Listening for Lucca, Suzanne LaFleur
Listening for Lucca, Suzanne LaFleur
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Listening for Lucca

Author: Suzanne LaFleur

Narrator: Ariadne Meyers

Unabridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/06/2013

Synopsis

"I'm obsessed with abandoned things." Siena's obsession began a year and a half ago, around the time her two-year-old brother Lucca stopped talking. Now Mom and Dad are moving the family from Brooklyn to Maine hoping that it will mean a  whole new start for Lucca and Siena. She soon realizes that their wonderful old house on the beach holds secrets. When Siena writes in her diary with an old pen she found in her closet, the pen writes its own story, of Sarah and Joshua, a brother and sister who lived in the same house during World War II. As the two stories unfold, amazing parallels begin to appear, and Siena senses that Sarah and Joshua's story might contain the key to unlocking Lucca's voice.

About The Author

SUZANNE LAFLEUR received her MFA in writing for children from The New School. This is her third novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tasha on July 09, 2013

Siena and her family move to Maine from Brooklyn to help her little brother Lucca. He doesn’t speak, using only gestures to communicate with them. Siena isn’t sad to move, since she didn’t have lots of friends to leave behind. Maine should be a new start for all of them. When they arrive at their bi......more

Goodreads review by Kate on October 19, 2013

I so wanted to love this book! Time travel-paranormal middle grade is probably my favorite genre mashup that I've encountered. Reading the description, I thought this was going to be a wonderful hearkening back to the self-discovery and pure magic of books like A Handful of Time, one of my favorite......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on July 17, 2013

I was so intrigued by the summary of this book and I was not disappointed! Siena’s family moves to the coast of Maine to a house that Siena has seen in her dreams. Yes, I know how that sounds. For years 13 year old Siena has had very realistic dreams in which she is in the body of someone in history......more

Goodreads review by Colleen on September 25, 2014

I won this book on Goodreads. Thank you to the Author for sending it to me. Siena is a very responsible young girl. She loves keeping things that other people have left behind. She is good at caring for her brother Lucca. Lucca is a sweet kid but he hasn't talked for over a year. They have been living......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on August 03, 2013

More of my reviews can be found on my blog. :) THREE AND A HALF/FOUR STARS! When I opened this book, I didn't quite know what to expect. I'd never heard of anything like it and all I was hoping for was that it'd turn out as unusual as the synopsis suggested. And it did. Apart from providing me with a......more

Quotes

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, June 17, 2013:
“LaFleur (Eight Keys) offers an enticing blend of history, mystery, and family, perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead’s When You Reach Me.”

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, June 15, 2013:
"Tender and brave, Siena is a heroine to be admired... All is well in this lovely and magical tale."

Awards

  • Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
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