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The Sardines is a group of teenagers who live near each other and
love glowboarding together. Avery Miller recently moved into the
neighborhood after her parents' divorce. She is looking for a fresh
start from the bomb sirens and talk of the war in Los Angeles. Dani
Hirsch is the leader of the Sardines. She knows that their team is the
best at glowboarding but, they are just yet to prove it. She is focused
on the team winning the big race in the summer and nothing will
distract her.
Bastian Gil is tired of being bullied
because he is different. He and his twin sister, Lola can share thoughts
but, he feels that is normal. Lola wants everyone to have fun and just
glowboard for fun. She doesn't like it when the team fights. As the
Sardines prepare for their big race, they start to realize that they
have magical powers that make them different from everyone else. As they
start to grasp their abilities, they soon realize nothing will be the
same again.
I thought the novel had an
interesting premise but, I was disappointed in the delivery. I felt like
the novel was very predictable and was detailed without adding anything
to the story. I wished more time was spent talking about each of the
children and if other people received special powers. For example, why
were they picked and how did they get it? Overall, it would be an
entertaining read for people who like kids with superpowers finding
themselves but, I was expecting more mystery and surprises.
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About The Book
Title: MIDNIGHT ON STRANGE STREET
Author: K.E. Ormsbee
Pub. Date: January 21, 2020
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 400
AVERY MILLER is looking for a fresh start, away
from all the bomb sirens and talk of war in Los Angeles. She expects to find a
haven in Callaway, Texas, where the cool new substance “glow” was first
discovered. What she doesn’t count on is making friends with glowboard skaters
Dani, Bastian, and Lola, aka the Sardines. . . .
DANI HIRSCH, captain of the Sardines, knows for a fact they’re the best glowboarding team in Texas—if only they could prove it. Nothing will distract Dani from leading the team to victory at this summer’s big race. Not even food explosions in the school cafeteria, or a mysterious midnight message, or secretive government workers in Callaway. . . .
BASTIAN GIL is sick of the bullies who tease him for being a Sardine, for being different. Sure, he and his twin sister, Lola, can share thoughts. That’s just twin telepathy, though—nothing too weird, right? But when Bastian finds he can do even stranger things, he starts to wonder if maybe he really is different from the other kids at school. . . .
LOLA GIL wants life to go back to normal, to a time before big glowboard races and government investigations. But the more the Sardines discover about themselves—like how they can share thoughts and move objects with their minds—the more Lola begins to fear there was never anything normal about her. . . .
When the Sardines receive an ominous, otherworldly message, they must decide if they’ll use their newfound powers to stop an impending disaster—one that could have more to do with the war, their bullies, and glowboarding than they can possibly imagine.
DANI HIRSCH, captain of the Sardines, knows for a fact they’re the best glowboarding team in Texas—if only they could prove it. Nothing will distract Dani from leading the team to victory at this summer’s big race. Not even food explosions in the school cafeteria, or a mysterious midnight message, or secretive government workers in Callaway. . . .
BASTIAN GIL is sick of the bullies who tease him for being a Sardine, for being different. Sure, he and his twin sister, Lola, can share thoughts. That’s just twin telepathy, though—nothing too weird, right? But when Bastian finds he can do even stranger things, he starts to wonder if maybe he really is different from the other kids at school. . . .
LOLA GIL wants life to go back to normal, to a time before big glowboard races and government investigations. But the more the Sardines discover about themselves—like how they can share thoughts and move objects with their minds—the more Lola begins to fear there was never anything normal about her. . . .
When the Sardines receive an ominous, otherworldly message, they must decide if they’ll use their newfound powers to stop an impending disaster—one that could have more to do with the war, their bullies, and glowboarding than they can possibly imagine.
About K.E.:
K.E. Ormsbee writes books, cooks food, &
records podcasts in Austin, TX. She is the author of the WATER AND THE WILD
fantasy trilogy (Chronicle Books and Gumption Press), folk mystery THE HOUSE IN
POPLAR WOOD (Chronicle Books), and the upcoming sci-fi adventure MIDNIGHT ON
STRANGE STREET (Disney-Hyperion, January 2020).
She also writes Young Adult novels as Kathryn
Ormsbee: LUCKY FEW, TASH HEARTS TOLSTOY, and THE GREAT UNKNOWABLE END (Simon
& Schuster).
K.E. Ormsbee likes clothes from the 60s, music
from the 70s, and movies from the 80s. She is from the 90s. You can visit her
online at keormsbee.com or follow her on Twitter & Instagram @kathsby.
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