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Lost on the Water: A Ghost Story

7/29/2018

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Reviewed by Oscar

Rating: High Five!

Who I'd Recommend to: Fans of Ida B., anything by Katherine Applegate, Kira-Kira, Be Light Like a Bird, Wonder, and other inspiring stories.

Synopsis (from Amazon): One girl’s adventure begins as she tries to survive a scary night alone on the water. Forced to leave the California beach behind to spend the summer with her grandma in rural Tennessee, Dannie is certain this will be the most boring summer of her life. Things start looking up when a group of local kids, mistaking her short hair and boyish figure, invite her on their ‘no girls allowed’ overnight kayaking trip. Obviously, her grandma refuses to let her go. But Dannie suspects the real reason is that the woman is afraid of the lake, only she won't tell Dannie why. Longing for freedom and adventure, Dannie finds an old rowboat hidden behind the shed and sneaks off on her own to catch up to her new friends. It seems like a simple solution … until everything goes wrong. Dannie soon discovers this lake is more than just vast. It’s full of danger, family secrets, and ghosts. 

Thoughts: This book is fabulous. When I heard about Lost on the Water: A Ghost Story, I was thinking maybe I'd like the book.  However, when I finished this book, I was thoroughly surprised and blown out of my mind. I love how D. G. Driver is able to make this book very feminist. For example, in Lost on the Water: A Ghost Story, the main character Dannie, a girl, goes to an all boys campout and does everything the boys do. Also, she is able to turn the campout, which has been all boys for decades, into being a boys and girls campout. Another thing I enjoyed about this book is how all the pieces fit together perfectly, like the boat Dannie rides in connects to her family's past. Overall, I love this fun, exciting, mysterious, fabulous ghost story.

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. All thoughts are my own.
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