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Okay, I’m just in a “Pitch Meeting” kind of mood–can you tell? Last night, however, I finished Sky Island (A Trot & Cap’n Bill Adventure), and it really did feel like a mashup of James Bond and Nancy Drew–and a touch of “Free Willy”–only with a Vietnamese-Californian flair. The pacing felt awkward to me as an adult, but perhaps that’s because the friendship rift is as important to its audience as the solving of the mystery and the confronting of the villain? I’m honestly not sure. I AM pretty sure, however, that my girls are going to thoroughly enjoy this seaside mystery. It’s not the kind of powerful literature that some graphic novels are, but it’s fast-paced adventure fare. Offer it to the readers in your lives accordingly!
On a different note, cross your fingers for tonight’s batch of fruit leather–I added some fresh raspberries and frozen strawberries to the cooking apples at the end. (I’ve still got five boxes of apples, but I’m trying!)