In the Heart of
the Dark Wood by Billy Coffey
Eleven year old Allie Granderson desperately misses her
mother who was swept away five hundred forty-two days ago in The Storm of small town Mattingly. She still believes her mother is alive (only
her pink tennis shoe was found) and continues to wear the cheap, plastic toy
compass her mother gave her before she disappeared. It no longer works, but Allie can’t bear to
be without it. Then without explanation
the compass begins to work in a magical way.
Allie is convinced that it will direct her to her mother and she
convinces her best friend Zach to follow her as it directs them into the heart
of the dark woods.
Coffey’s writing flows, carrying the reader along. He has a reader-friendly mix of description
and action, and the plot of this book is palpable with tension. I found myself wondering if they would ever escape
alive. I enjoyed his characters and find
myself still pondering Zach and Allie and their life after the story. The conclusion was satisfying and answered
many of my questions. I would heartily
recommend this book and any of his others to readers who enjoy southern fiction
and reading about small town life.
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