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Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning

July 15, 2009 by Jennifer

Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning by Danette Haworth is my favorite kind of juvenile fiction — a new novel that has a timeless feel, which allows the youngsters to have fun everyday adventures (the kind of adventures that today’s non Free-Range Kids don’t even dream about having).

Eleven-year-old Violet Raines is a girl whose life as she knows it in small-town Florida is about to change. There’s a new girl in town, Melissa Gold, who just moved from the big city of Detroit. Violet’s best friend Lottie is charmed by her big house and big-city obsessions with make-up and TV stars, and Violet feels left out. What’s more, Melissa thinks that the friendship between Eddie and Violet must mean something romantic, and that complicates things between the two of them.

Violet is the kind of protagonist that kids enjoy following. She’s larger-than-life, unafraid, and quirky (doing things such as slowly tracking dragonflies and collecting big words in her word box). My one complaint is that the dialect (including improper grammar) got a bit tiresome after a while.

However, the timeless feel and accurate look at friendship and growing up makes Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning a book that Amanda (10) and I both enjoyed.

The author has donated a copy for us to give to one of you as well. If you’d like to win a copy, please leave a comment here (one entry per person, please). This giveaway is for U.S. residents only. We’ll announce the winner in next Wednesday’s giveaway post.

The winner of Pajama School is #14 – Amy @ Hope is in the Word

Feel free to enter our other current giveaways. Subscribe to our feed. Follow us @5M4B on Twitter. (These do not earn you extra entries, but we don’t want you to miss anything!)

Jennifer Donovan loves keeping one toe in childhood by indulging in children’s literature when she can. She blogs at Snapshot.

Filed Under: Jennifer, Middle Grade Chapter Books

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Comments

  1. shawna says

    July 20, 2009 at 6:00 pm

    Would love to win this book.

  2. Ed Nemmers says

    July 20, 2009 at 6:16 pm

    Happy Summer!

  3. Susan Smith says

    July 20, 2009 at 7:57 pm

    Sounds like a good book

  4. Melanie says

    July 20, 2009 at 8:05 pm

    Sounds like a great book!

  5. Leslie Davis says

    July 20, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    Would love a chance to read.

  6. Chrysa says

    July 20, 2009 at 9:50 pm

    Looks great! Thanks for the giveaway!

  7. Barbara Rawe says

    July 21, 2009 at 12:02 am

    The summer is so hot and I need a great novel to escape the heat…..have a cool drink and curl up on the couch with.

  8. Denise says

    July 21, 2009 at 1:18 am

    Another nice book. I would like to read this one. Thanks!

  9. Marie says

    July 21, 2009 at 9:05 am

    This sounds like so much fun!

  10. Sandy M says

    July 21, 2009 at 10:13 am

    My granddaughter would love this book.

  11. Veronica Garrett says

    July 21, 2009 at 10:22 am

    I would love to win a copy of the book.

  12. Terri L says

    July 21, 2009 at 10:42 am

    My daughter would like this!

  13. Sue says

    July 21, 2009 at 11:20 am

    Looks good. Thanks for the giveaway~

  14. Marcia S says

    July 21, 2009 at 11:35 am

    I think my kids would like this book.

  15. kathy pease says

    July 21, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Thank you for the AWESOME GIVEAWAY.. Please count me in 🙂

  16. Maja says

    July 21, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    my niece would love it

  17. Susanne Troop says

    July 21, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    My daughter would enjoy this!

  18. Elizabeth says

    July 21, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    Thank you for the chance to read it!

  19. Joanne Danzer says

    July 21, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    A great book to read and pass on to my cousins three girls.

  20. heather s says

    July 21, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    I would love this book!

  21. jjampm says

    July 21, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    Sounds like a good story! My 11yo DD would love it

  22. Marcy Strahan says

    July 21, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    SOunds like a lovely novel!
    I would love to win it & read it!

  23. Amy H says

    July 21, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    Sounds like a good book. Thanks for the chance!

  24. Paradox says

    July 21, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    Enter me please! This looks like a cute book.

  25. Candie L says

    July 21, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    It sounds like a fun quirky book. Thank you

  26. Renee Weiner says

    July 21, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    I have a forever young at heart 13 year old girl I know would like this story.

  27. Christina says

    July 21, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    Even the title of this book sounds creative! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!

  28. Christina says

    July 21, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    I’m a proud subscriber!

  29. Lily Kwan says

    July 21, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

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