Peck Book 6

Chad, his brother Luke, and sister Heidi have a talent for going back in time. When they are visiting New York for the summer, they hear voices. This leads to adventures to find the answers to seemingly restless souls-Emily and Tyler. They end up saving their lives from an untimely death and manage a few laughs along the way.

I liked it. It had a nice twist to it to keep you interested. It was a different style from the other books. I enjoyed this one the best.

Peck Book 5

Jessica's world turns upside down when her parents divorce and her father decides to leave. She commits to making her mother pay for divorcing her father, the wonderfully exotic, traveling photographer. When Jessica's mother suggests she visit her father in Mexico for the holidays, Jessica can't wait to experience her famous uncle's house-a painter. Her stay there allows her to experience freedom, friends and thrills of Mexico college students, and tanning. The only problem is ironically the reason she wanted to go-her father. Not only does he spend most of his time with a lover, he turns out to not be the fabulous father she thought. On the other hand, she finds out her mother is the author to a book she loves...


Personally, I didn't like the book. A lot of the thoughts were abstract and it ended rather questionably. However, the message of 'you never really know a person' is evident...and this includes your parents.

Peck Book 4

The first book about Grandma Dowdel, it is written from Joey's perspective. Each year, Joey and his sister, Mary Alice go visit their Grandmother in a hick town of Illinois. As the years progress, they start to learn who she really is and have hilarious adventures together. They even find themselves not minding to be like her.

I loved it. When she switched the pies to win first prize...classic. I always say, "work smarter, not harder". It brings a whole new meaning to small towns.