Mackenzie, Lost and Found
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Fifteen-year-old Mackenzie Hill knows something is up when she arrives home to find her father making a home-cooked dinner, instead of his standard delivery pizza. But nothing prepares her for the bombshell announcement: Mackenzie and her dad, alone since the death of her mother a year ago, are moving to Jerusalem, where her father has taken a position as a visiting professor at a university.
The adjustment from life in Canada to life in Israel is dramatic - though it’s eased somewhat when Mackenzie is befriended by an American girl in her new school. The biggest shock of all comes when Mackenzie faces the wrath of her new friends, new community, and even her own father after she begins dating a Muslim boy.
Deborah Kerbel
DEBORAH KERBEL is the author of nine novels for middle grade and young adult readers, as well as many picture books, including This House Is Home, illustrated by Yong Ling Kang; Sun Dog, illustrated by Suzanne Del Rizzo; and Swish Slosh, illustrated by Jacqui Lee. Her books have been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award, among others. Deborah lives in Thornhill, Ontario, with her husband, two teens and a rescue schnoodle named Alfredo.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5One of the most important experiences of my life was living in a foreign country, so I’m always up for reading a story about someone in a similar situation. In many ways, this book delivered that nostalgic feeling, capturing the lost feeling when something terrifyingly new happens and you have no idea what you should be doing. But in other ways, the book fell short of making me see how life-changing the experience was for Mackenzie.Mackenzie is a good narrator in the sense that her voice always felt authentic. As she struggled to find her way in Jerusalem it felt true to the situation. There are times in the book when the narrative shifts perspectives, and this didn’t work for me. It interrupted the flow of the story for me because of the change from first person to third person. I’m okay with changing perspectives, but to change tenses as well tripped me up every time.An aspect of the story I really enjoyed was Mackenzie’s view of the Israeli/Palestinian tension. This isn’t something that is explored in depth, but it is vital to the story as it is such a big, everyday presence in Jerusalem. Although it would be easy for Mackenzie to choose a side based on the feelings of those around her, she refuses to do so because she doesn’t completely understand it. Her closest friend in Jerusalem takes issue with the fact that Mackenzie doesn’t immediately side with her, but I admire the fact that she doesn’t allow others to dictate her feelings on something.I found the romance with Nasir to be so-so as I felt that the main attraction to each other was the allure of the exotic; it felt very superficial. While I don’t have a problem with the idea that it wasn’t an earth-shattering, soul-shaking romance, I was underwhelmed. There is, however, a twist to their relationship, which gives it a little more intrigue than a standard crush, but even that left me wanting more. And even though I am okay with open-ended conclusions, the ending of this story seemed unresolved rather than open to interpretation.This is a good story for getting an idea of what it is like to move to a country that is, in almost every way, unlike home. Mackenzie’s experiences change her in some wonderful ways; unfortunately, many of the experiences that brought about those changes are glossed over in order to focus on her forbidden romance.