Will Ella ever survive the move to Seattle? With her so hippie parents. In the rain… With no friends, belongings, nada, zip?Ella Jensen is an old soul stuck in a teenager’s body, and she doesn’t make friends easily. In her senior year of high school, her family moves across the country to Seattle, turning her already-small world upside down. She feels alone and lost… But then she finds a box … But then she finds a box of decades-old love letters between Martha and Frederick; she becomes best friends with her new tiny neighbor, Miss T; and she gets her first kiss from Hans, a very symmetric German exchange student.
But summer ends abruptly when she is forced to make a decision that will change her life. Forever.
A warmhearted and humorous coming of age story, Lost in Seattle, is a celebration of family, love, friendship, and that special bond between daughters, mothers, and women across generations.
“If you love a fast-paced story, with snappy dialogue and lots of humor and heart, this is the book for you.”
“Charlotte Roth caught my attention with the snappy chapter titles. She kept it with snappy dialogue, which I adore, unique characters, which I fell in love with, and a story filled with heartbreaking, humorous, and heartwarming moments.
It hasn’t been easy for Eleanor, living with her tree hugging, ‘hippie-like’ parents. She’s not happy when they move her from the east coast all the way to Washington state. After an exhausting cross-country drive with her parents in a U-Haul truck, they finally reach their destination, only to find the truck is filled with another family’s belongings. After five days of being stranded with nothing of their own and limited funds, they finally decide to get some use out of the unclaimed contents of the truck. When they find an iron mailbox full of letters from 30 years ago, the two women in the family decide to read them. The tales of a young couple’s struggles three decades earlier weave a complex and interesting pattern into this already interesting web of entertaining story line.
This first story of Ms. Roth reads like it’s her tenth, with crisp, clean writing. I’m looking forward to reading more from her.
I give it 5 stars and high recommendations!”
Lori Leger, Author of Fictional Romance with a Cajun flair. Owner/Editor at Cajunflair Publishing
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This book is a coming of age story about a girl who has to recreate her life when she moves to a new town.
Ella is moving to Seattle and has to start a fresh in a new city and new school, but her world changes when she stumbles across an old box of letters which open up her world not only to friendships but a sense of what life is about and that you are your own author in your life.
I loved the way Ella felt comfortable with the writers of the letters and almost saw them as real people getting caught up in their world while reading them just like me when I am getting into the book or story you feel like you are their friends.
I loved the relationship of Ella with Miss T which developed throughout the book, by the end of the end of the story she learnt alot about herself and although her life seemed great again until she has to make a life changing decision.
This is the first book I have read by this author and I loved the fast paced, well written plot and relationships which each other characters. I will definitely be reading more in the future.
This book was great, it had good pace and flows well. The titles of the chapter were different but cute. I love the characters and how they blended together. This book sure is full of emotions that you may need a tissue. I feel like what the main characters found made her a stronger person. I loved turning each page of this book. It takes you on a journey through more than one life. I will recommend this book to everyone.
Miss Apple Pants: Lost in Seattle by: Charlotte Roth is a young adult coming of age story that is full of heartwarming and heartbreaking moments. Charlotte is a storyteller that draws you into her world and her writing style flow easily. There are a lot of emotions in this book from happiness and sadness, joy and sorrow that enable you to connect with these well thought out characters and enjoy their story. The style of the writing for this book is completely different from Charlotte but it works and adds to the uniqueness of the storyline.
A well written story that will appeal to young adults.
Miss Apple Pants by Charlotte Roth was a sweet coming of age story that touch on many different things, good, bad and heart braking. This light hearted read leaves you in a good mood.
This wasn’t my first read by this author, but my first in her YA genera. Like the other book I’ve read, the writing was smooth, consistent and easy to read. But, to be frank, there was way too much filler taking up space, and not adding anything to the overall story and plot. I don’t know if it was done to up the page count, but if you added all that filler together you could cut the book down by good 50 pages. So much over explain and going down the rabbit hole. Another go at editing will fix this. Also I did find that because of this extra fluff, there were dull and flat areas in the book that had me board. I fell back into some speed reading habits to get to the good parts.
