From the Files of Madison Finn: Heart to Heart - Book #11

by Laura Dower

Book Overview

What gives? The Far Hills Junior High Winter Jubilee sounds like fun, until kids in chorus start giving Madison the cold shoulder. Even worse, Mom and Dad's relationship is in a deep freeze. Can volunteering at a local nursing home help Madison turn all this ice . . . into nice? It'll take more than a little mistletoe to get everyone back in the holiday spirit!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786816856
• ISBN13: 9780786816859
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Volo
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Best Madison Finn book ever!

This book was great. It is at it's greatests when it is read around Valentine's day. It is a great, great, great book that you will want to read over and over again. I hope this review is helpful to you. This Valentine's book is also very funny and very sad at the same time. You must read it! Even Madison's dog, Phin, is in love with a golden retreiver belonging to a ninth grader. "Love is in the air" and "If love makes the world go 'round...." are the sayings of Madison Finn in this special. And you don't have to read the books before it! I love this book. I've probably already said that. But i love it so much i want to read it again! I finished it in a week! I love it. It is one of my favorite books, and you will understand what i'm talking about once you read this book. Madison Finn can't find a date for the Heart-to-Heart dance. Her friends, Aimee, Egg, Fiona, and a couple more all have somebody to go with. But Madison keeps on getting messages from somebody named "Orange Crush" who seems to know that Madison likes Orange. He doesn't let Maddie know who he is until the dance. Madison can't hold herself back! she needs to find out who her secret admiarer is before the big dance, but she has to wait. She hopes it's Hart, a girl in her grade, but she's not quite sure. Who is prince charming? Read this book to find out, and hope for good results! You will sooooooo get them!

Maddie

"From The Files of Madison Finn" by: Laura Dower How many times have you wondered, or even thought that you were the only one that "this" is happening to? Well, when reading "From the Files of Madison Finn" by the talented Laura Dower, you will find out that you are not alone. Reading this book is like finding out you had an unknown sister, she guides you in giving you advice and has many interests that you do, yet she is unique and has just as many differences. Madison Finn, a 12 year old girl going to school in the state of New York is prepared to face her first winter as a Jr. High student, but what she doesn't know is that the first sharp turn is up ahead in the fog she's driving in. As the story begins, love is in the air, Bigwheels gets a boyfriend, Madison's English class gets a special assignment, Madison thinks that she is loveless until...she hits the sharp turn in opening her mailbox to find that someone has left her a secret admirer letter. As she opens to read, the winding road begins. This book is a book that is an example of many of our lives, her secret thoughts, her love for the computer, and not to mention her hometown life. Faced by the strangest thing that has ever happened to her, Madison Finn discovers more and more notes and clues that slowly reveal who is in love with her. Madison now has tons of e-mails in her inbox, a ton of notes in her locker and the jitters for the school dance that is not that far away. Decided to go to the school dance in a group, Madison is determined to find her secret admirer before the big date. This book is the best written of the 16 series because it presents a tale of a girl, who's life is only just starting to get complicated. Leaving you feeling like you have a new found friend, I recommend this book to girls ages 10-14. It is so interesting I found it hard to close my eyes when I read before bed-time. Read during the day, as something fun to do, it leaves you wondering then at the end a shocking answer is revealed. Please take my advice and read this wonderful book! Written by: India Ashley Allen 8A

jesi's thoughts

The romance and mystery of this book swept me off into Far Hills. Who could love Madison so much that they can't say anything? And with so many suspects it starts to get confusing! Of course poor old Madison doesn't stop over-thinking each and every clue! Could it be this kid Todd she met on a dog walk? Or is it Hart? Or Drew? Or Dan? Or Chet? Or Egg? Ew! I think it's so romantic, the flowers, the candy, the everything. Now the only problem is: What is Madison going to do when she finds out who Orange Crush really is? What if it isn't who she's really hoping for?

Another Great Book!!

Love is in the air! Madison Finn's KeyPal, Bigwheels, get's a BF(boyfriend), Dad and Stephanie(his GF) are acting all lovey-dovey- even more than usual- and Phinnie is in Puppy Luv, plus things seem to be going well for her BFF's, too! Maddie thinks she's doomed to a loveless life until she gets these secret admirer letters from... ORANGE CRUSH? Who can this be? Drew? Chet? Dan? Hart? EGG?!? Madison and her BFF Aimee try to figure it out... They just have to know! Especially since the Valentines Day Dance is coming up soon! With all the clues that Orange Crush gives and the little gifts he leaves for her, can Madison find out in time for the dance? And when she does find out who will it be? Maddie's in for a big surprise!!! This book is very kool just like all 14 books! I'm not done the 15th one but I'm sure it will be great, too! And I can't wait for the 16th and Super Edition books!!!!!!! >^,,^<

One of my faves!!

I'm a huge Madison Finn fan!!! This book was 1 of my faves along w/Just Visiting, Lights Out and Heart to Heart! The other bks in the series are really good 2! I would recommend these bks 4 8-13 yr olds b/c I'm 12 but in October I'll be 13 and in September I'll be in gr.8, but I'll never stop lovin' these bks! My friend loves these books 2 and when my other friends saw us reading them they wanted 2 get the 411 on them 2 and 1 of them even got 1 from the library. You can really relate 2 Madison, and this bk is cooler than cool!! You will totally not go wrong w/this book. It's about when Maddie volunteers @ a nursing home called The Estates and she sings in a chorus. Also Madison isn't really sure n e more if Ivy is enemy or friend. Ivy's actually acting friendly?! *Gasp*, plus when Dad bails on their winter plans Madison doesn't want 2 tell Mom. Know why? Buy this bk and find out. U'll c that Give and Take is AMAZING!!!! Just....The coolest! PS. Can't wait 4 #13: Sink or Swim, #14: Double Dare, #15: Off the Wall and all the other excellent bks 2 come! Laura's an awesome writer!!