Quicksand Pond

Quicksand Pond by Janet Taylor Lisle, 240 pages

“Twelve-year-old Jessie spends the summer with her family on Quicksand Pond, a New England vacation spot, where she develops a star-crossed friendship with independent Terri, and meets a reclusive old lady whose connection to a murder that took place decades ago still informs her present--and affects Terri in ways that Jessie gradually comes to understand the more time they spend together.” This was a good story.  It moves a little slowly, but there’s enough action to keep kids’ interest.  I would have liked it wrapped up a little bit more at the end, but that’s a personal preference.  The ending made sense within the story.  I would definitely give this to kids who like realistic fiction.