped at school with an awful teacher who cancels Christmas. Rose solves the mystery of her sister's whereabouts when she joins her friend Molly in a crazy plot to spend the night at the zoo.
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What is Anokaberry Annotated?
Anokaberry posted the Best Books of 2008 for Middle Grade Readers on January 9, 2009. Anokaberry is now Anokaberry Annotated. This new aspect of the blog means an accent, a tone, a personal, distinct voice may surface. This blog continues to present books published in the current year for middle grade readers but will also have editorial comment and attitude. Look for more ordered labeling for the coming year -- most obviously labeling that denotes genre: realistic fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, biography, poetry and verse, folklore/folktale and fantasy. Next January's list will honor books of excellence by genre.
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