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First, I would kill my parents for naming my Hallelujah. Can you imagine the teasing she got? But there is a very cool reason for naming her that so she wears the name proudly. And she should. Hallie, as her friends call her, is probably one of the most resourceful, quirky, self critical, reflective characters I have ever fallen for in YA. I call Hallie quirky because of her religion. I am not one that reads books with any kind of religion in them, in fact, I run the other way. Probably due to my own questions about religion. But Kathryn Holmes introduces a very religious group without being preachy in the least. The camping trip Hallie and the others are on is a church youth group retreat. And who is the bad boy? The preacher's kid. I so wished a bear had gotten him but no such luck. Anyway, when Hallie and Rachel and Jonah are separated from the rest of the group there are a lot of questions that come up about God. Did God plan their harrowing experience as a test? Does God just sit back and watch them suffer? How can God let bad things happen to good people? You might have asked these things yourself. I know I have. I liked the way the teens approached them and especially how Hallie answered them. Again, it DID NOT come across as "You have to believe in Jesus as your Lord and Savior!!!!" It was refreshing to see these questions asked by the teens in some very difficult situations and even coming from a religious upbringing have them not have all the answers.

Okay, why else did I like Hallie. At first she is very self critical because of the situation she let herself get caught in and then didn't correct the mistake. It was a mistake, but everyone believed the preacher's son over her. Because why? She'd never done anything like that before. Why was everyone so quick to believe something so bad of her? Even her parents? Hallie has everything bottled up inside of her and she judges everything she does. She puts herself down in her own mind before anyone new can. She even pushes the new girl, Rachel, away before she can get hurt by Hallie's reputation. But, later, the self criticism turns reflective after she talks to Jonah and she realizes her mistake. And with that one talk, the criticism becomes a powerful tool in motivating her. It's gentler, not harsh, nudging, not judging, urging her forward.

You will have to read about her resourcefulness for yourself but the way she uses the forest, the things she finds in their backpacks, her inner strength, it all makes for an incredible story of survival. I promise this is not a religious story though it is thoughtful and mindful of God's plan. It just raises questions, looks for answers. It's a story of forgiving yourself and others. Starting over and finding the strength to go on when all you want to do is quit. I think there is something in it for all of us.

It's a YA story. Realistic fiction about survival in the wilderness. There is some drinking, mean girl situations and some suggestive talk. Very PG-13. I highly recommend this novel. It's going on my favorites shelf!


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The Distance Between Lost and Found eBook Kathryn Holmes Reviews

This story about a bullied girl finding her voice again, and the power and beauty of nature when you get unwillingly immersed into it was really lovely to read. I felt for Hallie, and I admired the backdrop and character of the smoky mountains. What I loved the most, and what I was most nervous about in reading this story was the religion aspect. I do not read and or enjoy religious books and i was nervous that this story would be too heavy handed in that area but I was glad to find that that is not the case.
I enjoyed this book for the most part. Really quick read, about two hours? Didn't appreciate how the main characters making out with a boy was never resolved in a non-shaming way. The conclusion was "lying about making out and making the girl into a bigger slut than she was is the bad part" not "its not okay to treat someone like crap because they were caught making out with someone."

The male love interest even says he was mad because he thought she was a slut, and it is never expressed that is wrong.

Reminded me of my conservative Christian upbringing, so I shouldn't have been surprised since the story is set at a youth group event.
Grade C-

Hallelujah (Hallie) has been a target of bullying by Luke, the popular son of her preacher. Even though she's never been in trouble, Luke's lies leave her parents distrustful and her peers thinking she's a slut. While hiking on a church retreat, Hallie, her former friend Jonah and a girl named Rachel get lost from the group and spend 6 harrowing days in the woods. There they deal with injuries and confront their secrets, problems and assumptions.

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN LOST AND FOUND is a story that is almost good. It's almost a good story about assault or how rumors get started or speaking up for oneself, but not quite. It's almost a good survival in the woods story. It's almost a good story, but just misses the mark. Kathryn Holmes held my attention a lot of the time, but she lost me when the plot took religious turns. I felt like those musings about god were added to attract a certain population, but they felt like distractions from the plot. The Incident between Luke and Hallie also seemed to be watered down to appeal to parents of younger readers.

Of the three main characters, I liked Rachel the best. Jonah was a jerk for dropping Hallie based on assumptions and Hallie did herself no favors by pushing everyone away and not speaking up, but in her situation, I can see how difficult speaking might seem, especially given the religious judgment among her peers and her parents.

Themes survival, rumors, bullying, dating, judgment

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN LOST AND FOUND is better a survival in the story than backstory.
I legitimately fell in love with Hallie's story. I was a little skeptical going in because I knew that there was going to be some sort of religious message and, in general, I don't enjoy being on the receiving end of such messages. However, the utterly believable and heart-wrenching questioning that Hallie goes through during her ordeal in the Smoky Mountains was beautifully articulated and relatable. I felt homesick for the Smokies even as I read about being scared, lost, and cold in the park. Read this -- you'll be glad you did. I didn't want to put the book down -- and in fact, stayed up far later than I should have racing through my first reading of the book and *maybe* neglected a little bit of lecture prep so that I could keep reading.
First, I would kill my parents for naming my Hallelujah. Can you imagine the teasing she got? But there is a very cool reason for naming her that so she wears the name proudly. And she should. Hallie, as her friends call her, is probably one of the most resourceful, quirky, self critical, reflective characters I have ever fallen for in YA. I call Hallie quirky because of her religion. I am not one that reads books with any kind of religion in them, in fact, I run the other way. Probably due to my own questions about religion. But Kathryn Holmes introduces a very religious group without being preachy in the least. The camping trip Hallie and the others are on is a church youth group retreat. And who is the bad boy? The preacher's kid. I so wished a bear had gotten him but no such luck. Anyway, when Hallie and Rachel and Jonah are separated from the rest of the group there are a lot of questions that come up about God. Did God plan their harrowing experience as a test? Does God just sit back and watch them suffer? How can God let bad things happen to good people? You might have asked these things yourself. I know I have. I liked the way the teens approached them and especially how Hallie answered them. Again, it DID NOT come across as "You have to believe in Jesus as your Lord and Savior!!!!" It was refreshing to see these questions asked by the teens in some very difficult situations and even coming from a religious upbringing have them not have all the answers.

Okay, why else did I like Hallie. At first she is very self critical because of the situation she let herself get caught in and then didn't correct the mistake. It was a mistake, but everyone believed the preacher's son over her. Because why? She'd never done anything like that before. Why was everyone so quick to believe something so bad of her? Even her parents? Hallie has everything bottled up inside of her and she judges everything she does. She puts herself down in her own mind before anyone new can. She even pushes the new girl, Rachel, away before she can get hurt by Hallie's reputation. But, later, the self criticism turns reflective after she talks to Jonah and she realizes her mistake. And with that one talk, the criticism becomes a powerful tool in motivating her. It's gentler, not harsh, nudging, not judging, urging her forward.

You will have to read about her resourcefulness for yourself but the way she uses the forest, the things she finds in their backpacks, her inner strength, it all makes for an incredible story of survival. I promise this is not a religious story though it is thoughtful and mindful of God's plan. It just raises questions, looks for answers. It's a story of forgiving yourself and others. Starting over and finding the strength to go on when all you want to do is quit. I think there is something in it for all of us.

It's a YA story. Realistic fiction about survival in the wilderness. There is some drinking, mean girl situations and some suggestive talk. Very PG-13. I highly recommend this novel. It's going on my favorites shelf!