Melody Murray's Books

It starts right after 9/11 in NYC, but quickly moves into the territory of magic. Three children, Susan, Charles and Murray are adrift and at sea in more than one fashion. The ways they cope with the strange and unfathomable happenings, as well as Peck's wonderful writing style, kept me turning pages well into the night. This book had me biting my lip trying to stay awake to finish one more page in the wee small hours, and when I finally gave up, it followed me into my dreams. I can't remember the last book that's made me so intensely a participant. The Drift House recaptures the spirit of some of my favorite books from childhood- the L'Engle books (can Charles Wallace Murray be far from the boys named Charles and Murray, one of whom is very scientific and one very wise?) in particular. The way Peck explains why events seem to be rushing so fast past us in these times is brilliant.