The Other Side of the Family

by Maureen Pople

In 1942 fifteen-year-old Katherine travels to Sydney, Australia, to stay with her mother's parents for the duration of the war, but, when Japanese submarines appear in Sydney's harbor, Katherine is sent inland to stay with her other grandmother at Parson's Creek.When fifteen-year-old Kate Tucker is sent to stay with Australian relatives until the end of World War II, she makes many humorous and startling discoveries about the supposedly "bad" side of the family

Genres: Fiction

165 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[joyce lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

ok, this book stomped on my toes a bit, which is one reason why i gave it so many stars.

we humans, including myself unfortunately, tend to look only at the "little picture", and then make assumptions/judgments about people. when, if we took the time to look at the WHOLE story, we'd probably have a WHOLE different prospective about most!

it's something that i've told myself many times that i needed to work on, but keep backsliding. this book/story brought it, or should i say more aptly, RAMMED it, home again.

funny, how even us adults can learn something from a "young adults" book, huh?!?!?!

[Randomerde · Rating 3 out of 5]

with her bunched hair & thin
lips she spoke her teen
tears chattered her high
hopes & leaned on her loud
lies but family ends & begins
four by three by two by one