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Title: The Graham Cracker Plot

Author: Shelley Tougas

Narrator: Olivia Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-02-14

Publisher: Listening Library

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Meet Daisy Bauer and her sometimes best friend, Graham, who are determined to break Daisy's dad out of prison in this hilarious middle-grade debut.

No one believes her, but Daisy Bauer knows her dad has been wrongfully imprisoned and that it's up to her to break him out of jail (aka Club Fed). She has a plan that she's calling the Graham Cracker Plot because it was all Graham's idea. She just needs a miniature horse, a getaway truck, and a penny from 1919 - the idea coin.

This funny, nail-biter of a novel is about friendship and admitting you're wrong. Debut novelist Shelley Tougas balances humor and warmth against themes of family, broken trust, and unconditional love against all odds.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars!!

My 10-year-old son and I both read this book, and we both loved it! It manages to be funny and endearing while touching on many serious topics. Tougas did an amazing job of writing from the perspective of a child. The conversations between Daisy and Graham and their often nonsensical thought processes are so authentic. As a parent and former teacher, I could see this book being used to discuss some difficult social topics with children. On the other hand, it can also be read for pure entertainment. I look forward to reading more from Tougas!

The Graham Cracker Plot

While I'm somewhat behind on writing my review for The Graham Cracker Plot-I blame an inability to coherently form my thoughts on it-I did want to share my thoughts on it. Even though I wound up enjoying this one I was left with mixed thoughts on it.

Overall, I really enjoyed the writing, characters, and plot of The Graham Cracker Plot. My problem came from the fact that this book was somewhat depressing as the story behind Daisy's father's jailing came to light. It really just broke my heart reading about that and how what she learned changed the way she viewed her father. What really made it sad was that it was an element to the book that caught me off guard. I really wasn't expecting to be hit with something that heavy while I was reading this one, I was more prepared for a light caper. Even so, this unexpected element was so well done that I cannot truly find fault with it.

Unexpected heaviness aside, what I really enjoyed about The Graham Cracker Plot would have to be the characterization. I just could not hep but enjoy watching Daisy's story unfold. Sure, it made me sad and mad at times, but the way she came to understand the truth of why her father was not there was so good. As difficult as everything was that Daisy faced, I found everything to be well written-from her plans to free the Chemist to the evolution of her feelings after she learns the truth.

So, while I enjoyed the overall plot-line and the characterization, it was Shelley Tougas' writing that really made it all come together. I thought she did one amazing job of bringing every thing together into one whole. While there were definitely some heart-wrenching moments throughout the book, it was the lightness of the plotting balanced with the seriousness that really made this a interesting book.

I guess you could say that I enjoyed the two polarizing sides of this book. On the lighter side, I liked reading about Daisy and Graham as they put into action the plans they made to break the Chemist out and escape to Canada. It was quite funny to see how much effort they put into it, as well as how close they got, even though they left quite a few things unplanned.