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All Fall Down (Embassy Row, Book 1)
By Ally Carter
Book 1 of 3 in the
Embassy Row Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 2 - 5 | n/a | 4.3 | 69718 |
Grace Blakely is absolutely certain of three things:
1. She is not crazy.
2. Her mother was murdered.
3. Someday she is going to find the killer and make him pay.
As certain as Grace is about these facts, nobody else believes her -- so there's no one she can completely trust. Not her grandfather, a powerful ambassador. Not her new friends, who all live on Embassy Row. Not Alexei, the Russian boy next door, who is keeping his eye on Grace for reasons she neither likes nor understands.
Everybody wants Grace to put on a pretty dress and a pretty smile, blocking out all her unpretty thoughts. But they can't control Grace -- no more than Grace can control what she knows or what she needs to do. Her past has come back to hunt her . . . and if she doesn't stop it, Grace isn't the only one who will get hurt. Because on Embassy Row, the countries of the world stand like dominoes, and one wrong move can make them all fall down.
1. She is not crazy.
2. Her mother was murdered.
3. Someday she is going to find the killer and make him pay.
As certain as Grace is about these facts, nobody else believes her -- so there's no one she can completely trust. Not her grandfather, a powerful ambassador. Not her new friends, who all live on Embassy Row. Not Alexei, the Russian boy next door, who is keeping his eye on Grace for reasons she neither likes nor understands.
Everybody wants Grace to put on a pretty dress and a pretty smile, blocking out all her unpretty thoughts. But they can't control Grace -- no more than Grace can control what she knows or what she needs to do. Her past has come back to hunt her . . . and if she doesn't stop it, Grace isn't the only one who will get hurt. Because on Embassy Row, the countries of the world stand like dominoes, and one wrong move can make them all fall down.
Publisher: Orchard Books
ISBN-13: 9781408334379
ISBN-10: 1408334372
Published on 2/5/2015
Binding: Paperback
Book Reviews (33)
All Fall Down is an AWESOME novel! It's about 16 year old Grace who has a problem. She vividly remembers her mother's murder. She remembers the Scarred Man, and the flames, and her mother's last words, "Grace, no!" A Grace moves to Embassy Row in Adria, where countries's ambassadors reside, she meets many people. There's Grandpa, her stubborn grandfather who refuses to let Grace think the death is not an accident and pays for her therapists with his ambassador-of-America money. There's Ms. Chancellor, who knows Grace's mother and wants to be Grace's friend. There's Noah, Rosie, and Megan, three Embassy Row kids who have some hidden talents. Then Alexei, the Russian ambassador's kid who keeps tabs on Grace for stupid reasons(according to Grace). And then there's the Scarred Man, who lives on Embassy Row. Grace tells Noah, Rosie, and Megan about her mother's death, and they help her keep tabs on him. But everything in Grace's world falls down once she learns three terrible truths: the Scarred Man is the right man at the night of her mother's death, he didn't kill her mother, and the last one shatters her. When everyone says it's an accident, they were right; Grace killed her mother. Of course, Ally Carter couldn't fit every adventure of Grace's into this book, so the series continues. Next time I go to the library, I will definitely get the next two books.
This book is magnificent. It shows you just how much a book can be worth. Best read ever. Love is in the air. Enjoy enjoy
This was not a very good book. It was very slow and I didn't really like the characters. It was not very interesting or complex.
Grace Blakely lost her mom in a tragic accident. Or so everyone tells her. But she was there. She knows the truth. She is not crazy. And the man with the scar on his face killed her mother. Now she has to go live with her grandpa, the ambassador. Then she meets her brother's friend, Alexei Volkov, who seems to be a bit too nice. And then there is Noah. He is here to be Grace's best friend. With there help, she is planning on bringing her mother's murderer to justice.
After a person kills her mother, Grace can't hold back. The killer will pay. There is no one to trust. And though people want to see her paste on a smile, she can't hold back.
Originally when I read the summary of this book, I didn't think I would enjoy it. After all it is a thriller, about a girl who witnessed her mother's murder. Grace is certain of what she saw, but nobody else believes her about the scar-faced man. That is until Grace moves to be with her grandfather at Embassy Row. She meets some old and some new people who believe her story. But can she fully trust them? Who can she trust? I loved the setting-Embassy Row. The idea is that each house and property represents a different country, which also means any mistakes could mean a war. I liked in this book that you never knew what was true. You never knew who the "bad guy" really was. I look forward to reading the rest of the series. This book was very intense, and I would say it is not for kids under the age of 12 or 13. There are thrilling and action scenes, which could be scary for younger readers. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.
As certain as Grace is about these facts, nobody else believes her. So she can't trust noone. But they can't control Grace no more than Grace can control what she knows or what she needs to do. Her past has come back to hunt her . . . and if she doesn't stop it, then she is in so much trouble Grace isn't the only one who will get hurt.......... I havent read this book but reading a few pages helps to understand it already.
I REALLY REALLY WANT THIS BOOK!!! IT LOOKS SO GOOD!!!
As certain as Grace is about these facts, nobody else believes her. So she can't trust noone. But they can't control Grace no more than Grace can control what she knows or what she needs to do. Her past has come back to hunt her . . . and if she doesn't stop it, then she is in so much trouble Grace isn't the only one who will get hurt.......... I havent read this book but reading a few pages helps to understand it already.