"Andi Alpers is on the edge. She's angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and angry at the world for taking her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And her father has determined that Andi's accompanying him to Paris over winter break is the solution to everything.
But Paris is a city of ghosts for Andi. And when she finds a centuries-old diary, the ghosts begin to walk off the page. Alexandrine, the owner of the journal, knew heartbreak also, and Andi finds comfort in the girl's words. Until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present."
Review:
This was a wonderful book. By wonderful, I mean devastatingly, tragically, fantastic. Andi and Alex's stories were equally impressive and the history was amazing and really had me thinking, even researching it all!! I loved the fireworks metaphor throughout the book and the last line of the book was what really hit me. It made me take a step back and is now one of my top favorite books of all time. Do I recommend this book? Duh. Hell yes.
But Paris is a city of ghosts for Andi. And when she finds a centuries-old diary, the ghosts begin to walk off the page. Alexandrine, the owner of the journal, knew heartbreak also, and Andi finds comfort in the girl's words. Until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present."
Review:
This was a wonderful book. By wonderful, I mean devastatingly, tragically, fantastic. Andi and Alex's stories were equally impressive and the history was amazing and really had me thinking, even researching it all!! I loved the fireworks metaphor throughout the book and the last line of the book was what really hit me. It made me take a step back and is now one of my top favorite books of all time. Do I recommend this book? Duh. Hell yes.
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