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From Publishers Weekly
Still aching over her cousin Timothy's death and furious at her parents' insistence that she speak rather than sign, a deaf 13-year-old named Miranda expects an unfulfilling summer at her aunt's house in Maine. This seemingly familiar summer-in-New-England odyssey is enhanced by debut author Butts's deft exploration of Miranda's irritable isolation and her prickly friendship with Boone, a local boy. The plot turns mystical when both teens start having identical dreams about Timothy and a mysterious island. If they're only dreams, why do the teens wake to sand and shells in their beds? "Dreams have a way of coming real on Summerhaven," intones shopkeeper Mr. Leach, attributing the dreams to the smiling face of the full "Cheshire" moon. "Didn't say they come true.... Said they come real." When Miranda is impelled to canoe across the windswept bay in the middle of the night toward a Brigadoon-like island that arises out of the mist, Boone must risk his life to head off disaster. The author has a sharp ear for dialogue and shows equal perception in observing Miranda's deafness. But with the confusing combination of reality and dreams, it's hard for readers to know when they should take stated dangers seriously. Even magical events must possess their own logic and continuity; although promising, this story breaches that caveat. Ages 10-up.
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Grade 4-7-Most anyone would be apprehensive about returning to an aunt's idyllic summer home on an island in Penobscot Bay after a favorite cousin is lost at sea. Miranda has more difficulty than most expressing her feelings. She is profoundly hearing impaired, and Timothy was one of the few close friends with whom her disability did not prevent fluent communication. Communication, rather than his mysterious disappearance, becomes central to this story. Torn between her desire to use sign language and her parents' and teachers' insistence on oral speech, Miranda finds herself retreating from the hearing world. Her feelings of isolation will speak loudly to all readers. Assorted characters add color. Mr. Leach, a mysterious shop owner, tells Miranda about the island's myth tied to the occasional appearance of a "Cheshire moon." He warns her that when the moon smiles, folks get pretty strange dreams. Aunt Kit seems rather the typical oblivious parent figure. Boone, a responsible teen employed by Aunt Kit for odd jobs, provides the lure of pulling Miranda back into the real world. The chemistry between Boone and Miranda sizzles. He too, has the recurring dreams that match Miranda's nocturnal adventures. The fantasy elements of Summerhaven, a place "haunted by dreams, not ghosts" where Native Americans send the sick for curative visions, may be harder for readers to buy. What exactly happened to Timothy? Loose ends weaken interesting premises.
Marilyn Payne Phillips, University City Public Library, MO
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Still aching over her cousin Timothy's death and furious at her parents' insistence that she speak rather than sign, a deaf 13-year-old named Miranda expects an unfulfilling summer at her aunt's house in Maine. This seemingly familiar summer-in-New-England odyssey is enhanced by debut author Butts's deft exploration of Miranda's irritable isolation and her prickly friendship with Boone, a local boy. The plot turns mystical when both teens start having identical dreams about Timothy and a mysterious island. If they're only dreams, why do the teens wake to sand and shells in their beds? "Dreams have a way of coming real on Summerhaven," intones shopkeeper Mr. Leach, attributing the dreams to the smiling face of the full "Cheshire" moon. "Didn't say they come true.... Said they come real." When Miranda is impelled to canoe across the windswept bay in the middle of the night toward a Brigadoon-like island that arises out of the mist, Boone must risk his life to head off disaster. The author has a sharp ear for dialogue and shows equal perception in observing Miranda's deafness. But with the confusing combination of reality and dreams, it's hard for readers to know when they should take stated dangers seriously. Even magical events must possess their own logic and continuity; although promising, this story breaches that caveat. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-7-Most anyone would be apprehensive about returning to an aunt's idyllic summer home on an island in Penobscot Bay after a favorite cousin is lost at sea. Miranda has more difficulty than most expressing her feelings. She is profoundly hearing impaired, and Timothy was one of the few close friends with whom her disability did not prevent fluent communication. Communication, rather than his mysterious disappearance, becomes central to this story. Torn between her desire to use sign language and her parents' and teachers' insistence on oral speech, Miranda finds herself retreating from the hearing world. Her feelings of isolation will speak loudly to all readers. Assorted characters add color. Mr. Leach, a mysterious shop owner, tells Miranda about the island's myth tied to the occasional appearance of a "Cheshire moon." He warns her that when the moon smiles, folks get pretty strange dreams. Aunt Kit seems rather the typical oblivious parent figure. Boone, a responsible teen employed by Aunt Kit for odd jobs, provides the lure of pulling Miranda back into the real world. The chemistry between Boone and Miranda sizzles. He too, has the recurring dreams that match Miranda's nocturnal adventures. The fantasy elements of Summerhaven, a place "haunted by dreams, not ghosts" where Native Americans send the sick for curative visions, may be harder for readers to buy. What exactly happened to Timothy? Loose ends weaken interesting premises.
Marilyn Payne Phillips, University City Public Library, MO
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- A Toss Of The Dice: Stories From A Pediatrician's Practice by Natasha T. Hays in Back Matter
- Voices from the Margins: An Annotated Bibliography of Fiction on Disabilities and Differences for Young People by Marilyn Ward on page 15
- The Door In the Lake by Nancy Butts in Back Matter
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