Tanner hires her to draw fossil specimens, and she gets to work with his cute grandson Charlie while she’s at it.īut as Eliza learns more about paleontology, she notices some weird stuff going on at the Tanner residence. Despite being threatened by scraping barnacles of yachts all summer, Eliza finds a job that actually seems interesting. Not only does Horrible Uncle Pat not even have internet in his house, but he forces Eliza to get a summer job. But I saw through its ruse, and clearly the only solution is clearly to KILL IT WITH FIRE.Įliza just wants to spend her summer at art camp or kicking it at the beach with her friends in Irvine, California, but her workaholic parents have shipped her off to live on Orcas Island with her crappy uncle Pat instead while they’re in Tampa. It tried to trick me into thinking it was a decent cover with its cool illustrated vibe, and it almost worked. If you get too close, it might infect your other books with cupped hands, close up of flowers, or red, white, and black color schemes. Stand back everyone, this cover is clearly suffering from the worldwide pandemic known as Twilight Plague. Williams and illustrated by Kati Greenīonus Factors: Picture Book, Paleontology, Pacific Northwest Teens will enjoy reading Eliza’s unedited thoughts about her unusual experience.BOOK REPORT for Eliza’s Journal by Caelyn A.B. Eliza’s Journal is a fascinating story of teen love, natural history, and mystery. As she gets to know the Tanners better, she shares her growing attraction to Charlie, along with her concerns for their strange actions. Writing her thoughts in her journal, Eliza tells of her budding knowledge of prehistoric times, with illustrations of the creatures she learns about. Where are they coming from, and are the Tanners doing something illegal? Some of the prehistoric creatures Eliza is asked to draw should have been fossilized, but they appear to be only recently dead. But there is something odd going on at the Tanner house. Tanner is a eccentric man, his grandson, Charlie turns out to be friendly and attractive. But a chance opportunity as a natural history illustrator presents itself, and she starts working for the Tanners. And when Uncle Pat insists she needs to find a job rather than spend her time on the beach, she’s convinced she’ll have a miserable time. Eliza is not happy to be sent to her Uncle Pat and Aunt Gin’s home on Orcas Island for the summer.

Eliza's Journal by Caelyn A.B. Williams