A Swirl of Ocean

A Swirl of OceanA Swirl of Ocean by Melissa Sarno
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on August 6, 2019
ISBN: 1524720135
Pages: 224
Genres: Mystery
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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two-stars

A middle grade book about finding one’s place in the world with an added unnecessary splash of magic. Written from a 12-years old point of view. This book tries to dive into the complicated emotions of an adopted child but ends up falling flat. The Characters are only written with surface level detail and the addition of our protagonist having dreams of the past that don’t appear to help her grow emotionally serve to distract from the center plot. While this book may appeal to some readers I think any collection can do just fine without it.

Reviewed by Sophie Gagnon, Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta

two-stars