Finding Frances
by Kelly
Vincent
GENRE: Contemporary
YA
BLURB:
Retta
Brooks thinks her life is on track after convincing her overprotective mom to
stop home-schooling her and allow her go to Buckley High. She comes home from a
night out with friends to find that her whole world has changed, and she has
extremely hard decisions to make. Not to mention finding the answers to
questions some people would rather she not know. Is she strong enough for what
lies ahead?
Excerpt:
I observed the room while I ate.
There seemed to be a lot more talking than actual eating. And kids were moving
around all over the place, table to table, chatting with different people.
Then I watched the cowboy from Media
Studies— Jack—walking purposefully toward me. Was he going to talk to me?
“Hi,” he said when he stood before
me.
“Hi.”
“Why don’t you come sit with us?”
My face warmed. Did he think I was
pitiful for sitting all by myself? And did I want to sit with him and his
friends? What if they were all country like him?
He laughed. “Don’t worry,
everybody’s nice.”
Now I was embarrassed by my overly
long silence. “Okay, that sounds cool.” Then I added, “Thanks.”
“We’re over in the east corner, by
the fire exit.”
I stood up—the chair screeched
again—and picked up my tray. We snaked around tables to get to the corner
table. He sat down, and the only open chair was next to him, so I set the tray
down and squeezed in between him and a girl with long, blonde hair. A different
one from the girl in English. There were lots of blonde girls here. I faked a
brave face just as Jack said, “Hey, guys, this is Retta.”
My Review:
Retta Brooks is over joyed when she finally talks her mom
into letting her go to a brick and mortar school instead of being home
schooled. For the first time in her life she has friends and she can join the
track team. Retta loves to run.
Retta has a lot of questions and she knows that her mom is
hiding something from her. What she has no idea every time she questions her
she gives her very vague answers which then causes Retta and her mother to get
into big fights.
Then one day after school Retta comes home to a tragedy that
will change her life forever. Her life is turned upside down and she has no
idea who to trust anymore. What is her mother hiding from her? Retta’s life is
turned into a whirl wind and sends her on the run with people chasing after her.
Finding Frances is a very intense and heart wrenching story
that is filled with suspense and action that keeps the pages rolling. Retta’s
story jumps off the page and right into your heart and will have you rooting
for Retta the whole way.
Finding Frances is one of the best books I have ever read. I
was very proud of Retta and how well she dealt with everything she was
experiencing and with the people around her. Retta is a very strong and independent girl.
I recommend Finding Frances to all YA Contemporary fans.
About the Author:
Kelly Vincent wrangles data weekdays and spends the rest of her time playing with words. She grew up in Oklahoma but has moved around quite a bit, with Glasgow, Scotland being her favorite stop. She now lives near Seattle with three cats who definitely help her write her stories. She’s also working toward the Red Earth Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at Oklahoma City University.
Buy Links:
Also available on Apple Books. Will be on Kobo and Google soon.
Giveaway:
$40 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC
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3 comments:
Thank you so much for taking time to bring to our attention another great read. I appreciate it and thank you also for the giveaway.
Sounds like a great read.
Thanks for hosting and the nice review!
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