Dotti Enderle Reviews

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Added July 13, 2003

Fortune Tellers Club Book 2: Playing with Fire

Author: Dotti Enderle
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Available At: Bookstores Everywhere
Publishing Date: Available Now
Genre: Middle Reader: Mystery
Format: Paperback
Price: $4.99
ISBN: 0-7387-0340-0
Author Email/Website: http://www.fortunetellersclub.com/
Reviewer: Sharyn McGinty

A member of the cheerleading squad, Anne gets to watch the football practices often. And that means a chance to watch Eric, the cutest and best player. Her crush is oblivious to her feelings, so Anne asks her best friends and members of the Fortune Tellers Club, Juniper and Gena to help.

Interested in all forms of divination, the girls use tarot cards to help them discern the future. The cards predict things will be heating up. Anne takes that prediction as a good sign. Unfortunately, things heat up in the wrong way.

First, the school library catches on fire for no apparent reason. Was it an accident? Rumors begin flying, some naming Eric as the fire starter. The girls, including Anne, admit strange things happen with fire when Eric is around. Will they discover the truth before another fire starts and people are hurt?

Book II of the Fortune Tellers Club was a very fun read. Anne, Juniper, and Gena are dimensional characters you want to meet in real life. Their enthusiasm and energy are contagious; you can't help feeling happy afterwards. Followers and practitioners of divination, both young and old, will delight in Ms. Enderle's accurate representations.

Finally divination is honored and explained; show in a good light. Even better is the parents' acceptance of the girls' divination attempts. The parents may not understand it, but they don't mock it either. I look forward to reading and sharing more of Ms. Enderle's work with my children.

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Added July 13, 2003

Fortune Tellers Club Book 1: The Lost Girl

Author: Dotti Enderle
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Available At: Bookstores Everywhere
Publishing Date: Available Now
Genre: Middle Reader: Mystery
Format: Paperback
Price: $4.99
ISBN: 0-7387-0253-6
Author Email/Website: http://www.fortunetellersclub.com/
Reviewer: Sharyn McGinty

Summer is here and best friends Juniper, Anne, and Gena are ready to enjoy their break. Two years ago, they formed the Fortune Tellers Club using their love of divination -tarot cards, runes, tea leaves and the like- to find lost items and predict their futures.

At the moment, they're trying to find Gena's retainer. Having no success with their usual methods, they decide to scry. After getting a bowl of water, the girls stare into it and Juniper sees an image. Though not the image she was expecting. She sees the image of a girl, pale with dark hair. Later they learn the pale girl is Laurie Simmons, missing for the past several days.

In an effort to help locate Laurie, the girls keep using divination tools. Unfortunately, their actions have a strange effect on Juniper. She can't get Laurie out of her head and begins to experience everything Laurie is. Will they find her before it's too late?

The first in a new series for middle readers The Lost Girl promises much and delivers it perfectly. The interaction between Juniper, Anne, and Gena was magnificent; they were dynamic, energetic, and fun. I especially like how Ms. Enderle wove divination and its many forms into the story. You learn while enjoying a great story. Here's one adult who's looking forward to the rest of the series.

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