Author: Sarah Deford Williams
From Shelfari, "When sisters Sadie and Zuzu Brooks move to Salt Lake City, they discover a secret room in the attic of their new house, with a sign that reads “Palace Beautiful” and containing an old journal. Along with their neighbor, dramatic Belladonna Desolation (real name: Kristin Smith), they take turns reading the story of a girl named Helen living during the flu epidemic of 1918. The journal ends with a tragedy that has a scary parallel to Sadie and Zuzu’s lives, and the girls become obsessed with finding out what happened to Helen after the journal ends. Did she survive the flu? Is she still alive somewhere? Or could her ghost be lurking in the nearby graveyard? Sarah DeFord Williams has created a gripping read that covers two time periods, many fantastic characters, and a can’t-put-it-down ending, all with delightful, extraordinary prose."
I would recommend Palace Beautiful to anyone who wants to read a great book. I would stay awake for hours reading this at night. I quickly added this to my list of favorites. I liked Palace Beautiful because it had events and characters that I could relate to. It was filled with adventure, mystery, and girl power. If you are looking for a good book, you should pick up this book!
Carsyn,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for reviewing my book! Your review made my day! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
My favorite part of the book to write was the characters. You said you could relate to the characters. You and I must be alike because I based Sadie and Bella a lot on myself--at least personality wise.
The hardest part of making this book was researching the flu. I did a lot of research--a LOT, and it was interesting, but really sad. There were a lot of stories in real life like Helen's family.
I like to put in little personal things--especially names--that no one might know but me. For instance, the name Helen White is the name of a distant ancestor of mine. Once the White girls deliver pies to their neighbors the Smiths, the Hammonds and the Riries. Those are the names of my college roommates. There are a lot of those things in the book.
If you or anyone in your class has questions or comments or anything you want to know about the book or writing, you can contact me by going to my website www.sarahdefordwilliams.com.
Take care and keep reading! :)
-Sarah DeFord Williams
Oh, thanks!It is so cool that authors appreciate little things like that! thank you for telling me about the characters. I love secrets!! again, thank you and I will keep reading!!:)
ReplyDeleteG'day Ms Sears and students,
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining the student blogging challenge. I hope you enjoy the activities and make new friends by reading and commenting on student and class blogs from around the world.
PS I would suggest having the profile option Name/URL in case younger students want to leave a comment.