Suzanne LaFleur has a writing style, that even though I had only read one other book by her, I know very well and it is very distinctive to me. It stayed into my head long after I'd read it. It was a book idea that I never would have come up with myself, and it was so gripping and so exciting to read that it made me read it right until the very end. ' I found this book a very relatible book even though it had such a different plot to it. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.Best for 6th graders and upper elementary.' Readers will appreciate the warmth and tenderness with which the story is told. This a touching and emotional read that made me tear up a few times as a mother. As an orphan, Elise's struggle to establish an identity and feel acceptance is even more complicated.

'Great book that handles the angst of middle school realistically: the bully you can't rat out, the odd-ball friend that might be destroying any chance you might have of being cool, the struggle to keep up with several different classes. A key that unlocks one of the eight doors upstairs in the bar. Then, soon after her 12th birthday, Elise receives a mysterious key left for her by her father. When Elise and Franklin start middle school, things feel all wrong.

There's always been a barn behind the house with eight locked doors on the second floor. Elise has always lived in the big house with her loving Uncle and Aunt, because Elise's parents died when she was too young to remember them. pg.Elise and Franklin have always been best friends. 65 ITB Eight Keys, What color was the icing of Elise's cake? Blue. 63 ITB Eight Keys, What did Elise eat for her birthday? Sloppy Joe's. 60 ITB Eight Keys, What did Uncle Hugh do with the rocking chair? He gave it Annie and Ava. 51 ITB Eight Keys, What did Aunt Bessie and ELise make for Ava? Baby food. 40 ITB Eight Keys, Why was Aunt Annie coming to stay with Elise? She had a baby ITB Eight Keys, How old was Aunt Annie's baby? 5 months ITB Eight Keys, Who smashed Elise's lunch? Amanda ITB Eight Keys, What was Elise's punishment? She had to right a list of 20 responsibilities of school. 32 ITB Eight Keys, What did Aunt Bessie do to help Elise write? She became her scribe. 27 ITB Eight Keys, When Franklin hit Elise with the nail, what happened? Her thumb broke. 27 ITB Eight Keys, What shop does Leonard own? A hardware shop. 22 ITB Eight Keys, What was the name of Elise's dad's best friend? Leonard. 18 ITB Eight Keys, What kind of ice cream did Elise and Franklin make for an end of summer treat? Strawberry. 15 ITB Eight Keys, What happened to Elise's parents? Her mother died and her father left. 15 ITB Eight Keys, What does Uncle Hugh set aside for Elise and Franklin? Scrap wood. 14 ITB Eight Keys, What is Elise's nickname? Cricket.

ITB Eight Keys, How many locked doors are there in the barn? Eight.

Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur