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The Cavendish Home For Boys And Girls

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The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand is a wonderful book. However, it probably isn’t in your local library. In fact, the only reason that I own this book or even know about this book is because my Gran had some sort of connection with the author. Fortunately, Claire Legrand was nice enough to give me a free signed hardcover copy of the literary masterpiece. When I saw this book on my shelf, I knew that it was the perfect book to reread over the summer. It is full of mystery, suspense, and for lack of a better word, creepiness. There are many reasons why I love this book. For one thing, the plot is amazing. Plus, it feels like all of the characters have their own personality and importance to the plot. Furthermore, the message …show more content…

None of them feel like they don’t have a personality or serve no purpose to the plot. All of the characters in this book are each their own person. For example, Lawrence is one of the best characters in any of the books that I have read. At first, he seems like a nitwit that can’t really do much without help. Some of the first words that you hear of him are,”Everyone made fun of Lawrence for this, and really, Victoria couldn’t blame them.” But as the book goes on, you can tell that he has much more control over his emotions than Victoria does, and he is very capable of doing things. A lot of this is revealed by his reactions to Victoria’s nitpicks. Whenever she tells him to keep his shirt tucked in or to make sure that his hair isn’t so messy, he just laughs it off or makes fun of her for being so picky. Also, when he is getting “coached” by Mrs. Cavendish, (a.k.a, playing a piano with no strings in it while bugs crawl all over him until he stops, only to be whipped by Mrs. Cavendish) he shows how resilient he is, and that he still thinks that playing piano is still the best thing for him. Lawrence is just one of these amazing characters, though. Victoria or even a more minor character, such as Professor Alban, each have their own specific personality traits that are just as interesting. After reading this book, I was amazed by the way that the characters were presented and the amount of personality that

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