The first book in the Evie Brooks series.
In the first novel of the series, twelve-year-old Evie reluctantly moves to New York to spend the summer with her veterinary uncle. It's a story about being able to laugh even when you thought you couldn’t. It’s a story about growing up.
"Agnew gives Evie an engaging balance of sarcasm, vulnerability, and humour, and the story’s secondary characters are equally well-developed and entertaining, save for her uncle’s girlfriend, Leela, who is a bit too callous . . . [t]he cliffhanger ends the story on a gripping note, but readers would be clamoring for another Evie book even without one." Publishers Weekly (U.S.) Sept, 2015
"The teenage voice in the story is spot on, complented by Evie's humorous asides . . . this particular [story] should very much appeal to the younger teen readers." Mary Arrigan, Irish Examiner Mar 15, 2014
"Evie Brooks is Marooned in Manhattan is written in a lively, engaging style that quickly grabs the reader’s interest. Girls reading the book will find a great role model in Evie, who is loyal, intelligent and considerate. In celebrating the everyday trials and tribulations of people who are ordinary, if slightly quirky, Sheila Agnew’s writing has echoes of Anne Tyler."
Safie Maken Finlay, Swallows Nest Read the Full Review: http://www.theswallowsnest.net/evie-brooks-marooned-manhattan/
"Evie - half-Irish, half-American, half-orphaned - bumbles her way through a Manhattan summer . . . the book turns into a persuasive action thriller when Evie outflanks the evil lawyer who is trying to repatriate her."
Kitty Empire, The Observer, Sunday, 13 April, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/13/fiction-for-older-children-reviews
"This book has it all - drama, action and humour."
The Sun Books Column, The Sun, April 18, 2014
"Evie is a very likeable central character, sharp, funny, thoroughly convincing."
Lucy Staines, Books For Keeps, Read the Full Review here: http://booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/204/childrens-books/reviews/evie-brooks-is-marooned-in-manhattan
"Fresh, witty and filled with wonderful characters, it's definitely made the list of my favourite middle-grade contemporaries."
Danielle K. Read the Full Review here: http://whatdanielledidnext.com/2014/03/12/evie-brooks-marooned-in-manhattan-by-sheila-agnew-review/
"Marooned in Manhattan by Sheila Agnew is a fun, quirky and fresh novel for young girls that also manages to tackle some big issues."
Leabharlove, March 4, 2014. Read the Full Review here: http://leabharlove.blogspot.ie/2014/03/childrens-book-review-marooned-in.html
Recommended Read by The Sunday World, The Sunday Express, Parents in Touch, Woman's Way, The RTE Guide and lots more.
