Cherry Blossom Dreams

by Gwyneth Rees

Sometimes, something happens in your life that changes everything. When Sasha was six, her dad died suddenly and the world changed forever. Now she’s twelve, it feels like things are changing all the time: her twin brother hardly talks to her any more, her mum’s dating a teacher from school, her best friend Lily keeps going on about boys ... and Sasha doesn’t feel ready for any of it. Why can’t things just stay the same?

The one place she can escape to is Blossom House, her secret place – an old, echoey, overgrown, beautiful, empty mansion, where the only thing that changes is the weather and the flowers in the garden. There’s just one problem: it isn’t hers. And even a house can have secrets ...

• ISBN10: 1408852632
• ISBN13: 9781408852637
• Publish Date: 4 June 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 288
• Language: English

Reviews

[Kelly]

Cherry Blossom Dreams is a lovely and beautifully written coming of age for preteen girls, that will capture their imagination and sense of whimsy. Sasha is a realistic character that most of us could relate to at that age. The crush on the older and unobtainable boy, the peer pressure to grow up before we're ready and for those who have lost a parent. The twins both fear that her latest relationship will end in tears, after past tumultuous relationships left their mother confined to her room at the expense of the care of her children. Luckily enough, the children have their overbearing grandmother who was able to step in and become a mother figure. It was the only negative aspect to the storyline, where their mother often put her own needs before that of the twins.

A lovely coming of age novel that's delightfully fluffy for it's middle grade intended audience.