Lost and Found by Anne Schraff
Why did I read it?
My YA Lit class professor used the Bluford High Series (this
is the first book) with a group of at-risk teens. She said the group really
enjoyed the books, and wanted us to check them out.
What happened?
Great one more thing for Darcy to worry about! Not only does
she have an exhausted mother struggling to make ends meet, a Grandma whose mind
is slowly slipping away, and a sister who is having a hard time in school, she
now has to deal with a partner like Tarah. Tarah is overweight, obnoxious, has
a loser of a boyfriend, and would probably pull Darcy’s grade down. Why couldn’t
her teacher have paired her with Hakeem (who she secretly liked) or Brisana
(her best friend)?
But, as the plot thickens, we find out that this will become
the least of Darcy’s problems. She will ultimately have to face something she
has tried to walk away from, and find out who her true friends really are.
What did I like or not like?
Many of the books I’ve read have been award-winning and have
a pretty high reading level. So, the writing style in this book seemed kind of
simplistic. But, now I think it was a nice change. Not everybody enjoys ,
needs, or wants a high reading level, and it was interesting to read something
else.
The simple writing style just tells you how things are, and
even though the conflict is real, it isn’t traumatizing to read. Ultimately, I
think it reads like a sitcom. The story takes us through problems that need to
be dealt with, lessons that need to be learned, but everyone winds up happy at
the end.
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