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Billie Wisher's daddy isn't a no-good bank robber . . . is he?
Billie's daddy is on the run. If the police catch him, it's off to Pendleton Penitentiary for sure. And she just got him back, after he spent years away in California. She had big plans for the summer–plans that won't be any fun without Daddy.
It must all be a mistake. Daddy didn't mean to rob that bank. If Billie finds him before the cops do, she can help him put everything right. She has an idea where he might be holed up. But Mama keeps asking what she's up to, and Billie's new stepfather, Daddy Joe, is always around, poking his nose in her business.
With her family at stake, Billie's determined to track Daddy down at all costs–but will anything turn out the way she expects?
Gr 4-7
A riveting opening sentence pulls readers into this unusual story of 11-year-old Billie Wisher, whose father and uncle have just robbed a bank. The girl adores her dad despite his pattern of abandonment. She is determined to find him before the police do and wants him to return the money. Billie convinces her cousin Tommy to go on her secret quest. As she creates a cumbersome trail of lies for her mother and stepfather and to cover her tracks with the townspeople, she weaves a labyrinthine web that becomes increasingly more difficult to manage. Kelsey has created a determined, feisty heroine whose sometimes foolish courage grows out of her love for her father and her need to believe that he is basically a good man, and even the danger involved in following him doesn't alter her resolve. The intensity of Billie's emotions causes readers to hope that she can make this dismal situation turn out happily. This multifaceted story of adventure, family, love, and trust is a testament to how strong a child's need for fatherly attention and love can be. The jarring disconnect between the book's underlying serious theme and the cartoonish art and bright red and pink on the jacket is unfortunate.-Renee Steinberg, formerly at Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ
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robert sucku
reviewed Tracking Daddy Down on February 23, 2009 Tracking Daddy Down
Tracking Daddy Down, by Marybeth Kelsey is too outrageously funny. I couldn t get to the end fast enough. I fell in love with all the characters, but most especially Billie Wisher. Billie is the daughter of a bank robber and she wants to find him and convince him to give himself up. [return][return]Beneath the humor is the serious lesson that Billie learns when she finds her daddy but discovers more than she was looking for. You can t help but chuckle when this mighty master of the mouth speaks. She is the future captain of the debate team without a doubt. Billie made me think of Gillie, from The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson. Both have the same funny, quick witted, sassy backtalk that you just have to love because it is so genuinely real. [return][return]This writer defines each character with perfection by giving them a natural voice that is believable. I love her writing style and wit. I hope this becomes a character series because the main character is too good to say goodbye to.[return][return]This book would be suitable for read aloud grades 3-6 and independent readers age 8-12. Teachers would find this ideally suited for literature circles or readers workshop. [return]In doing a brief search online, I believe this is the author s first book. She hit it this one out of the park, and in my opinion, after reading this treat, we can expect more of the same.
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