Two Little Girls in Blue
I chose to read a book entitled, Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark because I have read a few more of her books, and I found them very exhilarating and suspenseful. This book follows those same traits.
Steve and Margaret Frawley are the proud parents of two little girls, Kelly and Kathy. It is their third birthday. Kelly and Kathy are both wearing matching little blue dresses that their mother had picked out for this special occasion. Both little girls, hand in hand, sit in front of their birthday cake, which has a big "3" candle in the middle, and with all their might, they blow out the flame of the candle together.
The night of the twin's birthday party, Steve and Margaret attend a black tie dinner in New York. When Margaret is unable to reach the babysitter, they return home to find their lawn covered with Ridgefield police officers, their babysitter lying on the floor, unconscious, and their two little girls missing. They find a note, left by the kidnappers, that demands eight million dollars ransom.
After the kidnapping, Harry and Bert had driven back to the little cottage, on the property of the Danbury Country Club. They brought Kathy and Kelly inside, where they handed them over to Mona, the babysitter during the kidnapping. Mona was Harry's girlfriend, and he had known that she had babysitting experience; she was ideally perfect for the job.
Pied Piper, which was the name of the kidnapper, tells then that once the ransom had been received, he would the reveal the location of the girls.
The Frawleys would never have enough money to pay the ransom, but fortunately, Steve's firm, C.F.G. & Y, agrees to pay the ransom. They follow the Pied Piper's instructions very carefully, to ensure the safe returns of the twins. Once Pied Piper confirmed the transaction, he told then the whereabouts of the two little girls.
According to the Pied Piper, Kathy and Kelly would be in a parked car behind a deserted restaurant. When they arrived at the car, they found only Kelly in the car. The driver, Bert, was dead from a gunshot wound in the head. He left a suicide note saying that he had accidentally killed Kathy and dropped her body in the ocean.
Once Kelly is returned home safely, the family decides that they need to have a private memorial Mass for Kathy.
While there, Henry hears noises coming from the Williams’ Ranch, and suspects that there is a party being held there. Henry and Della decide to go to the ranch, which was just harassed by the Downey Gang.
Fans of the novel like the way you get to see inside Grace and Marty 's personalities, and the way that these two kids are just like any other, if not a little more unusual. You will find yourself glued to the pages until you have finished reading the novel. The adventures will make it so that you only breath about every once in a while and you will like the characters you are reading about, even if you are an adult. The novel is vivid in description and it is almost as though you are able to make a movie of things in your head. Some felt that they were along for the ride with the heroes, Grace and Marty, in this one and they enjoyed every moment of
I would recommend this book to a friend because this book is a great book all around. This book has good suspense even though it might seem like a kids book.
A door opened, and Katherine Genefilles fell out of the house, landing into the debris flow, Frank Genefilles tried to grab his wife, but failed. The family mourned the loss of their mom, who was 8 months pregnant at the time. The neighbor Hallie, Nathan Genefilles girlfriend could see the mom and called 911, and explained that a friend’s house was being destroyed with them inside.
Upon arrival to the island the two main character's Piggy and Ralph find a conch shell, which they believe could help them find the other boys. Ralph was the appointed leader for the boys. Jack one of the other boys that is stranded on the island was appointed the job of finding food for everyone to eat.
However, the twins survived through a series of unlikely but fortuitous events. First, a she-wolf found the boys and let them suckle her; then a woodpecker fed them; and finally the shepherd Faustulus and his wife found them and raised the twins as their own.
The first girl is an American named Hallie. Hallie lives in California with her dad on their vineyard. She has short hair and pierced ears. She dresses in casual, tomboyish clothes. She also spend a lot of time outside playing with their animals or helping her father with his work.
I enjoyed the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was filled with adventure and I liked how both conflicts were resolved at the end. I chose this book because Mrs. Donius recommended it to me. She said she loved it and it was one of her favorites. I would recommend this book to a wide range of readers. Anyone from the age of thirteen and older could enjoy this novel.
On the way over to burglarize the home, the group of 5 juveniles rode their bikes and stop on the way to feed some ducks, then dumped their bikes in some bushes. At the last minute, two of the five juveniles took off. Leaving behind Kane, who didn’t want to be labeled a scaredy-cat, and 19 year old Alvin Morton and 17 year old Bobby Garner. The group of juveniles expected the house to be empty, but found 75 year old Madeline Weisser, and her son 55 John Bowers were in fact at home.
After breakfast Lizzie went outside to the barn to find some metal of some sort so that she could use it on her planned fishing trip that day. In the twenty minutes she spent in the barn her parents were murdered (Martins, Michael, and Binette 78).
He gives them $50 and directions to a church outside of town. The boys hop on a freight train and find the hideout where they are to wait until Dally comes for them. Hiding in an abandoned, rural church, they feel like real outsiders, with their greased, long hair and general hoody appearance. They both cut their hair, and Pony colors his for a disguise. They pass the time in the church playing cards and reading aloud from Gone with the Wind.
For my book I chose to read The Body by Stephen King. This novel is about four young boys taking a journey to find a body somewhere in the woods that is at the county line. This story is about more than just four boys going on an adventure its about them becoming closer to each other and learning real life lessons along the way. The four boys are all going into their first year of middle school so this is a time in their life when they learn things that will help them in life.
The sibling both decide to get rid of Karen, so they can keep the money in the family and their mother the love of Bert’s life.
I choose to read the book “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker. The book talks about the life of an African-American lady by the name of Celie that lived in the southern United States in the late 1930s. It addresses the numerous issues that included the low ranking of American social culture. In the book it talks about how she wrote books to God because the father she had would beat her and rape her. He also got her pregnant and then she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Her father end up taking the baby shortly after birth.
Both books are good for parents and children to share a new adventure in life changing experiences, whether the baby is not the baby anymore, but a big brother or sister or if the young child is not happy about who they are until they see that who they want to be is not what they expect. Literature can provide young children adventures they may never experience in their life time. For those young children, who do experience adventures in their life, they need good age appropriate literature in their lives to show them different ways on how to deal, cope, or function in their life. A child’s personality can be supported and nurtured if they are given opportunities to explore and learn from their environment, whether the learning is exploring or reading a good book.