Review: Great read from middle grade to adult
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2013
I bought this book and had it read in one day, which is unusual for me. I literally could not put it down.Olive is a thirteen year old girl that has had a life of instability. By the time she lands on her Aunt Trudy's doorstep, she feels like one of the stray animals her aunt takes in. David is a fourteen year old boy that wants for nothing...except his father's acceptance for who he is and what he wants to do with his life, and his mother's love.Ms. Benson smoothly switches from Olive's to David's intimate point of view in short paragraphs that propel you forward through their stories. You never lose sight of Olive's feelings of loss and abandonment, nor David's feelings of being chained to a future his father is choosing for him, as they cross paths. Together they help each other realize their true place.If you love animals, you'll love this book!