Hugging the rock

[Ashley]

What do you do when your mom runs away from home without explaining you why? "Halfway Rachel. You have to meet me halfway on this. Can you do that?" In the novel Hugging the Rock written by Susan Taylor brown, Rachel, the main character, was close to her mom, but that all change when her mom decided to run away from her home and family. I really enjoyed this novel which inspire me personally. I would recommend this novel who enjoy reading realistic fiction. The people I would recommend is age 9 and up. "Brown creates a poignant work dealing with a topic rare in children's literature. Readers will hug this book. I did." -Lee Bennett Hopkins