After I read a summary of Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy, I thought, "This is a Caudill nominee?" But now I see why. At the ripe old age of 12, Scarlett is already trouble. With her parents divorced, she's living in London with her mom and has just gotten kicked out of school...again. Her mom can no longer handle Scarlett's rebelliousness and sends her to Ireland to live with father and his new wife and step-daughter. Scarlett is full of anger at the family that seems so loving, the teeny-tiny school she's sent to, and the lack of attention from her mom. But after she meets Kian, a mysterious boy with a horse named Midnight, she starts to soften and accept the love her step-family is offering. Although Scarlett's character sometimes seemed older than the age of 12, I enjoyed watching that character develop, and the descriptions of both Kian and the Irish countryside added a lyrical touch of magic.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Quite the rebel
After I read a summary of Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy, I thought, "This is a Caudill nominee?" But now I see why. At the ripe old age of 12, Scarlett is already trouble. With her parents divorced, she's living in London with her mom and has just gotten kicked out of school...again. Her mom can no longer handle Scarlett's rebelliousness and sends her to Ireland to live with father and his new wife and step-daughter. Scarlett is full of anger at the family that seems so loving, the teeny-tiny school she's sent to, and the lack of attention from her mom. But after she meets Kian, a mysterious boy with a horse named Midnight, she starts to soften and accept the love her step-family is offering. Although Scarlett's character sometimes seemed older than the age of 12, I enjoyed watching that character develop, and the descriptions of both Kian and the Irish countryside added a lyrical touch of magic.
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