Homesick
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Benny's parents are getting divorced, his mom left and his father has become a hoarder, to make matters worse his hometown has been entered into a contest, and now the pressure is on to get the house cleaned up.
Imprint:
New York - Feiwel & Friends
Pages:
180
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9781250008428, 1250008425
Language:
English
Statement of responsibility:
Kate Klise
Characteristics:
180 p. ;,22 cm
Author (Original Script):
Klise, Kate
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Add a CommentThis is good. Not "Grounded" good, but good. Klise has way of writing that can make you feel like you are there in the story. Her depiction of the tornado hitting the town was so vivid, I did feel like I was there. However, I have some quibbles, most likely the quibbles of an adult reader and not her intended audience. 1. It takes place in 1983. If they didn't tell you that, other than the constant conversations about computers and the coming of a worldwide computer network, it could have been any time. 2. Benny's mom takes off and leaves him with a potentially unstable hoarder, and she's hailed as the good parent. Her son has no food and no phone and lives in squalor. 3. The ending is almost a little too happy--especially since they get what they want through a deception. Kids will love this, I did, too, despite my quibbles.
awgh! this book held so much promise...about a boy coping with his dad being a hoarder. but it just fell apart for me at the end. felt like too simple of a solution. ***spoiler alert*** just take dad to hospital, all is forgiven and everything is ok just give him some meds and he's instantly cured.