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The Heartbreak Messenger

July 22, 2013 by Jennifer

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theheartbreakmessengerThe Heartbreak Messenger by Alexander Vance has one of the more unique plots of the middle grade novels that I’ve read recently.

A middle school kid who stumbles upon a business of being the one who delivers the breakup message, when a friend’s older brother asks him to do that for him, brings in some high school elements, but filtered through the eyes of 12-year-old Quentin. I liked Quentin’s voice, and I thought that this was a really interesting concept, but that plot also makes it sort of a hard sell for the target audience (who is the target audience?).

My 9-year-old son liked the cover and the blurb on the back. Though I think he’s a little young for it, hearing his interest, helped me understand that other kids would like it.

Sometimes writing a review helps me solidify my thoughts. While this book didn’t totally wow me, the characters were memorable, and I think that an older middle grade audience (probably 5th to 8th grade), would probably like the humor and school drama and very unique plot to this one.

Filed Under: 12 and up, Children's Books, Jennifer, Middle Grade Chapter Books

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  1. jubifish says

    May 23, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    I love this book, i have read it about a billion times and i never get tiered of reading it

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