

The Friendship Riddle
Author: Megan Frazer Blakemore
Narrator: Sandy Rustin
Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/05/2015
Author: Megan Frazer Blakemore
Narrator: Sandy Rustin
Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/05/2015
Megan Frazer Blakemoregrew up in a college town in New Hampshire much like the one in her book Very in Pieces. She attended Columbia University, where she earned a degree in English. After brief stints in the Peace Corps and the television industry, she pursued a master's in library science at Simmons School of Library and Information Science. She has over ten years' experience as a librarian and has taught writing to students in elementary through graduate school. She lives in Maine with her husband, two children, a cat, and two hives of bees. She is the author of books for teens and young readers, including Secrets of Truth & Beauty, an Indie Next Kids' Pick; The Water Castle, which was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year; The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill; and Good and Gone.
First impression: OK, I only just started this, but I already have to say: oh, wow, what an immersive, wonderful voice the heroine has - and oh, how fun it is to read about an MG heroine who's a fantasy fan! I've seen a lot of books where the *boys* are fantasy fans, but this is the first one I can......more
Book #36 Read in 2015 The Friendship Riddle by Megan Frazer Blakemore This was a good young adult mystery, perfect for upper elementary and middle school readers. Ruth finds clues/notes in old library books at her neighborhood library which seem to lead to more clues. Since Ruth loves reading about pe......more
This book was just my jam. Snowpocalypse + shifting middle school friendships + quests around a small town + interest in fantasy without being fantasy + awkward heroine who likes nerdy things + realistic library portrayal (shelf lists! Dewey!) + a spelling bee (even though I'm not a great speller, t......more
A kid who doesn't want to grow up too fast, on the outs with her best friend due to middle school growing pains and saddled with a quest that she cannot solve alone...Ruth manages to move through tween-life while being true to herself. Fans of The Penderwicks (Birdsall) and Ana Wright (Keating's My......more