Love, Cajun StyleLove, Cajun Styleby: Diane Les Becquetsby: Diane Les Becquets

Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A Children’s books Children’s books Date Published: 2005Date Published: 2005

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IntroductionIntroduction

The main character, Lucy is just enjoying The main character, Lucy is just enjoying her summer with her best friends Mary her summer with her best friends Mary Jordan and Evie. When the new boy, Jordan and Evie. When the new boy, Dewey, and the new drama teacher, Mr. Dewey, and the new drama teacher, Mr. Banks, move into town…sparks fly!Banks, move into town…sparks fly!

Lucy suspects her mom is having an Lucy suspects her mom is having an affair, her aunt has a secret romance, and affair, her aunt has a secret romance, and her bestfriend’s boyfriend may be her bestfriend’s boyfriend may be cheating.cheating.

Protagonist CharactersProtagonist Characters

Lucy is very tall, Lucy is very tall, caring, and caring, and responsible, yet responsible, yet fun-loving girl who fun-loving girl who gets tangled up in gets tangled up in the web of love.the web of love.

Evie is Lucy’s best Evie is Lucy’s best friend and is very friend and is very outgoing, but shuts her outgoing, but shuts her feelings away.feelings away.

Protagonist Protagonist characters…characters… Mary Jordan is also Mary Jordan is also

Lucy’s best friend. Lucy’s best friend. She is very sweet, She is very sweet, smart, and smart, and reserved.reserved.

Dewey is the new boy in town. He is gentle and caring. He is a great piano player and is interested in Lucy.

Antagonist CharactersAntagonist Characters

Mr. Banks is the handsome, Mr. Banks is the handsome, new drama teacher who new drama teacher who has an interest in Lucy and has an interest in Lucy and can’t keep his hands to can’t keep his hands to himself.himself.

Tante Pearl is Lucy’s aunt who is a very large lady. She lives alone but aquires a secret lover.

Central ConflictCentral Conflict

The central conflict in the novel is The central conflict in the novel is when Lucy thinks that her mom is when Lucy thinks that her mom is having an affair.having an affair.

Possible solution: Talk to her mom Possible solution: Talk to her mom about it instead of taking matters about it instead of taking matters into her own hands.into her own hands.

Minor CharactersMinor Characters

Doug is Mary Doug is Mary Jordan’s boyfriend Jordan’s boyfriend whom they play a whom they play a prank on in the prank on in the beginning of the beginning of the book.book.

Lily Dawn is Lucy’s mom.She is a good, Christian, woman who can be a bit nosy.

What the Critics say…What the Critics say… ““Love, Cajun Style is infused with the down-home Love, Cajun Style is infused with the down-home

folksiness of the bayou region. Characters constantly folksiness of the bayou region. Characters constantly pepper their food with Tabasco and pepper their speech pepper their food with Tabasco and pepper their speech with homegrown aphorisms about the nature of love.” –with homegrown aphorisms about the nature of love.” –Norah PiehlNorah Piehl

http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/love-cajun-stylehttp://www.teenreads.com/reviews/love-cajun-style

““Like a spicy Cajun stew, this mixes together a Like a spicy Cajun stew, this mixes together a lot of ingredients and the result is delicious.” –lot of ingredients and the result is delicious.” –BooklistBooklist

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My OpinionMy Opinion

I thought the novel was very well I thought the novel was very well written and entertaining. written and entertaining.

Though, I like suspenseful books.Though, I like suspenseful books. This novel may not draw the This novel may not draw the

attention of boys, it mainly attention of boys, it mainly attracts the female audience. attracts the female audience.