The book is set around a girl named Minerva who is turning sixteen very soon. She lives with her single mother and is best friends with Finnegan. Her dream and passion is to get a career in the music field. When she turns 16, she is hoping to get a ukulele to play her songs on. When she doesn’t receive that instrument, she is devastated, but surprisingly she gets a letter from her long-lost father. Read the book to find out about Minerva’s new life and how she copes with it.
This book is very well written because the readers can connect emotionally to Minerva’s reaction to her new family. I especially liked Finnegan because he encouraged Minerva to continue with her music even if she did not get her ukulele. From the very first sentence, the author keeps the reader hooked. She establishes the situations and personalities to fit the characters well and help the reader connect with them.
I think the most memorable thing about this book is Minerva’s reaction to her long-lost father and how she uses smart tactics to uncover the truth behind him.
Reviewwd by Pumoli, grade 10, Tuckahoe Area Library
Published by AdrienneTheLibrarian
ABOUT … Adrienne, Teen Librarian & Digital Media Lab Librarian at Libbie Mill Library.
Hi, I’m Adrienne, and I’ve been a Teen Librarian at HCPL since 2006. I started at Twin Hickory and moved to Libbie Mill in 2015. Come visit our Teen Room and check out all we have for you -- books, great study and hanging out space, free computers, free classes in 3D design & printing, Coding, Photoshop and soooo much more!
Random stuff about me:
* Favorite book: Hmmmm, this is hard, since it changes all the time as I read new stuff and depending on what mood I’m in. However, there is one book that I know will still make me snort with laughter even when I’m 80 years old — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.
* Favorite food: perfectly made toast
* Favorite band/music: Cake. I will never get enough Cake.
* Favorite reference question: Q: How long does it take the galaxy to rotate once? A: It’s called a galactic or cosmic year and it takes about 225-250 million earth years.
* Pets: I have two cats and a dog. Marcus and Grey are the cats who were rescued from a box in the woods when they were just little puffballs. When they are not acting insane, they are very sweet and purr loudly. My dog is named Peter and he's a medium size poodle mix (we call him the substandard poodle). He's got floppy ears, snores and loves green beans.
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