Thyme loves her family, especially her brother, but she misses her best friend and Grandmother, so at first all she wants to do is get back to the place she still calls home, San Diego. Despite her “middle-child” syndrome position, Thyme proves to be brave and mature, though she does have her, understandable, moments of jealousy and loneliness. Her parents’ main focus is her brother her older sister, Cori, quick to make new friends, is hardly ever around, leaving Thyme mostly on her own. Thyme’s family moves from San Diego to NYC because her younger brother, Val, who has a rare form of cancer, is part of a drug trial taking place in the city. In Melanie Conklin’s debut novel, Counting Thyme, she shares the story of middle school student and middle sister Thyme Owens. Life sometimes takes us places we never dreamed of going only to leave us right where we belong. This review is based on an Advanced Reader’s Copy. Recommended Age/Grade: Middle School, 5 th-8 th grade Review of: Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin Review written by Kristen Julia Anderson, Teen Librarian
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