Review: Wonderland

Wonderland by Barbara O'Connor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Mavis' mom is never happy with her job, so she is constantly moving them around, looking for the next best thing. Mavis desperately wants to stay in one place long enough to make a best friend. Her mom is once-again moving her to a new town so she can be a maid for a wealthy family. When Mavis finds out that her mom's new boss has a daughter named Rose, she immediately decides that Rose will be her best friend.

Rose's mom never seems to be satisfied with her. She always wants her to join activities she isn't interested in or play with neighborhood girls she doesn't like. She is aching for a best friend, just like Mavis. Mavis is everything she is not: wild, bold, and daring. Mavis breaks rules without giving them a second thought. Rose won't even walk in the grass without shoes on because her mother has convinced her she will get ringworm.

When Mavis discovers Rose is very worried about lonely old Mr. Duffy, the neighborhood gatekeeper and Rose's only friend, she hatches a plan to bring some joy back into Mr. Duffy's life. However, her plan will require Rose to break all her mother's rules. Can Rose find the confidence to finally do what she wants and help the people that mean the most to her? Find out in August when Wonderland is published.

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