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Caroline Brooks DuBois

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Verk av Caroline Brooks DuBois

The Places We Sleep (2020) 27 exemplar
Ode to a Nobody (2022) 23 exemplar

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I think this book is great for middle grade readers. Very sweet and straightforward with a message of hope pinning it together.
 
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bookstagramofmine | Dec 20, 2022 |
I took up this book because I was really attracted to the amazing artwork on the cover as well as the book title. But this book turned out to be something completely different from what I had expected. I DNFed this book at 30% because this book just wasn't for me. I will like to appreciate the book layout though.
 
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Fatima_Anwar | 4 andra recensioner | Nov 30, 2020 |
A nice look at the events around 9-11, but it never went quite deep enough for me. And there were a lot of side plot lines going on, but I suppose that's what middle school is all about. Life hits you from many different angles.
 
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MegDendler | 4 andra recensioner | Sep 15, 2020 |
Abbey is an Army kid, needs to find new friends as she starts a new school but is facing more than just that. Not only has 9/11 hit her family hard, but she's facing her own changes, bullying, and first romance.

This book is written in prose and is well done. The author flows through the thoughts, situations, events, emotions, and heart-ache with beautiful finesse. It hits the gut and allows Abbey's feelings to come across in ways that usual story-telling simply can't achieve. And this is a deep book, which hits upon many difficult themes.

Abbey does find a wonderful friend with this new school, but with the new friendship, there's also bullying. I did find this area stumbling on cliche as Abbey and her friend bonk heads with a trio of popular, mean girls. That they bullied Abbey's best friend for being overly athletic and not interested in boys was a new take, handled pretty harsh, but will resonate with some readers. The friendship was inspiring and did pull out the heart-strings until the last page.

While this book is beautifully written and runs deep, it's going to target a very specific type of reader. The prose weighs a little heavy, mostly since the other characters really don't receive the depth they'd need to keep up with Abby. Also, the plot end suffers a little, since this one is more an exploration of Abby's innermost workings as she tries to steer through the complexities of the changes in her life as well as the troubles facing her family thanks to the loss of a loved one. It's a book for upper middle graders, who love to dive into feelings, and that for three-hundred pages, which even for me, meant a few breaks to get through. It wouldn't have been something I would have picked up at that age, but there were one or two girls I knew who would have.

I do enjoy the style and respect how this book takes this type of prose to a younger audience. There will be readers who truly enjoy diving into it and exploring their own feelings at the same time, and those will enjoy accompanying Abbey as she steers through life.

I received an ARC and found this to be an interesting read.
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tdrecker | 4 andra recensioner | Aug 10, 2020 |

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Verk
2
Medlemmar
50
Popularitet
#316,248
Betyg
½ 3.6
Recensioner
6
ISBN
8

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