The Properties of Water by Hannah Roberts McKinnon

In the story The Properties of Water thirteen year old Lace and her older sister Marni loved to swim and were pretty great at it too. The sisters once shared everything. Living in her older sisters shadow was sometimes hard for Lace because their was no escaping Marni's beauty, intelligence, and humor. All of that changed one very sad summer afternoon. The accident takes Lace's mom and older sister away from her leaving her with her dad. As summer passes by can Lace return to the water? The very thing that tore her family apart? Read the book to find out!

Reviewed by Danyela ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1210