by Wendy Mass
Hennepin County Library audiobook 8 discs
read by Andy Paris
genre: YA realistic fiction
I enjoyed this story, and there's a lot to it (great discussion book!) but I kind of understand why it hasn't been a hit at my school. It's kind of an odd story. Jeremy and Lizzy are unusual kids, best friends but almost more like siblings. Jeremy's dad is dead and Lizzy's mom is gone.
"A mysterious box with the words "THE MEANING OF LIFE: For Jeremy Fink TO Open On His 13th Birthday" arrives in the mail from Jeremy's long-departed father. The four keys needed to open the box are lost, setting Jeremy and Lizzy off on a quest to find them somewhere in the vastness of New York City."
I liked a lot of the quirkiness (junk dealers, collections, unique people) but was confused by Jeremy's weird phobias and how they developed. Paris' vocal work was wonderful!
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