Absolutely Truly

Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick

At almost six feet tall, twelve-year-old Truly Lovejoy stands out in a crowd whether she likes it or not. (She doesn’t.) So when her family move to teeny-tiny, super-boring Pumpkin Falls, New Hampshire, Truly doesn’t stand a chance of blending in. But when helping out at the family bookstore one day, Truly finds a mysterious letter inside an old copy of Charlotte’s Web and soon she and her new friends are swept up in a madcap treasure hunt around town. While chasing clues that could spell danger, Truly discovers that there’s more to Pumpkin Falls than meets the eye- and that blending in can be overrated.

The Good

Truly’s dad rescues her after she falls into a stream.

The Bad

The letter in Charlotte’s Web was actually written for Truly’s aunt by her high school boyfriend asking her to marry him. Truly’s dad was in a war in Afghanistan, and his best friend was killed there.

Ages

Ages 9+ should read this book.

My Take

I enjoyed the book Absolutely Truly. I didn’t really like that the point of the whole scavenger hunt was a proposal of marriage, but I enjoyed the rest of this book.

Review by Kaitlyn