From School Library Journal Grade 6-10If only this book had ended with a dwarf dancing in a red velvet room, the mysterious similarities to Twin Peaks could be recognized as artful parody or even homage. Here, a group of city students spend a weekend in a rural town on an exchange program designed to expose them to different lifestyles and examine country/city stereotypes. When one of the local students is murdered, the search for her killer forces the town to confront other issues including racial prejudice. The authors heavily expository poems are usually in the form of a monologue expressing either a characters thoughts or a bit of conversation, but rarely demand much from readers. Glenns style is a kind of quick-sketch shorthand that is the literary equivalent of the two-minute caricature bought at an amusement park. At first glance, the selections appear to have captured characters but on closer examination they are stereotypes who never come to life. As poetry or mystery, this title is a disappointment.Herman Sutter, Saint Pius X High School, Houston, TX Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. From
