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Monday, September 10, 2012
Quick, Quirky MG Novel Asks What's Really Important
1:00 AM
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Things take a turn for the worse when Benny's teacher enters Dennis Acres in a contest for America's Most Charming Small Town. With everyone in town putting the pressure on Benny's dad to clean up, Benny doesn't know what to expect—salvation or disaster?
Homesick (available September 18, 2012), a new middle grade novel by Kate Klise, is a quick, quirky story about a boy and his strangled relationship with his father. Using the issue of compulsive hoarding as a backdrop, Klise weaves a tale that asks the reader to consider what's really important in life. Young audiences likely won't care about the book's lesson, they'll simply be drawn to Benny with his authentic voice, his heart-tugging plight, and his cast of oddball friends. The very contrived ending kind of soured me on the story, but, all in all, I enjoyed Homesick.
Grade: B-
If this were a movie, it would be rated: PG for mild language (no F-bombs) and intense situations
To the FTC, with love: I received an ARC of Homesick from the generous folks at Feiwel and Friends (an imprint of Macmillan). Thank you!
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