Comments on: Bellweather Rhapsody, Kate Racculia

By: Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia: A Mini-Review | Big Reading Life

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia: A Mini-Review | Big Reading Life — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:56:56 +0000

[…] but it soon got buried under an avalanche of other titles and I kind of forgot about it. Then Gin Jenny of Reading the End wrote a post about it a few weeks ago, and likened it to my favorite childhood novel, Ellen Raskin’s The Westing […]

By: Stefanie@SoManyBooks

Stefanie@SoManyBooks — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:38:00 +0000

I loved the Westing Game when I was a kid! Unfortunately that was so long ago I can recall nothing about the book other than I had a deep love for it. Will definitely be borrowing this one from the library!

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:02:00 +0000

I read The Westing Game for the first time when my kids were 7 and 10 and didn’t love it. It struck me as one of those puzzle books for kids that want to be From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler but are only pale imitations. They’re all enjoyable, but missing some spark. Or maybe a person like me, who isn’t that fond of puzzles, can only love the first one she read, when she was a kid herself?
A friend of mine with younger kids just discovered Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, which seems to be the newest iteration.

By: Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors

Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 02:38:00 +0000

In reply to Jenny @ Reading the End. i don't think we need excuses! We can read what we wish! :)

By: Monica Fastenau

Monica Fastenau — Tue, 31 May 2016 23:08:00 +0000

You had me at Westing Game.

By: Laila@BigReadingLife

Laila@BigReadingLife — Tue, 31 May 2016 21:44:00 +0000

OMG OMG OMG I am so in love with The Westing Game. Hands down favorite book of my childhood. Okay, well maybe along with the Anastasia Krupnick series. So NOW I am immediately placing a hold on Bellweather Rhapsody! Thanks, Jenny!

By: Naomi

Naomi — Tue, 31 May 2016 19:28:00 +0000

Oh, oh, oh, I still want to read this book. Thank you for reminding me!

By: Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)

Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness) — Mon, 30 May 2016 22:36:00 +0000

Well this sounds totally delightful. I loved The Westing Game! To the library!

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 30 May 2016 19:40:00 +0000

In reply to Lory@Emerald City Book Review. Turtlllllle! I was so excited when I realized that Turtle's name (well, the name she has Flora call her) is Alice, and that's the same as the bumptious, obnoxious heroine of Bellweather Rhapsody. Synergy!

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 30 May 2016 19:40:00 +0000

In reply to IfyoucanreadthisBina.

The Simon/Baz and Cath romance stuff was very lovely too, in Fangirl. I’m not taking away from any of that. But just, what interested me more was the thing of stepping away from your kid relationship with a sibling and muddling your way into an adult relationship with that sibling.

Read The Westing Game! Oh it’s so good!