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#Giveaway Review SNOWBIRDS by Crissa Chappell @crissachappell @Merit_Press

January 20, 2017 By Mary

Snowbirds by Crissa-Jean Chappell
ISBN: 1507200692
Published by Merit Press on January 18th 2017
Pages: 265
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four-stars

 

ABOUT SNOWBIRDS:

Every year, Lucy waits eagerly for the arrival of the “snowbirds,” the Old Order Amish who come trundling into Florida on buses from the north, bringing Lucy’s best friend Alice, with whom she’s spent every winter she can remember. This winter is different. At sixteen, Alice is in the middle of “Rumspringa,” a season in which Amish teens try out forbidden temptations, in order to get them out of their system. Lucy is part of a different sect, in which teens aren’t allowed such bold experimentation, and she’s fighting to keep up as Alice races from one wild party to the next. Then, one night after just such a party, Alice vanishes. Wracked by guilt, Lucy knows that she should have been watching out for Alice, but instead, she was kissing Faron, an Older Order boy shunned by his society. Now, Lucy plunges into a search for her best friend–while also hiding her own secret, which could put her in even more danger.

 

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ABOUT CRISSA JEAN CHAPPELL:

CRISSA-JEAN CHAPPELL (crissajeanchappell.com) was born in Miami and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her debut young adult novel,Total Constant Order, is a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age and a VOYA Perfect Ten. Chappell’s second novel, Narc, is currently optioned for film. More Than Good Enough is her most recent novel, which Kirkus calls “compelling and emotionally nuanced.” Chappell holds a PhD and MFA from the University of Miami. She has taught creative writing and cinema studies for more than ten years.

 

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MY THOUGHTS

This is my first book by this author and with her captivating writing style, it won’t be my last.  Chappell’s story takes on the Amish and their unique society.  Lucy lives as a Mennonite, a less strict set of the Amish in Florida.  When her friend Alice from Maine visits Lucy during her Rumspringa and explains she wants to run away with her boyfriend, the pair argue at a party.  Alice turns up missing and Lucy is left wondering if it was somewhat her fault.

All this drama leaves Lucy on a quest to find Alice even though everyone else has given up.  At least Lucy does manage to find a bit of romance with Faron, a boy who is also from her sect.  He also helps her discover the truth about Alice’s disappearance.  That ends up in a twist I did not see coming!  Overall, this is a nice, clean read that has a bit of romance and some mystery.

 

 

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Giveaway:

1 Finished Copy of SNOWBIRDS with Crissa’s notes & Doodles (US Only)

 

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Comments

  1. danielle hammelef says

    January 21, 2017 at 5:01 am

    I’m excited to read this book after your review. I love this culture and it sounds like this author got it right. Plus you mentioned a twist that surprised you and I love when authors can do that for me.

  2. Anne says

    January 21, 2017 at 11:00 am

    Thanks for this captivating and very interesting feature and giveaway which I would enjoy.

  3. Linda Kish says

    January 21, 2017 at 1:14 pm

    This sounds like a story that I would enjoy.

  4. Megan says

    January 21, 2017 at 2:09 pm

    My sister went to a Mennonite college and I’ve always been interested in the Amish culture add in the romance/mystery and this sounds like a really good book.

    • Mary Jacobs says

      January 21, 2017 at 3:15 pm

      I never realized that they were part of the same religion until this book. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress is a great memoir of that sect.

  5. Chelsea Hunter says

    January 22, 2017 at 2:21 pm

    This book sounds really intersting, and original, especially for the YA genre (at least I haven’t read any books like this).

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