Waiting for her by the fountain, as usual, was her dog, Baxterr, with a double r.īaxterr was a smallish dog with a whiskery face and shaggy hair in every conceivable shade of brown. She zipped to the end of the street, turned left, carefully crossed a road, and glided into the leafy shade of City Park. Tuesday was reasonably tall for her age, and fast on her roller skates. Then she hoicked her bag onto her back and coasted gleefully out the school gate, her gingery-blond braids drifting behind her. By the time school started again in eight whole weeks, even if those old shoes could be mended, she'd have grown right out of them.įrom her bag, Tuesday took her beloved emerald green roller skates, slipped her feet into them, and firmly tied the laces. It was the end of school, for the day, for the week, for the year. There are teachers' notes available for Finding Serendipity."Good-bye, school shoes," said Tuesday McGillycuddy, dropping her battered black lace-ups into a bin full of lunch wraps and orange peel. Tuesday McGillycuddy is a wonderful heroine – brave, clever, quirky and full of energy – and I’m looking forward to seeing what the author Angelica Banks (actually two authors from Tasmania, Heather Rose and Danielle Wood) has in store for Tuesday in the future. The story is an entertaining adventure combined with clever wordplay and appealing characters. I know my 12-year-old daughter will love it and it is the perfect story for advanced younger readers looking for a more involved story with content that they can still enjoy and appreciate. Through Tuesday, we are reminded just how ‘real’ the characters we love can become to us and how much they can influence and teach us.įinding Serendipity was a joy to read.
In the world of stories she is delighted to find Vivienne Small, but she must also confront and overcome Vivienne’s sworn enemy, the pirate and arch-villan Carsten Mothwood.Ĭleverly blurring the line between writers and the worlds they create, Finding Serendipity is both an entertaining adventure and a charming portrayal of the wonderful connection people feel to the stories they read and write.
Convinced that her mother needs her help to be able to return, Tuesday and her dog Baxterr follow Serendipity, rushing to her rescue. Quite by accident, Tuesday discovers where her mother has gone – into the world of her stories. When Serendipity goes missing, her daughter Tuesday McGillycuddy knows that something terrible has happened. Serendipity Smith is the most famous writer in the world, the author of the popular Vivienne Small adventure stories.
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