MIRA KENT IS nearing her 16th birthday and wants to know more about a father she doesn't remember. Her mother tells her she has all his good qualit...
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Dec 11, 2010
Jeanna
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Aug 16, 2010
Lily
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In the beginning, I really liked and enjoyed this book. The first few chapters kept me hooked onto the book, but everything changed after i got midway through. Mira's life changes and she still doesn't make any connections: her dad that her mom and grandmother avoid talking about and the terrible things that are happening after Mira contacts him. At first, I was on Mira's side. I also wanted her to find her dad, and I wondered about the photo album her dad made (for her). After Mira made some ve
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Jan 01, 2012
Libby
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This is a hard review for me to write objectively for two reasons. First of all, Louise Plummer is one of my favorite people. I love her creativity, sincerity, and humor. (So if you follow these reviews on Goodreads, Professor Plummer, know that I loved both my Creative Writing class and English 3??. I also love your style of description and character development and feel a little silly critiquing my creative writing teacher.) Because of that class, I knew some things to expect from the boo
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Sep 10, 2009
Charlotte
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This book was awful. Seriously. I had decent expectations, because I liked The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman by the same author, but I was seriously let down. I would term this book a suspense/thriller, but it was just ridiculous. The main character, a 15-year-old girl, tracks down her absent father's phone number and email and makes the not-so-smart decision to call him, a complete stranger. Then when a mysterious man starts stalking her family, she still doesn't make the connection. Three
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Feb 10, 2008
Kat
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I was disappointed with "Finding Daddy". I thought the premise was great but by the end of the book I was left feeling- was that it? Maybe I was hoping for too much. There are many Teen Fiction titles that have the depth and scope to make them enjoyable for adults and this one just felt childish.
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Jul 03, 2011
Jan
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16-year-old Mira lives with her mom and her grandma Bella. Her mom refuses to tell her anything about her dad, so she decides to search for him. Using the internet, and finally sending an email, she sets off a series of violent acts that she had no way of knowing would happen. Why did her mother not warn her about her father? If her mom did not want to explain in detail, she could have at least said that he was dangerous. Somehow the whole book didn't ring true. Kids might find the dialogue a bi
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Mar 03, 2011
Mevurah
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Probably one of the most predictable books I've ever read. I don't know whether that was the intention of the author or she clearly wanted to make the protagonist an idiot. No one in their right mind would go off and do the stupid mistakes that Mira did! I understand that a girl is curious to know who her father was but wow...
I admit, the beginning of this book definitely interest me. It did have it's good moments, where even I felt myself getting scared (that's what happens when yo More...
I admit, the beginning of this book definitely interest me. It did have it's good moments, where even I felt myself getting scared (that's what happens when yo More...
Jan 23, 2009
Keegan
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Another Louise Plummer book because I picked it up at the same time as the other. I wasn't addicted to this one quite as fast as the other, but once the character contacts her dad, I was gripped. It was darker than A Dance for Three, but I liked it. I think I may not have liked it as much as the other one though because Mira doesn't seem to have as much complexity and depth. She's not as interesting. She seems a bit more self-absorbed as well because she has this great life and doesn't trust her
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May 20, 2008
Barbara
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Mira Kent seems to have it all, a loving mother, a grandmother who makes killer waffles, two best friends, Sarah and Dylan, and a budding romance with Dylan. What more could she want? Finding her daddy. She has not seen him since she was three, and her mother and grandmother evade her questions about him. She discovers a photo album containing pictures of her with her father. She also finds her parents’ marriage certificate and is shocked to learn her father’s real name and that her mother and g
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Mar 24, 2011
Lucy
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Mira Kent lives with her mother and her grandmother. She has a comfortable life, with as much love as she could ever want, but she has always been curious about her father. Her mother and grandmother won't tell her anything about him, even his name--and as she nears her sixteenth birthday, she desperately wants to find him.
When she and her friends do some sleuthing and track him down, Mira couldn't be more excited. But then her dog is killed. There's an attempted break-in at her More...
When she and her friends do some sleuthing and track him down, Mira couldn't be more excited. But then her dog is killed. There's an attempted break-in at her More...
