OCTOBER 2014 - AudioFile
As the ghost who narrates this excruciatingly slow-paced story, Cassandra Campbell creates an atmosphere of dark mystery. The plot moves back and forth between new girl Maggie’s friendship with her two teenaged neighbors and the mystery of the teenagers’ disappearance. Later, they turn up dead in a lake. In a subplot, the ghost is trying to determine how to move beyond her “ghost-ness.” Campbell’s skills in creating an ambiance of mystery, romance, and the paranormal cannot overcome the weaknesses in this story as it slogs to its not-so-surprising, resolution. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
Publishers Weekly
★ 04/28/2014
Anderson (Tiger Lily) once again works her magic to conjure evocative settings and soulful protagonists in this modern gothic romance featuring a displaced adolescent and the ghost who is mysteriously drawn to her. The story begins shortly after homeschooled Maggie reluctantly bids goodbye to Chicago city life to move with her parents to a remote Victorian house on Lake Michigan in Door County, Wis. The tranquility of the community is disturbed by news of a serial killer in the area. Despite widespread fear and distrust in the area, Maggie enjoys moments of contentment with new friends Pauline and Liam, neighbors with a deep childhood bond. But when Maggie’s presence threatens to put a wedge between Pauline and Liam, all three must rethink their relationships with each other. No one (except, perhaps, the invisible ghost who traces their every movement) knows where their decisions will lead. Interspersed with the confused memories and profound revelations expressed by the ghost, this tantalizing novel offers a singular perspective on a complicated love triangle and a tragedy. Ages 14–up. Agent: Rosemary Stimola, Stimola Literary Studio. (July)
From the Publisher
Praise for THE VANISHING SEASON: “Anderson once again works her magic to conjure evocative settings and soulful protagonists in this modern gothic romance. This tantalizing novel offers a singular perspective on a complicated love triangle and a tragedy.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for THE VANISHING SEASON: “An intensely gripping tale with a surprise ending that’s fully earned.” — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for THE VANISHING SEASON: “For readers who savor the ambiguities of unrequited love and the greys of the here and hereafter, The Vanishing Season will end well.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Praise for THE VANISHING SEASON: “A heartbreaking story full of mystery, love, redemption, and betrayal. The subtle writing draws the reader in from the beginning, while the complex and intriguing characters beautifully drive the measured pacing of the plot…Coupled with a startling conclusion that make this such a powerful read.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for THE VANISHING SEASON: “This is a book to be read twice through, once for the sweetly tragic love story and mystery, and a second time for the subtle imagery and metaphorical connections.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
Praise for THE VANISHING SEASON: “Readers who like their romances tragic and dreamy should dive in.” — Booklist
Praise for TIGER LILY: “Guided by fragile, insect–size faerie Tink, readers are drawn into this richly re–imagined Neverland. Working with the darker threads of Barrie’s bittersweet classic, Anderson weaves an enchanting tale.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for TIGER LILY: “The mythology of Neverland is eloquently woven into the story, and characters are reborn in fascinating ways…Readers will find it hard to resist being drawn into Tiger Lily’s world, where dangers and emotions are painted several shades darker than in J.M. Barrie’s classic fantasy.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for TIGER LILY: “Its many layers create a place of dangerous wonder. Tiger Lily has been reinvented with a complex backstory, giving her a credible source of deep strength and dark emotion.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for TIGER LILY: “Serious and moving.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
Praise for TIGER LILY: “This unique retelling of PETER PAN by J. M. Barrie has a literary feel, lush descriptions, and a mysterious but sympathetic main character…A sophisticated fantasy, a new spin on a classic tale.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Praise for TIGER LILY: “In expressive, graceful language, Anderson tells the story of the fierce Tiger Lily and her thorny romance with the legendary Peter Pan. Its sensitive, passionate portrayal of familiar characters…is captivating.” — Booklist
Praise for TIGER LILY: “With this quiet and bittersweet story, readers will never again think of Peter Pan as simple animation.” — BookPage
Praise for PEACHES: “Funny, free, and utterly imaginative, Jodi Lynn Anderson’s writing is packed with loveliness.” — Ann Brashares, national bestselling author of THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING PANTS
Praise for PEACHES: “A novel about broken hearts, broken spirits and the healing power of friendship. Anderson’s tale encapsulates the state of ennui and anticipation that accompanies the last stretch of adolescence.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
Praise for THE VANISHING SEASON: “This is a book to be read twice through, once for the sweetly tragic love story and mystery, and a second time for the subtle imagery and metaphorical connections.
Booklist
Praise for THE VANISHING SEASON: “Readers who like their romances tragic and dreamy should dive in.
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Praise for THE VANISHING SEASON: “For readers who savor the ambiguities of unrequited love and the greys of the here and hereafter, The Vanishing Season will end well.
BookPage
Praise for TIGER LILY: “With this quiet and bittersweet story, readers will never again think of Peter Pan as simple animation.
Ann Brashares
Praise for PEACHES: “Funny, free, and utterly imaginative, Jodi Lynn Anderson’s writing is packed with loveliness.
Booklist
Praise for THE VANISHING SEASON: “Readers who like their romances tragic and dreamy should dive in.
OCTOBER 2014 - AudioFile
As the ghost who narrates this excruciatingly slow-paced story, Cassandra Campbell creates an atmosphere of dark mystery. The plot moves back and forth between new girl Maggie’s friendship with her two teenaged neighbors and the mystery of the teenagers’ disappearance. Later, they turn up dead in a lake. In a subplot, the ghost is trying to determine how to move beyond her “ghost-ness.” Campbell’s skills in creating an ambiance of mystery, romance, and the paranormal cannot overcome the weaknesses in this story as it slogs to its not-so-surprising, resolution. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
Kirkus Reviews
2014-05-04
In this moody thriller set on an isolated Wisconsin peninsula, the tourists are gone, a serial killer's at large, and incendiary passions ignite in winter's deepening bitter cold.Smart, responsible Maggie is every parent's dream. She hasn't complained about leaving her Chicago life and friends behind for the shabby house in Door County, where she knows no one; aware that her parents are doing their best in difficult times, she wants to spare them knowledge of her unhappiness. Her new friend—beautiful, impulsive Pauline from the mansion next door, who takes abundance for granted—draws Maggie into her world, which includes Liam, who's been in love with Pauline for years. Though Pauline insists she doesn't reciprocate, Maggie notices their interdependence. She observes Pauline's beauty, wealth and freedom with wry detachment, but she needs all her self-control to tamp down her growing attraction to Liam. A series of unsolved murders whose victims are local young women provides narrative counterpoint. Community benefits are held for the survivors, but parents guard their daughters fearfully. Trust's in short supply. After Pauline's sent to Milwaukee for her protection, Liam and Maggie draw closer, and Maggie's swept away. As she did in Tiger Lily (2012), Anderson provides an observer's voice, a sort of pared-down Greek chorus, that foreshadows and warns of what is coming while remaining helpless to prevent it.An intensely gripping tale with a surprise ending that's fully earned. (Fiction. 12 & up)
