She is a gift to them and helps them recover from their past hurts and insecurities. Over time Flissy (as she is nicknamed) comes to settle into her new life in America. Felicity warily negotiates her interactions with this new family The Gram, Uncle Gideon, Aunt Miami, and the mysterious Captain Derek. After a tense and awkward interlude, Felicity is left with family she didn’t know existed, while her parents return to England.Īt first the house and its inhabitants seem shrouded in secrets and intrigue. Set at the beginning of the Second World War, Felicity, age 11 travels with her parents, Winnie and Danny, from England to a village on the coast of Maine. THE ROMEO AND JULIET CODE by Phoebe Stone After this Jessie Lou realizes that she and Melinda have much more in common than she thought and they begin to connect with each other.īy the end of the book I cared deeply about all the characters and much as I wonder what will happen to them as they grow up, I know in my heart that Quentin, Conrad, and Jessie Lou will remain deep down friends forever.

In the end it doesn't really matter that they “were only there to make the winner feel more important.” p 181. Jessie and her older sister, Melinda, seem to be very different, but then Melinda fails to win a beauty pageant. Quentin Duster can be a bit of a pest, but the thing about him is that he grows on you (in spite of having some seriously overdue library books!) First is something deep down inside you that you know and feel and nobody can take away from you” p 121. In Jessie's words, “In his heart he knows first isn’t touching a door knob, or getting to sit in the front row seat by the window, or making it up to the road before everybody else. Of course, just like Jessie Lou, I loved Conrad! He is smart, kind, and wise beyond his years. She is in grade 6, a tomboy who is anxious about fitting in and having friends, feels like an odd ball, and is not sure she likes herself.

It is the story of friendship between Jessie Lou Ferguson, Conrad Parker Smith, who she has adored since primary school, and Quentin Duster, a fourth grader. It is a book about friendship, first love, and ultimately, about coming to terms with who you are. It feels as powerful and true as it did the last time.

Deep down popular by phoebe stone