I have reached the point in the year where I have no budget left. What I really think: I liked this, but I'm not sure how much appeal it would have.
I didn't think about it too hard, but something seemed not quite right. Charlotte seemed like she would be about 90, but the mother would have been at the resort about 20 years ago. Weaknesses: I couldn't pin down the timeline. There should be more middle grade novels about vaudeville! Anthoni and DJ had just the right level of supervision that they were safe but were able to get into some trouble! The inclusion of information of vaudeville was fun. The setting was awesome, and I didn't even mind the horrible flashbacks I had to swimming lessons in the lake! Anthoni and her mother's various positive mantras were great fun, and I also had some Amway flashbacks- my parents sold it briefly, and I helped with the various demonstrations of the products. Strengths: I am a complete sucker for run down resorts and especially Storybook Forest theme parks. When she tells a potential friend that she can show her a REAL mermaid, Charlotte graciously agrees to help, but when the show almost ends in disaster, Anthoni is forced to face some difficult truths. Since Anthoni's mother's business is not doing well, the two plan to move to Chicago when their time is up at the resort, and Anthoni hopes she can make a friend before they go. Back in the day, Charlotte was the Boulay Mermaid, but how she managed the act is something Anthoni doesn't understand. Instead, Anthoni starts hanging around with DJ, and the two discover some secrets about the resort and Charlotte.
Anthoni hopes that she and the daughter might become True Blue Friends, but that doesn't work out either. Anthoni's mother reconnects with her childhood friend, who isn't really interested in spending time together. When the two arrive, the whole place is in disrepair and is being run by Charlotte Boulay, the now elderly daughter of the owners. When her mother moves up a level, she takes Anthoni on a long-promised vacation to Showboat Resort at Thunder Lake, a place she spent six "perfect" summers at when she was a girl. March 26th 2019 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)Īnthoni Gillis and her mother have moved frequently as her mother moves up in the ranks of Beauty and the Bee cosmetics.
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