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Nov 26, 2013SnoqualmieKidsLibrarian rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A pleasant read with a bit of mystery and a satisfying, if fluffy, ending. The protagonist is wrestling with the idea of destiny, and is obsessed with happy endings--perhaps not surprisingly, since she is longing to discover who her father is (her mother has been quite mysterious about him). Is Emily stuck with the 'future poet' identity her English professor mother envisioned for her? Is it really risking everything if she tries to hard to push destiny a certain direction? The book is also a nice introduction to Emily Dickinson, as the story does a good job showing the point of view of a young person who is puzzled by some of the things the poet does--seemingly random capitalization of words, for example. Grades 5-6.