When this book was focused it was great. I was engaged, pulled in and invested in the story and characters. Our MC was a little winy at times for my liking, but I looked that over because of her age. I loved the mother and daughter relationship. I love it when I read books where the MC actually has a loving family. Their family dynamic was beautiful and you can tell they truly loved one another and got along. I also like how this story didn’t just pick one thing to focused on, as a whole. It mimicked real life and all it’s glory of being unpredictable and pretty much a s&it show.
Overall, this was a sweet easy clean read. I give you my recommendation and stamp of approval, that you will get all the good feels, have tears in your eyes, while feeling a sort of nostalgic connecting to better days and growing up.
Happy Reading
-E.A. Walsh
Charlotte Roth’s book “Lost in Seattle” a Miss Apple Pants novel, is a tantalizing trip through the challenges of being 17 growing into tough adult decisions. The main character Ella, experiences moving to Seattle, one of numerous moves in her life, finding new friends, being a single child with quirky parents, young love, first sex, teenage pregnancy, and life and death. Ms. Roth has great talent for creating characters that you absolutely identify with and become strongly attached to them. She interweaves their lives in a spellbinding way across generations. Her book is a page turner! I highly recommend this book for teenagers, moms and grandmothers as she covers the perspective of all three generations in this book. I loved her balanced viewpoint and her overall theme that love is the most important gift of all!
I.CAN’T.EVEN!!! This is so not the book I expected it to be. As a matter of fact, I passed it over several times before I picked it up to read. WOWZERS!!! I don’t even know where to begin…
The characters: Developed yet mysterious in a way that I can’t describe. It felt like I was jumping into the middle of a perplexing problem. And THEN there is a story within the story and we get to know characters in a non-conventional way. And THEN we meet someone who needs to make a life changing decision (one I am well familiar with and appreciated the way the author took the time with it in a very non-judgemental way.
The story: Hmmm there are a couple of stories all going on in the same book. The weird thing is that they talk about “last century” as if it was so long ago. I had to keep reminding myself that they were referring to 1981 not 1881. Somewhere along the line I got old and forgot that 1981 IS actually a long time ago.
The family: I did not have a relationship with my parents the way that Ella does. So it was all a bit of a fantasy for me, but I enjoyed reading it.
This book was fantastic. I am actually placing it in my top ten for this year (and it was written several years ago).
I’m so glad that I read this from beginning to end and never gave up on it.
What a Story! This was such a beautiful read about finding oneself. I honestly thought it was going to be more like a YA read, but it was very deep.
I try to start each book with an open mind, but honestly with the book cover and title, i thought it was going to be a very young easy read. Although it read easily it certainly wasn’t a young read. Although revolving around a highschooler it could easily connect with anyone on a journey to find themselves.
I really enjoyed the charecters, out didn’t take me long at all to fall in love with Ellie, I honestly didn’t want to book to end, because I want ready for my intersection with Ellie to end.
This book really makes you think about your own life, and I could easily see it igniting a desire to truly find oneself.
I highly recommend this to students entering college and those entering adulthood.
5 out of 5 stars not even a hesitation
Miss Apple Pants: Lost in Seattle by Charlotte Roth is a great coming of age book for young ladies. Charlotte Roth has a great way of having you feel like you are right there in the story. There are turns and twists and some curve balls but you want to keep reading to see what will happen next. In this story Ella has had a rough time since she was uprooted during her senior year. This subject touches my heart in a personal way. Ella does not have an easy time making friends. She is a bit awkward but she keeps going on with her head held up high. She finds something in Seattle that makes her moving there much better.
Miss Apple Pants: Lost in Seattle
By: Charlotte Roth
5 out of 5 stars
The story Miss Apple Pants: Lost in Seattle by Charlotte Roth is a coming of age book. It tells the tale of one young girl who is uprooted from her life and moved to Seattle and how she adapts. This is a book that touched my heart and had my emotions going up and down with each chapter that I read. It is a story that you feel your way through. There were times when I was laughing at what was said and others when I had tears in my eyes. Ella Jensen is the main character in this story and she is a young woman who I grew to love. She is someone who is mature for her age and has the support and love of her parents. She is not too happy with the fact that she is being uprooted and moved to another state. Once in Seattle Ella finds that she is unable to stay away from a box of letters found that were written between Martha and Frederick. She starts to feel a connection with these two with each letter that she reads. Another character that you are introduced to is Ella’s neighbor Miss T. I grew to love her personality and enjoyed reading about her interactions with both Ella and her parents. Will Ella begin to feel like Seattle is her home? This is a story that once I started I didn’t want to put down. There are both heartbreaking and heartwarming moments. This is a book that is well-written and also one that I couldn’t stop thinking about even after I had finished reading. It is a story I would highly recommend.
