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Mira left alone while Mom takes brother to mainland for treatment. While Mom is away, an unexpected storm hits the island. Survivors must find a way to piece together their lives.
Style short. Staccato sentences. Obscure meanings.

Loved this quote 😍

"She was just the kind of girl who loved too much, stretched too thin, went way out of proportion too quickly, saw things that weren't there."

So I am not sure I like stories written in prose. It took me a little while to get used to the ramblings of the narrator. Has a great underlying story but I found the "choppiness" of it hard to handle. Was it horrible - No. Were there a lot of parts I liked - Yes. Recommend for middle school and higher.

My First Book of the Year for 2017.

Mira is at home alone when a superstorm--part hurricane, part nor'easter--literally tears her hometown apart. The devastation of Haven, a tiny island town off the New Jersey coast, was inspired by the effects of Superstorm Sandy (2012). Beth Kephart vividly evokes the terror and determination of a girl, and a community, who may have lost nearly everything but refuse to be broken.

#FirstBookOfTheYear 2017

"There was the cool prickle of the rain in my hair, the tide going out, the soft flop of fish out in the watery sea. The wind curled and thickened and the birds flew low and dusk seemed loud to me." P. 85

I really enjoyed Kephart's voice in this novel. She had some really beautiful sentences that were borderline poetic. I did feel like there were some deeper themes that I wish she would have explored a bit more, but all in all I truly enjoyed this book. I would definitely recommend it!

There's something so exciting about starting a book you know absolutely nothing about. 🤓