Meaghan's review
Remembering Raquel by Vivian Vande Velde
Meaghan's review
rating:
bookshelves: childrens-young-adult-fiction, read-in-2007
recommended for: all teens, especially those dealing with loss
status: Read in November, 2007
rating:
bookshelves: childrens-young-adult-fiction, read-in-2007
recommended for: all teens, especially those dealing with loss
status: Read in November, 2007
This was an original premise, and cleverly done. The only similar story I can think of is After the Death of Anna Gonzales by Terri Fields. In spite of the topic I did not find Remembering Raquel depressing or melodramatic. A wide variety of characters had their say, and I found all the reactions realistic and compelling. A good, solid, beef and barley sort of book.
