I really wanted to like this book, but it just doesn't really work. And some people fall in love with books about falling in love. by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. © 2020 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. The resolution of the mystery was disappointing - what happened to the diamonds? to be totally honestly my one Note is uh I kinda wish this was a comic and not a novel lmao, Lilliam Rivera is an award-winning writer and author of the young adult novels DEALING IN DREAMS and THE EDUCATION OF MARGOT SANCHEZ, both by Simon & Schuster and available now in bookstores everywhere. I was also a bit confused about what the book was doing with the setting--is it some idealized 1950/60s with no homophobia and racism? Things get complicated when a crime is committed under Goldie’s eyes and her mom the prime suspect. Visit her at LilliamRiver. This bold cover featuring a brown skinned determined girl running, with a magnifying glass grasped in her hands, won't stay on the shelf a minute. Only thing is, all the flirting in the world can’t distract her from her broken home life...or the secrets that she hides. Every month our team sorts... To see what your friends thought of this book. I wonder why the Author chose New York as the setting and not Puerto Rico? As a kid who crossed class/cultural boundaries to attend private high school, I really identified with her struggle to reconcile her new self with her family and community of origin. Now it’s up to her to solve the mystery. Goldie Vance is a part-time valet of the Crossed Palm Resort Hotel, a part-time car racer, and a full-time amateur detective. Very well written. Get our latest staff recommendations, award news and digital catalog links right to your inbox. The Last Mirror on the Left (Legendary Alston Boys of Logan County Book #2) - In Stores 10/20/2020. Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and authors from Simon & Schuster. Sometimes a book really lives up to its (totally gorgeous) cover. The story: Goldie wants to be a detective, and where better to get her start than apprenticing for the house detective at the hotel her dad manages? Some people fall in love. Her first novel, Learning to Breathe, was a Governor General’s Literary Award finalist, a BC Book Prize finalist, shortlisted for the 2019 CCBC Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection, an Amelia Bloomer’s Top Ten Recommended Feminist Books for Young Readers pick, and a Junior Library Guild selection. Some people love books. She is both shallow and deep. Janice Lynn Mather is a Bahamian writer with an MFA from the University of British Columbia. ", "[A] solid entry novel about family, friendships, and culture. This book also really captures the sense of community and location that the comics have, with Goldie working with her friends and family at familiar locations within their resort town. It’s a rich, page-turning tale about a teenage girl stuck between a rock and the growing-up place.” — Veronica Chambers, author of Mama's Girl and The Go-Between Each. The depth of the side characters and how important they are to Margot's story is noteworthy too. This book touches on a lot of really important issues, and it's so unapologetically Boricua. With Moises, I expose too much and I'm unable to defend myself.". The characters were fun, the plot of the book was a good one, and the cover went really well with the story. I was also a bit confused about what the book was do. She is consumed by petty goals and desires yet has a real desperate need to figure out what she's truly meant to do and live for. Check out this and other reviews on my young adult book blog. It would have been nice for the book to include little mysteries at least in the first 140 pages, but getting to know the characters fulfilled some of that funct. “The Education of Margot Sanchez feels as classic as Judy Blume and, at the same time, entirely new. Elizabeth, Moises, Paloma, Mami, and Jasmine had my heart strings especially. By clicking 'Sign me up' I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the privacy policy and terms of use.

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