![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And she signs a contract to live here-before she realizes it's the wrong, school of course AND THIS IS WHY WE DO NOT LET 9-YEAR-OLDS WANDER AROUND EVIL FORESTS ON THEIR OWN-so when the head of the school finds out that a non!scientist's kid is now here, they can't kill her. And if you were giving directions to said 9-year-old girl, would you tell her the correct route, then tell her about a shortcut but that she shouldn't take it because the forest is dark and evil?Īnd then she gets to her school-it's not her new school, of course, it's another secret school for the children of mad scientists! During her introduction, there's a whole lot of "As you know, Bob," exposition. So basically, you have a 9-year-old who's sent to a new school, by herself, and is expected to find the way from the dock she arrives at to the school, which is not in the immediate area. Lucy drove me nuts by hitting virtually every cliche in the book (clumsy but cute! Unknowledgeable but determined! Manages to learn an improbable amount of things very quickly even *with* secret help! Believes the best and is nice to everyone!), but so did every other character. I'm not going to touch on the obnoxious main characters. LET ME EXPOUND ON ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS BOOK HAS, AND IT HAS A LOT. Pretend I gave it 3 or 4 stars for that age group.īut I'm not a preteen and it's a ridiculous plot-hole-filled mess. NOTE: for anyone under the age of 12, this is probably fine. ![]()
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