An interesting narrative about the impact of incarceration on a middle-class family as well as an examination of the author’s various relationships. A good general purchase.
This amusing book reveals a contagious enthusiasm for creating original stories with strong characters, problems, and solutions, though navigating the busy page spreads may require guidance to avoid confusion.
A truly unique blend of survival story and standard middle grade friendship fare, this refreshingly genuine book on resilience and survival will enthrall readers from chapter one. Recommended for collections where survival books and heartfelt fiction are popular.
Highly effective for communicating the appropriateness of tearful expressions, this title will be useful in social-emotional learning experiences for starting conversations about our human reactions to being alive.
Perkins explores matters of grief, growing up, and multigenerational relationships in a moving novel that will resonate and linger with readers long after the last beautiful page.