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Lädt ... A Tinfoil Skyvon Cyndi Sand-Eveland
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Cyndi Sand-Eveland says she was inspired to write A Tinfoil Sky when she met a homeless girl and her father in Eugene Oregon. It was a brief exchange of spare change but it was enough to spark her novel about Mel and her mother facing homelessness while escaping an abusive boyfriend and not being allowed to come home. Mel and her mother end up sleeping in their car, parked under a bridge until it's eventually towed. By then Mel has started to get to know a few people in her mother's home town. That gives her a small thread of support when her mother is arrested. Mel is ordered by the court to live with her grandmother, the very one who refused to open the door when they had first arrived. Mel's life with her grandmother brings into question whether or not family is always the best decision. Her grandmother's bitterness is deep rooted in painful memories. As Mel counts down the days until she's reunited with her mother, she unravels some of the mysteries of her own life and her grandmother's bad mood. Although the book deals with some tough issues: abuse, broken families, homelessness and drug use, Mel remains a positive character and the book has a hopeful ending. Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. How could I not like a book where the most peaceful place a girl can find to relax and feel good is a library?Mel has a messed up mom, and their plans to escape a bad existence don't work out the way they intend initially, but eventually Mel finds a home with an ornery grandmother who turns out to be alright. Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. Mel thinks she might finally be able to call some place home after moving so often, but instead her grandmother refuses to open the door to Mel and her mother and they end up living in their car. Mel's mother is arrested for shop lifting and Mel ends up staying with her grandmother. The only place Mel finds peace is at the local library. An interesting coming of age story about a young girl who finds a home for herself. Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. A good example of realistic fiction for YA.keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
When Mel and her mother leave the home of an abusive man, Mel allows herself to dream of a secure place to live, but that dream soon falls apart when the grandmother that they looked to for shelter is not as expected. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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This was a fairly good book, though I had a few issues with some plot points. While the characterization was strong, I did find Mel a little too good to be true at times. Also, while I can't help but like the fact that Mel retreats to the library for peace and safety because she loves to read, I had a hard time buying the idea that they would hire her, even for just a few hours a week, particularly to do preschool story time. Researching Canadian minimum age laws (I believe the story is set in Canada, though that's never overtly stated), I see that it is legal in some provinces to hire 12-year-olds, but it's such a strange thing to do that it just threw me out of the story. Those plot quibbles weren't enough to keep me from enjoying the book and finishing it off in one evening, though. If you enjoy stories about plucky children overcoming bleak circumstances like poverty and homelessness, this book is for you. ( )