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Eggs by Jerry Spinelli
3.5★
Eggs is a quirky and moving novel about two very complicated, damaged children. David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Primrose lives with her unstable, childlike, fortuneteller mother, and the only evidence of the father she never knew is a framed picture. Despite their age difference (David is 9, Primrose is 13), they forge a tight yet tumultuous friendship, eventually helping each other deal with what is missing in their lives.An odd title for a very good story. That's one of the things I love about challenges. They often demand that you to pick up books that you may in all likelihood by- pass. This author has a really good handle on troubled kids and tells the story with both heart-felt compassion for these two but also adds a dash of humor to the mix. The plot has many twists and turns as it slowly reveals more and more about each character. It has an unexpected ending which I can only describe as thought provoking.
