Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature at Breaking the Spine.
My pick this week is The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand and illustrated by Sarah Watts. I want to read this book for the same reasons I want to read the book I picked last week, The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy. The books seem similar with the creepy schools and the mysteries, but this one seems more old fashioned, especially the cover. Honestly, I can't wait to read both.
Summary from Goodreads: Victoria hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The only smudge on her pristine life is her best friend Lawrence. He is a disaster—lazy and dreamy, shirt always untucked, obsessed with his silly piano. Victoria often wonders why she ever bothered being his friend. (Lawrence does, too.)
But then Lawrence goes missing. And he’s not the only one. Victoria soon discovers that Mrs. Cavendish’s children’s home is not what it appears to be. Kids go in but come out . . . different, or they don’t come out at all.
If anyone can sort this out, it’s Victoria, even if it means getting a little messy.
This looks very MGish for me... sounds really good but I rarely read Middle Grade books. I think I'll just have this from the library in case.
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Yeah, it does look like MG, but I think it sounds like a good one.
DeleteOooohhhh... The cover does look a little MG but I love the sound of this one. Awesome pick! :D
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I really like the cover, maybe because it is MG? I think a lot of MG seem to have great covers.
DeleteYeah, neither can I!
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