A sudden crisis at the climax forces Timothy into criminal action to save Levi’s life, but literally saving his brother from death doesn’t erase the whiff of textual indictment for lawbreaking. His court sentence requires keeping a journal the premise that Holt’s straightforward free-verse poems are Timothy’s writing works well enough, though sometimes the verses read like immediate thoughts rather than post-event reflection. Sometimes Timothy’s the only person home to do so. The family has nursing help but not 24/7 the real house arrest in Timothy’s life isn’t a legal pronouncement, it’s the need to keep Levi breathing. The text shows illness, poverty, and hunger to be awful but barely acknowledges the role of, for example, weak health insurance, odd considering the nature of Timothy’s crime. Timothy’s crime: charging $1,445 on a stolen credit card for a month of baby Levi’s medicine, which his mother can’t afford, especially since his father left. Heavy oxygen tanks and a suction machine as loud as a jackhammer are their everyday equipment. He also has a 9-month-old brother who breathes through a trach tube that frequently clogs. Twelve-year-old Timothy has a probation officer, a court-appointed psychologist, and a yearlong sentence of house arrest. In equal parts philosophical and wryly humorous, this magical tale will satisfy both fans and new readers alikeĪ boy works desperately to keep his sick little brother safe. Readers will be eager to discover the outcome of Tara’s quest.
Mass skillfully resolves mysteries while perpetuating Willow Falls’ mystique.
Tara’s quirky personality invigorates the familiar plot. In payment for her misdeeds, Tara must complete a curious scavenger hunt before her 13th birthday but soon discovers she requires the help-and maybe even the friendship-of others. Mass revisits familiar ground with a plot that loosely follows the formula of her previous novels, 11 Birthdays (2009) and Finally (2010): The protagonist is on the cusp of a birthday and must go through a journey of self-discovery and enlightenment guided by the enigmatic Angelina. Banished to her aunt’s house for the summer, Tara soon finds herself embroiled in another mishap. She also longs to understand her mother’s mystifying need to continually move. Years of constant relocation have caused the reclusive Tara to avoid forming friendships. Mysteries abound as readers return to Willow Falls in this third installment of the series. A rash decision involving attempted theft of a school mascot sets into motion a series of life-altering events for nearly–13-year-old Tara.
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