This book was fantastic. The last Kathryn Lasky book I read was one of the Camp Princess books, so I was a little hesitant to read this, thinking it would be a light fluffy book. I was surprised to find it packed with emotion, suspense, and fear. The main character, Georgie, is someone we can all relate to, as she adjusts to the life of an 11 year old. I recommend this book to anyone who is in for a heart wrenching story. In the summer of 1952, a polio outbreak shuts down public spaces in a small Indiana town. New to the neighborhood, eleven year old Georgie and her seventeen year old brother Emmett meet their seventeen year old neighbor Phyllis who is encased in an iron lung. Through summer evenings star gazing, both siblings form a relationship with Phyllis. However, Georgie soon becomes uneasy with Phyllis' manipulation of those around her and in particular her hold over Emmett. As Georgie struggles to make sense of the relationships Phyllis cultivates and to navigate a new school as a sixth grader, her unease grows and her desperation to understand Phyllis' intentions mounts.This book has mature themes related to relationships and matters of life and death.
What do You think about Chasing Orion (2010)?
This book is so interesting you cant put it down, yet there are aspects that could be avoided.
—janedad103