Mar 03, 2008
Leanna
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Jun 22, 2011
Carie
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I will say on the outset that Louise Plummer was my professor at BYU. I loved her class. I can still remember several of her lectures in great detail. She is brilliant, hilarious, and an amazing educator.
I did not love Finding Daddy, as much as it pains me to say so. The tone of the book was inconsistent, at first too juvenile and then too frightening. I would have liked a more depth and some of that great Professor Plummer humor.
I did not love Finding Daddy, as much as it pains me to say so. The tone of the book was inconsistent, at first too juvenile and then too frightening. I would have liked a more depth and some of that great Professor Plummer humor.
May 03, 2009
Lynette
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I heard Louise Plummer read part of this book at a book reading at BYU. That was at least 3 years ago. I have been checking periodically since then to see if it was available because I have been wondering what happens. That is how well written the book is. I have to say that although I knew some of what happened, it was a total shock! I don't want to give anything away, but I do feel that I should warn you not to read it if you can't handle scary movies.
Jun 09, 2009
Kewpie
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I've watched Scooby Doo cartoons that kept me guessing more than this book. Combine this with a plot that must have been cooked up by Plummer while she was watching a Lifetime Movie marathon, some of the worst dialogue I've ever read, and characters I just didn't care about and you've got one of the worst books I've read in the last decade.
Dec 21, 2011
Jennifer
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Mira is a 16-year-old living a wonderful life. She lives in a beautiful house with her mom and her grandma, "Bella." She has an awesome best friend, and a friend-turned-boyfriend.
Well, her life might sound complete but it isn't -- not for her. Mira's mom won't even talk about her dad. So she decides that since her mom won't tell her, she will find him on her own.
The easy part for Mira is that she does find him an More...
Mira is a 16-year-old living a wonderful life. She lives in a beautiful house with her mom and her grandma, "Bella." She has an awesome best friend, and a friend-turned-boyfriend.
Well, her life might sound complete but it isn't -- not for her. Mira's mom won't even talk about her dad. So she decides that since her mom won't tell her, she will find him on her own.
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Apr 22, 2011
Digi
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Truly a heart racing book. I can't believe how she did that. I couldn't sleep without reading the next chapter. It was the first book I stayed up to 2am trying to finish! I love the way Louise included romance, suspense and comedy! AMAZING!
Sep 26, 2010
Amelia
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I don't like books with violence or creepy things. (I get nightmares. yes, I'm in my 30's and still get scared from books.) This had both otherwise I would have really liked it but without those 2 things you don't have much of a story.
Jan 27, 2009
Amy
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I was hooked by chapter 4 and had to continue reading to find out what happens. The book was suspenseful and predictable but keep my interest. The ending was a bit of a let down.
Feb 10, 2011
Kaitlyn
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This Book was a little Confusing, in the beginning. It was Verrryy Good Thoughh i Could Relate to this Book in Some Wayys. &She did a Veryy Good job in Keepping the plot a Secret.!
Apr 28, 2009
Susan
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2 1/2 stars. Reads like a lifetime movie. Not as enjoyable as Louise Plummer's other books. However, the pacing was great for a suspense novel and I ended up reading it in one sitting.
May 21, 2011
Hailey
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I liked this book! It was Exciting, and a fast read. Although it was predictable overall i liked it! Definitely one to get at the library rather then buy.
May 19, 2009
Finding Daddy was hard to get in. It was wired because the author put the grandmother as a hot person. All and all it was ok
Jan 22, 2009
♥Marissa♥
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This is a really good book because it teaches you to mind your own business, or the consequences could be really bad.
Aug 20, 2009
Erin
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A quick, short read. VERY suspenseful and completely predictable, but fun nonetheless if you're into scary books.
Jun 27, 2008
Bethie
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This book is about a girl who hasn't seen her dad since she was 3 years old. She was young when her parents got divorced and she can't remember much. Her mom and grandma (who she lives with) won't tell her anything except for his first name, not even his last which turns out to be fake anyway. There soons to be a series of breakins at her house as she begins to find her dad and calls and emails him. The breakins start with the killing of her dog. Someone tries her paws together and burries her i
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Mar 09, 2011
I thought this book was very interesting but most i enjoyed it because i can relate to it
