LitPick Review
When Phoebe Hecht offers her help to a sweet, but confused elderly woman, she has no idea how drastically this will affect the rest of her summer. The main character of Old Photographs, by Sherie Posesorski, Phoebe, has been going on solitary bike rides through town until she stops at a garage sale and notices Mrs. Tomblin, a frail old woman, struggling to count money and deal with customers. Phoebe helps Mrs. Tomblin and becomes almost like a grandchild to the old woman. After Mrs. Tomblins house is broken into, and several valuable photographs are taken, it is up to Phoebe and her friends Colin and Yuri to solve the crime and determine the culprit in this fast- paced mystery.
Opinion:
The prospect of a mystery is enough to tempt any reader, but Old Photographs was unfortunately lacking in several areas. The plot, for example, seemed slightly forced and predictable, such as the confrontations between Phoebe and her mother. Also, the language was too loose and informal for my taste. However, I did enjoy getting to know some of the characters, who, for the most part, were fresh and original. I was disappointed with the mystery aspect, because it was fairly easy to identify the culprit from the beginning. I would not recommend this book because it was written at a low level and not worth the time it took to read it.