Miss Apple Pants: Lost in Seattle by Charlotte Roth
5 Stars
This author has quickly become an absolute favorite of mine. This story although a bit different than what I’m used to by her was still as enjoyable as all the rest in a different way.
I could totally relate to Ella when in her senior year she has to move..this happened to me and was not something I enjoyed, but if Id had the chance to have my story go the way hers did in some places I might actually look back on it and smile a bit.
I had all the feels while reading this story, and my favorite part of this authors books is her writing of the interaction between the characters, she chooses the best conversations and without knowing the words to explain this I’ll just say it is awesome. Ella did experience more than someone her age should have to, yet also experienced what many young girls would love to have. I was fully invested in this story and highly recommend it.
I will be waiting for what this author comes up with next and I hope its soon because I’ve already read everything else she has available 🙂
Miss Apple Pants: Lost in Seattle -Charlotte Roth
5-star review
Miss Apple Pants: Lost in Seattle by Charlotte Roth is another 5-star read by this author! I am a huge fan of Charlotte’s as she always manages to write stories that completely pull me in and have me feeling all kinds of emotions. Charlotte is a truly amazing storyteller; her writing style is clear and free flowing which makes it so easy to picture everything playing out in my mind.
This is the first book in the Miss Apple Pants series, and it follows a funny and quirky family on a crazy adventure unlike anything I’ve ever read. I connected with these characters from the start and I thoroughly enjoyed their story from start to finish as I experienced so many emotions, from happiness, sadness, loss, heartbreak, and joy! There was so much going on which really made it feel so entertaining. I would definitely recommend this book to others!
Miss Apple Pants: Lost in Seattle by Charlotte Roth is a charming YA novel. The main character Ella is a teen with the mind of someone much older. She is dealing with moving with her parents and the apprehension that comes with a major life change. The parents are “hippies” but relatable. As Ella meets her new neighbors and she learns their stories, she discovers herself. This is a good read and was enjoyable. The writing is smooth and allowed the story to flow quickly. The pages flew by and left me wanting more to the story. I enjoyed the characters and the story and am looking for more from Miss Apple Pants in the future.
Miss Apple Pants: Lost in Seattle by Charlottle Roth is the first book in this series. I fell in love with Ella and her parents immediately and found myself relating to both Ella and her mom, Abby.
This story made me go through the gambit of emotions. I laughed several times, cried several time in both happiness and sadness. I just through my enjoyed this book and cannot wait until the next book is released. I have to find out what happens to everyone.
This is a must read!
I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. It is a sweet story about a young girl who is trying to find herself in life. This book took me on an emotional roller coaster right along with the characters. I don’t think there is a life experience that Ella does not experience. The characters are connectable and relateble. They made me feel as if I was right in the story with them, they pulled me right in. I highly suggest this book.
Lost in Seattle (Miss Apple Pants #1)
By Charlotte Roth
4 stars
The books that I have read by this author have been more recently written by her so I was really looking forward to reading some of her earlier work. It was a really good read, completely different writing style than I am used to from Charlotte Roth but still as enjoyable.
I loved the setting for the story and though that it was well described. The characters were well thought out and although it is primarily a coming of age story I could relate to the main character, Ella, quite easily. I think what I loved about this story the most was the uniqueness of the storyline. I’ve never read anything like it before and I think that is definitely what captured my interest and kept it throughout. It was a great story which a deeper meaning and it definitely has you thinking about it after you have finished reading.
A well written story that I really enjoyed! I am looking forward to more from this author in the future.
This book is quirky and awkward and fun – the perfect embodiment of 17 year old transitions and growing pains. It was a departure from the voice I’m used to hearing from this author. But nevertheless still a worthwhile read. The tone of the story is consistent and appropriate with the main character, Ella. Readers will find this book charming, quirky, and relatable, no matter your stage of life currently.