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Overview

Elise and Franklin have always been best friends. Elise has always lived in the big house with her loving Uncle and Aunt, because Elise's parents died when she was too young to remember them.  There's always been a barn behind the house with eight locked doors on the second floor.
When Elise and Franklin start middle school, things feel all wrong. Bullying. Not fitting in. Franklin suddenly seems babyish.  Then, soon after her 12th birthday, Elise receives a mysterious key left for her by her father. A key that unlocks one of the eight doors upstairs in the bar . . .

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LaFleur's second novel is a quiet and emotionally honest coming-of-age story chronicling Elise's journey into middle school. Elise has lived with her aunt and uncle since her parents' deaths many years earlier. Before he died, Elise's father made eight rooms on the second floor of the barn for Elise to open when the time was right. After Elise turns 12, keys to the rooms appear, one by one, and Elise gets to know her parents, her aunt and uncle, and herself from the things her father has left her. At school Elise is dealing with a bully, falling behind in homework, and being embarrassed by her lifelong friend Franklin, who doesn't understand why bringing Star Wars toys to school or playing pretend games aren't cool anymore. LaFleur (Love, Aubrey) writes with uncommon sensitivity to the fraught period between childhood and the teenage years, when friendships balance on a razor's edge and nothing feels certain. The heart of the story lies in the layered relationships and characters that give the novel its powerful sense of realism. Ages 9–12. (Aug.)
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Middle school is tough, but eleven-year-old Elise is having a particularly hard time adjusting. Her best friend Franklin is more different than she had ever realized and she finds herself the butt of many jokes as well as a target for her new locker partner who seems to have it in for her. On top of that she just cannot seem to get organized and get her work done, the teachers are not fair and well, neither is life. Her aunt and uncle, guardians since her parent's deaths, are patient and do what they can to help as does another aunt and baby cousin who have just come to live with them. But it is not until Lise finds a key left for her by her father that things begin to come clear (while all the more complicated!) Unlocking a mysterious room in the top floor of her barn she finds bits of the past she has never known as well as messages from her father about life and growing up. Eight keys, eight mysteries, will she get them all figured out? The story is lovely and simple and at turns poignant and heart felt. The dilemmas of childhood, friendship, and life in general are truthfully and realistically portrayed and the revelation is touching. Highly recommended! Reviewer: Amy McMillan
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Elise must unlock her past to learn what she comes from before she can decide who she wants to be.

Before starting middle school, Elise was content in her own world with Franklin. Now, playing with him has become a liability and opens her up to bullying. An orphan, Elise lives with her aunt and uncle, in whose barn are eight locked doors. On her 12th birthday, she learns her father left messages behind those doors for her. Readers know that Elise lost her mother the day she was born and her father three years later, making her convenient discovery one that stretches believability. The messages in each room read like cryptic, inspirational self-help: Know What You Come From; Believe; Treasure Your Life. Using first-person narration, LaFleur quickly sketches Elise's descent into depression and her growing ambivalence toward Franklin, but her characterization lacks depth. Thus, when Elise betrays Franklin and shuns a new baby in the house, she appears unsympathetic. Elise is too self-aware when she questions her new habit of calling Franklin names: "... did the name-calling come from a part of me that hadn't healed?" As readers might expect, Elise begins to make life better: She stands up to the bully, develops a new friendship and salvages the old one.

This story of preteen angst contains many compelling, original moments that, unfortunately, do not combine for a realistic portrayal of blossoming maturity.(Fiction. 10-14)

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Gr 5–7—Elise has just started middle school and has suddenly realized that playing the childhood games she once enjoyed with her best friend, Franklin, is making her the butt of her sixth-grade classmates' jokes. Her lunch is smashed daily by her locker buddy, she can't get to the bus on time, and she begins to take it all out on Franklin until she drives him away. In the midst of these problems, Elise discovers a series of rooms at home and eight subsequent keys that open them—a puzzle left behind for her from her father, who died when she was three. Her mother died when she was a baby, so she has been raised by her father's brother, Uncle Hugh, and Aunt Bessie. Each of the rooms is filled with mementos and a life lesson that her father wanted to impart, and it's up to Elise to figure out what it all means. While there are plenty of books about the pains of leaving childhood behind, this one stands out, particularly because of the way in which LaFleur portrays the subtleties of middle-school life. The character development is perfectly paced and readers grow right along with Elise. Her confusion about school, life, and friendships is honest and on target. The mysterious keys add a sense of wonder to the book, but ultimately the journey is about self-discovery. This is a heartwarming and thoughtful story filled with beautiful lines and ideas. It is sure to resonate with a wide range of readers and would be a great addition to any library.—Kerry Roeder, The Brearley School, New York City

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780385740302
  • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
  • Publication date: 8/9/2011
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 103,785
  • Age range: 9 - 12 Years
  • Lexile: 590L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.60 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Suzanne LaFleur

SUZANNE LAFLEUR received her MFA in writing for children from The New School. This is her second novel.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 2, 2012

    Maya

    This is amazing i am usually not a reader but when i read this book it took me in to a whole new different world. This book makes you want to make a movie in your head! This is a fantastic book and i willrecommed this book to anyone who is ready for mysteries and friendship:)

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  • Posted September 15, 2011

    highly recommended

    An insightful, delightful book about coping with those awful 'tween' years. Suzanne LaFleur made me fall in love with the characters, and personalities in this book. From begining to end, it was a great read for young and old. I can't wait to share this, and will look forward to the next.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 8, 2012

    Best!!!!!!

    Best story, and my younger sister didnt get confused! Read this.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 12, 2012

    Amazing

    When i first started reading this i never thought it would be any were close to as good as love aubrey was but i think it is just as good and is now one of my favorite books

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    :)

    My friend loved it!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 10, 2011

    Cant wait to read

    This author is awsome and plz read this book!

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