Review: An Excellent Tale of Youth Gone Bad.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
I selected this book because I thought from reading the title, it would be a comedy.  I was so wrong!  Jo Barney takes a look at our disconnected youth in this dark, disturbing narrative.  The story centers around an elderly lady who has made it her life's work to erase graffiti from public places, hence the title, Graffiti Grandma.  She becomes involved with a homeless girl, and through their relationship we get an inside view of the plight of the young, homeless, and violent.  Although it was graphically violent at times, the violence was necessary to the story.  Barney brings home the results of sexual and physical abuse of children.  It's definitely a page turner and will hold you in its grip for the entire novel.