the romeo and juliet code by phoebe stone

Henley, the local postman and poet, is called for duty in North Africa Aunt Miami joins a USO traveling production of Romeo and Juliet and Gideon, Flissy’s biological father, undertakes a secret mission. When a man shows up claiming to be Derek’s long-lost father, Flissy struggles to keep her suspicions about him to herself. Flissy hasn’t heard a word from her parents, who are spies missing in Europe, but keeps herself occupied with her love interest, Derek, the boy the Bathburns unofficially adopted. This absorbing follow-up to the The Romeo and Juliet Code (2011) picks up with the Bathburns in Bottlebay, Maine, one year later and with WWII in full swing.

Some characters remain absent, and some are irrevocably changed, a reminder of the devastation wrought by war.- Elissa Gershowitz Starred Review Booklist The end of the book brings some closure, although, just as with The Romeo and Juliet Code, not everything wraps up tidily. Stone manages the cunning feat of writing in a style both lyrical and propulsive, with short chapters impelling readers ever onward as the multifaceted story unfolds. Another surprise arrival (no spoilers here, but it’s a good one!) upends Flissy’s expectations in ways that are breathtakingly complex. A welcome visitor is her young friend Dimples, an evacuee from England whose guilelessness is a breath of fresh air for the secret-harboring Bathburns. Her love for Derek unabated, Flissy is stung when he takes someone else to a dance. Life goes on for Flissy and co., even in the midst of such uncertainty. It’s now 1942, the Coast Guard is patrolling for U-boats, and there’s still no word from Winnie (her mother) or Danny (the man she thought was her dad), who are Allied spies stationed in France. 3/11), ended with British ex-pat Flissy content in sleepy Bottlebay, Maine, with the Bathburns - matriarch The Gram flighty and sweet Aunt Miami hunky young Derek and Uncle Gideon, whom she learned is her father. Its predecessor, The Romeo and Juliet Code (rev. Romeo Blue is the best sort of sequel: one you didn’t know you wanted but are ever so grateful to have. The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe StoneĪ NEW novel by Phoebe Stone - Published June 2013 Starred Review Hornbook

The romeo and juliet code by phoebe stone