Eight Keys, Suzanne LaFleur
Eight Keys, Suzanne LaFleur
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Eight Keys

Author: Suzanne LaFleur

Narrator: Georgette Perna

Unabridged: 5 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/09/2011

Synopsis

Elise and Franklin have always been best friends. Elise has always lived in the big house with her loving Uncle and Aunt, because Elise's parents died when she was too young to remember them.  There's always been a barn behind the house with eight locked doors on the second floor.
When Elise and Franklin start middle school, things feel all wrong. Bullying. Not fitting in. Franklin suddenly seems babyish.  Then, soon after her 12th birthday, Elise receives a mysterious key left for her by her father. A key that unlocks one of the eight doors upstairs in the bar . . .

SUNSHINE STATE AWARD FINALIST!

About The Author

Suzanne LaFleur is the author of Listening for Lucca, Beautiful Blue World, and Love, Aubrey. She received her MFA in writing for children from the New School. LaFleur lives in Natick, Massachusetts, and New York City, where she decorates her walls with the handprints of children she loves. Visit her online at suzannelafleur.com.Georgette Perna currently provides voices for network television, educational and interactive games, and commercial programming. Her audiobook credits include The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm, The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook by Joanne Rocklin, and Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stacey | prettybooks on August 30, 2016

Eight Keys is a truly beautiful book. I adore everything about the cover, that it’s a hardback without being too big to carry around, and, of course, the story. Eight Keys is an emotional, moving children's book about a 12-year-old girl's realistic experience of life. The main themes in this book are......more

Goodreads review by Nadine Rose on February 01, 2015

A relatively sweet read for younger kids. For a while I was disappointed in the attitude of the main character but she turns out ok. There was one point where her aunt tells her to never doubt a mother's love for a child and that sort of got me thinking. We say that a lot, don't we? Because it sound......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on January 25, 2013

i love this book so much!!!! it has so much detail, and it explains everything so well! i would recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery books.......more

Goodreads review by Emma on January 10, 2013

Elise has just started middle school and things couldn’t be worst. Known for the scabs that covered her legs on the first day, Elise has been singled out by her locker mate, who teases Elise for being a baby. Elise’s best friend Franklin just makes everything worst, not knowing that there are certai......more

Quotes

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, June 6, 2011:
"LaFleur (Love, Aubrey) writes with uncommon sensitivity to the fraught period between childhood and the teenage years, when friendships balance on a razor's edge and nothing feels certain. The heart of the story lies in the layered relationships and characters that give the novel its powerful sense of realism."

Awards

  • Georgia Children's Book Award
  • Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award
  • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
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