  | House swap Author: Clark, Yvette | |
| Price: $23.98 | ||
Summary:
The story of two girls, one American and one British, who become friends and confidantes when their families swap houses.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 4.60 Points: 8.0 Quiz: 519072 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (01/15/23)
School Library Journal (00/02/23)
Booklist (01/01/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 01/01/2023 News of a house-swap vacation sets off alarm bells for both Sage, an only child living with her parents in Southern California, and Allie, the middle child of three living with their parents in an English village. Picking up snatches of phone conversations, Sage suspects that her parents are considering a divorce. Meanwhile, Allie’s dog gets sick on the morning of departure, so she and her mum stay home while he recuperates. By the time they arrive in California, Sage and Allie have planned a desperate scheme to ferret out the truth about Sage’s parents’ relationship in hopes that, Parent Trap–style, things will turn out well. For each girl, the vacation brings challenges, unforeseen benefits, and a new perspective. The author of Glitter Gets Everywhere (2021), Clark reveals the hearts and minds of these two very different main characters through their alternating first-person narratives. In interesting, nicely integrated subplots, Sage follows a genealogy trail that leads her to Bletchley Park, while Allie discovers that she doesn’t hate surfboarding (or her older brother) after all. A well-paced, very readable book. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
