Great book, one-day read, cute as can be. Lucy Rose is a little older than Junie B. and a little wiser, too.
Just look at the way she works the guinea pig angle with her teacher, Mr. Welsh. Break after break, she watches the pig travel to her classmates' homes rather than her own. Finally, a well-written letter does the trick and Jake travels to his rightful (if temporary) home.
But don't expect a whole lot of fluff with Lucy Rose. She's dealing with some seriously tough stuff, not the least of which her parents' seperation, which means a cross-country move away from her father. Lucky for Lucy Rose, she has a fabulous extended family waiting in Washington D.C., complete with an agony aunt for a grandmother.
Illustrations by Adam Rex were certainly a welcome surprise. There are very few books that have captivated me for the length of time that Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich has. That man has more talent in human form than seems rightfully fair.
This book managed to fully cheer me up today after a freak accident with a butcher knife which translated into two hours in prompt care with five stitches on my heel (not delicious).
That in itself should be review enough.
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