Violet Raines Almost Got Stuck By Lightning (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
Young Violet wants nothing but to spend her summer with her best friend Lottie. Violet and Lottie live in a small town and are used to country-style living, but everything soon changes when prissy Melissa from Detroit moves in. Melissa doesn't like to get her hands dirty, obsesses over celebrities, watches soap operas and worst of all, Melissa wears makeup! Lottie immediately falls in love with Melissa, and they become close friends, but it's an entirely different story for Violet, who despises Melissa. In the end, Violet will do whatever it takes to get her friend back. Violet is comfortable in her small town with her set of friends. Then the new girl, Melissa, walks into the picture. Melissa is from Detroit and represents coolness and wealth. Violet feels the need to compete with and annoy Melissa. In the process, she may be hurting her friends. Violet has a lot of growing to do, realizing what’s important and that changes are bound to happen with herself and the people in her life. I enjoyed Violet, Lottie, Eddie, and the other characters. This is a fast MG read that’s light, but with meaningful messages.
What do You think about Violet Raines Almost Got Stuck By Lightning (2008)?
This is the neatest book! I think it might be a "young adult" book. I must be young at heart!
—Fred
Read this to my 3rd grade class. They liked it much better than I did, but it was fun.
—smbratz
Haven't read it yet, but it looked excellent
—jassim
