The more I read, the more I liked this book about two sisters who kidnap their grandfather from a nursing home and take him all over the country to try and see if any of their aunts and uncles will take him in. The main protagonist is 12 year old Clancy who is about to start high school and is a worrier by nature. She hasn't really ever done anything for herself as she has always relied on her older sister Tash to be the muscle and brains in the family. This journey tests both Clancy and Tash's relationship and also causes Clancy to challenge herself in ways she never thought possible. A nice story with ebbs and flows about family and the choices that adults make that effect kids. There is a little bit of Clancy seeing supernatural "signs" from her dead grandmother but not enough to cast this as a ghost novel - it is more Clancy's wishful thinking than anything else. (Although there is a part in a Melbourne bookshop that left me scratching my head). One for Year 7 to 8 readers . ( )