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A poignant look at how grieving affects a family already on the cusp of other big changes. I couldn't put this book down, it was delicately and honestly written. I loved and sympathized with Fern, Holden, and Sara, but had a little trouble with the mom and dad. I guess as a mom I'd like to think I would have better communication with my teenagers, and react less selfishly in a crisis.
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Fern feels like the forgotten child, between her older siblings (Sara and Holden) and little brother Charlie, only brought out when her dad wants to use the family to advertise his restaurant, Harry's. One day she's worrying about crushing on her best friend Ran and how to escape the bullies on the bus, then the unspeakable happens and Fern knows it's all her fault. How can she ever go back to normal again?
I absolutely did not see the tragic accident at the heart of this novel coming and I was a ...more
I absolutely did not see the tragic accident at the heart of this novel coming and I was a ...more
This book is not a long read (for an adult or a fast reader such I was as a kid), but it produces many emotions! I do not want to give too much away, but the book was not really about what I thought it was going to be about at first. I thought another person in the family would pass away for another reason, on first impression. What really happened left me shocked and I cried through most of the remainder of the book. I sympathized with the emotions of the various family members in the aftermath
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Going into this book, I knew it would be sad. It has the subject heading "grief - fiction" for crying out loud, plus I'd read several reviews before ordering it for the library and that gave me a heads up. But sometimes I'm just in the mood for a tear-jerker, so I picked it up and waited to see what would be so devastating.
The first half of the book is the story of a family dealing with the usual upsets of life, with the added hurdle of running a family restaurant. Narrator Fern feels like the i ...more
The first half of the book is the story of a family dealing with the usual upsets of life, with the added hurdle of running a family restaurant. Narrator Fern feels like the i ...more
I went into this book blind, but was so impressed with how the author dealt with a difficult subject matter for a middle grade audience. Just a great little book about love, grief, and family.
By far one of the saddest books I have read. I bawled for over half of it and was teary eyed for another quarter. Tore my heart out!
Jan 02, 2012
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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