Gilda Joyce

The Ladies of the Lake

By: Jennifer Allison

Narrated by: Jessica Almasy

Acclaimed author Jennifer Allison's Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator was a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. In this sequel, 13-year-old psychic investigator Gilda is not happy about the scholarship she won to attend Our Lady of Sorrows private school. Time to wear a uniform and hang out with a bunch of debutantes, she figures. But then Gilda learns a drowned student's ghost may be haunting the grounds. Now it's time to investigate!©2006 Jennifer Allison (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC

Fun listen

This was a enjoyable mystery, I always love the humor of Gilda, several times throughout the book you get a laugh. Highly recommended.

Quirky

What made the experience of listening to Gilda Joyce the most enjoyable?

Enjoyed this book....not really sure if she is a psychic investigator or just stubborn.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Gilda....love her typewriting and progress reports. Just plain funny.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laughed and cried, lost my father to cancer. Although in my 20's I felt the same reaction that Gilda experienced. Laughed at her boldness, never say die attitude. Although I would cringe a bit at her frankness.

Any additional comments?

Lovely start just too expensive. Very very credit worthy. This is a young adult book but it is really for all ages.

Not for Tweens or Kids

SPOILER ALERT!! THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR YOUNG KIDS NOR TWEENS!




Look, as an adult I enjoyed the story. Simple, but enjoyable. Thinking of this for kids gives me hives. Read in a cutesy kid’s voice, this is a serious story about a girl that discovers the truth behind group of girls that hazed another student and left her to break through the ice and drown. This group of girls continues to be cruel to others. There is mental breakdown, a sociopath, and discussion that glosses over potential sexual abuse/inappropriateness of a stepfather. The voice is cutesy and young. The topics are not. It is unbalanced.