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Sep 23, 2017TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
What a quietly beautiful and moving book. Midnight at the Electric is centered on a girl named Adri living in 2065. In the weeks before she is scheduled to leave earth for Mars, she discovers a journal from a girl who lived long ago, thus beginning the unraveling of the mystery of a girl named Catherine living in Oklahoma, 1934 during the Dust Bowl. Along the way we also discover the story of Lenore, an English girl living in England in 1919 after World War I. This tale entwines the story of three girls, two from the past and one from the present, all connected by a tortoise named Galapagos. I admit when I first picked up the book I was expecting a science fiction story with concepts of future technology or a contemporary story, but this story is neither. The author is showing powerful perceptions on the sorrow of leaving something behind, but going towards new experiences and beginnings; which is something all three main characters in this book experience. This book is filled with friendships and is tinged with melancholy and bittersweetness.  - @Lumos of the Teen Review Board at the Hamilton Public Library This was a wonderful novel. So warm, electrifying and heartbreaking, all in a small amount of pages! I was delightfully surprised by this book; it combined variables that I did not expect to work out together but definitely worked well! Three stories, all entwined by a turtle named Galapagos and an infinite spark. The story begins with Adri, a newfound colonist who is amongst the chosen to live on Mars. Despite being a social nightmare, keeping to herself and not making an effort to be a loveable person, her 107 year old cousin Lily invites her to her home during Adri’s training. I have to say the two cousins relationship was one that I treasured the most throughout, it was just so imperfectly sweet! The next two stories are all entwined by the turtle that eventually has her own sweet ending, and I highly recommend this book to be read! Loved, loved, loved it! Rating 4.5/5 - @jewelreader of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library