Name: Juniper Berry
ISBN: 9783760789514

M.P. Kozlowsky

Eigentlich müsste Juniper Berry das glücklichste Mädchen der Welt sein. Ihre Eltern sind reich und berühmt und sie besitzt alles, was man sich nur wünschen kann. Doch seit einiger Zeit ist Juniper einsam und unglücklich. Etwas stimmt nicht mit ihren Eltern ... sie benehmen sich seltsam, scheinen ihre Tochter ganz zu vergessen und schleichen sich jede Nacht heimlich aus dem Haus. Gemeinsam mit dem Nachbarsjungen Giles versucht Juniper die Ursache für das rätselhafte Verhalten ihrer Eltern herauszufinden. Eine gefährliche Reise beginnt, bei der Juniper erfahren muss, dass manche Wünsche besser unerfüllt bleiben ...

Juniper Berry

M. P. Kozlowsky

Juniper Berry's parents are the most beloved actor and actress in the world—but Juniper can't help but feel they haven't been quite right lately. And she and her friend Giles are determined to find out why. On a cold and rainy night, Juniper follows her parents as they sneak out of the house and enter the woods. What she discovers is an underworld filled with contradictions: one that is terrifying and enticing, lorded over by a creature both sinister and seductive, who can sell you all the world's secrets bound in a balloon. For the first time, Juniper and Giles have a choice to make. And it will be up to them to confront their own fears in order to save the ones who couldn't. M.P. Kozlowsky's debut is a modern-day fairy tale of terror, temptation, and ways in which it is our choices that make us who we are.

Lynn Braden

As Juniper's parents become more and more famous as movie stars, they seem to change. They no longer treat her like their beloved daughter, becoming mean and thoughtless, only caring about themselves. Juniper thinks that fame has done this to them until she meets her neighbor, Giles. His parents have also become famous and thoughtless, but he believes there is more to it than just fame. He has found a tree in Juniper's yard and swears that his parents disappear inside it. Giles and Juniper decide to investigate, but what they find scares them and tempts them more than they could have imagined.

The metaphorical theme in Juniper Berry is clear, the lure of "the easy way" to people's desires can devour their souls. The tree and the raven add realistic elements to the story that lead to a more sinister, supernatural power beneath. Overall, an interesting story, but definitely written for a younger audience.

 Bruna Acioly Leão

There will always be temptation, wherever we go in life, with whatever we do. There will always be an easier way out. But there’s nothing to gain from that. We have to overcome such urges; we have to be stronger. 

Juniper Berry is sad because her parents seem to only care about their fame and hardly spend any more time with her. When exploring on the woods around her house, she meets Giles, a strange boy whose parents seem to be behaving in the same odd way as Juniper's. They start to suspect then that something more sinister might be happening with the adults.

I really enjoyed this middle grade - it was quick to read, creepy in a not too scary way and it had a good message that can be appreciated by kids and grown-ups alike.

Juniper Berry

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