  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 08/01/2017 Alice, Millie, and Jeremy return in this action-packed continuation of the Littlest Bigfoot series, picking up almost directly after the cliff-hanger ending in The Littlest Bigfoot (2016), when Alice learned she isn’t entirely human. At first, she’s hopeful she’s actually a Yare, lost from her tribe, who was given away to the two humans she calls her parents. But the truth is much stranger—and infinitely more heartwarming. While the series opener was primarily concerned with setting up the world of the Yare tribes and how they live in hiding from the human world, this follow-up focuses entirely on the characters and developing the heart of the story: Alice’s struggle to find her place in the world. It also explores themes of being a good friend in the face of tough choices, and passing up opportunities for personal glory. Of course, this book also ends with a cliff-hanger, only one too-brief chapter after a delightful twist. Fans of a good mystery and sweet endings won’t be able to put it down. - Copyright 2017 Booklist. School Library Journal - 09/01/2017 Gr 4–6—After learning she might not be human in the first book (The Littlest Bigfoot), Alice starts searching for clues to discover if she really is part Yare—or what humans refer to as "Bigfoot." Unfortunately, her best friend Millie, a confirmed Yare, is too preoccupied to help her; Millie is busy devising a plan to audition for her favorite reality competition show while still hiding her true identity. Meanwhile, amateur Bigfoot hunter Jeremy is being threatened by a shady government organization that wants to find out what he knows about Alice, Millie, and the Yare. Weiner continues to expand both her characters and the Yare mythology while providing resolution to some of the last book's lingering questions, such as revealing the truth about Alice's origins. Readers will relate to Alice and Millie as their paths diverge in their pursuit of their own interests—which sometimes causes them to neglect their friendship—and with Jeremy, who struggles to do the right thing and protect Alice and Millie, even as he is pressured to reveal the information he's uncovered. As in the first novel, not everything is neatly resolved in the sequel, which ends on a cliff-hanger. Although Weiner provides some exposition, new readers will fare better reading the books in order. VERDICT Fans of the first book won't be disappointed with this latest installment.—Laura J. Giunta, Garden City Public Library, NY - Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Loading...
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