Storm

Written by Nicola Skinner

Narrated by Olivia Dowd

The sinister eeriness of Doll Bones meets the dark humor of Lemony Snicket in this smart middle grade ghost story.

Frances—you can call her Frankie—was not a happy baby. She was born amidst chaos, to two loving but unprepared parents. On a beach. In a storm. No wonder she’s always had a temper.

And you know what did nothing to quell her anger? Dying dramatically in a freak natural disaster that wiped out her whole town.

As a ghost, it’s not so easy for Frankie to hide her rage, especially when suspicious visitors to her ruined home seem to have a keen and ominous interest in her. But when you were born with a storm inside you—sometimes the only way to calm it is to finally let it out.

Readers who loved the heart of books like Shouting at the Rain and Orphan Island will love following Frankie’s ghostly journey.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Mar 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9780063071711

Nicola Skinner

Nicola Skinner worked as a copywriter and journalist before turning to novels. BLOOM is her first book for children.

Reviews for Storm

[cbl_tn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Kenzie and his third wife, Willow, live on a privately developed Florida island. Kenzie will be turning seventy soon, and Willow is planning a big birthday bash. They learn that Kenzie’s estranged older brother, Dalton, will be on the island the weekend of the party. Kenzie and Dalton haven’t spoken in twenty years, since the birth of Kenzie’s illegitimate daughter with a 17-year-old street dweller. A tropical storm may put an end to the brothers’ reconciliation before it begins.This short novel is a loose retelling of The Tempest. The characters all seem to be loners or misfits. Buechner gives readers a glimpse inside each one’s head. I like Buechner’s style, but I couldn’t get past the ick factor of a middle-aged Kenzie’s infatuation with a barely 17-year-old girl.

[charlie68_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Okay, the decription of the storm and it's aftermath were really good. I couldnt work up too much sympathy with the characters though. Maybe for such a short book, character depth wasnt an option.