[LM_NET] Secondary book review: Feathered by Laura Kasischke

[Naomi Bates <nbates@NISDTX.ORG>]

Anne and Michelle were destined from the beginning to be friends.  They met when 
they were three years old and have been friends ever since.  Now seniors in high 
school, the girls are searching not only for adventure, but also to find themselves 
in a big world where colleges and distance will separate them.
Armed thoroughly with advice, which both girls take seriously, they begin to 
prepare themselves to leave Glendale, Illinois behind and venture to Cancun Mexico. 
The first time they see the Hotel del Sol, they realize that all the advice their 
parents instilled in them was for a reason.  
Michelle and Anne decide not to partake in the fun and instead find themselves 
alone by the pool, enjoying the blue they see everywhere and the experience of 
being responsible for their adult actions.

But their actions are soon put to the wayside when Michelle meets a father figure 
who asks them if they’d like to ride with him to the ruins of Chichen Itza.  Both 
girls rely on the other to make the right decision, but it never appears.  

On the second day of their spring break, the unthinkable and irreparable happens to 
the girls…

This is a cautionary tale told in differing timelines, from Anne’s past 
experience and Michelle’s current one.  The author allows the readers to use 
their imaginations to go through certain situations, never leaving behind the 
gratuitous encounters that would have marred the writing.

Full review on my blog:  www.naomibates.blogspot.com



Naomi Bates
Northwest High School Library

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