The results for our July Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 115 votes, the book we will be reading is:
Anna is more than shy. She is nearly invisible. At seven, terrified of school, Anna retreats within the walls of her family’s enormous house, and builds a world of passageways and hidden rooms. As the years go by, people forget she ever existed. Then a mysterious note is thrust through a crack in the wall, and Anna must decide whether or not to come out of hiding. Patrice Kindl’s astounding, inventive novel blends fantasy and reality — and readers will not forget it. “Thoroughly convincing and deeply moving. Whether we read the story as an allegory, an elaborate metaphor, even a bittersweet dream, the feelings and insights are precise and real, enhanced all the more by a wonderfully wry and rueful humor.” — Lloyd Alexander, Newbery Medal-winning author of The High King ” Kindl creates an original world with authority and complete credibility. Her austere yet insistent, grave yet humorous style is perfect.”– The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review
July Readalong:
The readalong will happen on July 30, when we will post our joint review of the book and open the floor for discussion and linkage to your posts/reviews.
More awesome news – this book is widely available! We’ve included links below for your purchasing pleasure:
Amazon US* /
kindle US*
Amazon UK*
nook
kobo
Abe Books
itunes
Paperback Swap
Alibris
Book Depository
*Please note that we receive affiliate income from any books purchased in these starred stores
Hopefully you will be able to secure a copy by purchasing one online, or – fingers crossed! – through borrowing at your local library. Please let us know if you want to take part on the readalong but are having difficulties finding a copy and we will try our best to offer alternatives!
3 Comments
Stephanie
June 25, 2014 at 8:45 amOMG I had totally forgotten about this book. I can remember reading it way back when.
Sara
June 25, 2014 at 2:55 pmThis sounds like it could be a good one for a mother/daughter book club we’re about to get started. I’ll suggest it, and maybe we will all participate in the readalong.
Jess
July 3, 2014 at 12:45 pmWow!! I’m excited to read your review–this book is so weird. My sixth-grade teacher read it aloud to us, and then I read it again in high school (and realized how much she’d left out).