Where It Stops Nobody Knows

by: Amy Ehrlich

Review done by:

Cailin O.

Grade 6

Van Antwerp Middle School

Niskayuna, NY

A great novel I read this year was, Where It Stops Nobody Knows. This novel was written by Amy Ehrlich.

Where It Stops Nobody Knows was a very enjoyable book. It was one that I couldnít even put down. It taught me many valuable lessons. It was very exciting to see what a girl about my age went through. The girlís name was Nina Lewis. She had a very unordinary life for a girl her age. She and her mom were always moving in their Chevy van full of their valuable stuff. By the end of the book, they had been all over the United States. In a lot of states, Nina thinks the state their living in is perfect, but then her mother tells her theyíre moving and thereís nothing she can say. In Vermont Nina thinks theyíve found the perfect place, especially after she gets to meet a lot of nice kids and meets a boy she likes a lot. So, when Ninaís mother tells Nina that theyíre leaving Vermont and moving again, Nina finally gets really mad and asks her mother questions. She says things like, " Is there something wrong with Vermont?" Nina is very confused, but always does what her mother says.

Nina has met a lot of nice people in every state throughout the book. She always fits in with every one else, but she needs to stay in one state for at least 3 months. Her mom just has to see that. Nina is just getting to old to be moving around. Well at least she thinks so.

The author expresses a lot of emotions in this book about Nina and her mom. She shows how they are feeling and what they are going through. Thatís really what makes the book so good.

This book taught me many things. Such as, itís not good to move around a lot when youíre older, and what itís like to go through when you donít even stay in a state for a month. It also taught me that parents should really ask their kids if they want to move before they pack their bags up. There are many more lessons in this book that Iím sure you would enjoy to.

At the end of the book Nina finds out theyíre not moving in search of a new wonderful state, theyíre running away. Nina also finds out a very bad secret that may ruin her whole life.

If you want to read a very exciting book, and to find out the secret. Then this would be the perfect book. You will not regret reading this one. I highly recommend Where It Stops nobody Knows, by Amy Ehrlich.

ENJOY!