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Harrington, Karen
3 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Twelve-year-old Wayne Kovok survives a plane crash following the funeral of his beloved soldier uncle killed overseas. Before the accident damaged Wayne's vocal cords, he was a talking encyclopedia, spewing knowledge to impress others; now Wayne must find a new "voice" to deal with his off-center family, middle-school woes, and his own insecurities. A satisfying coming-of-age story carried by Wayne's humorous first-person narrative.
Reviewer: Jack Forman
(3)
4-6
Twelve-year-old Mysti's mom is agoraphobic and her dad is in a coma. Her best friend (and former fellow outcast) Anibal Gomez's "social experiment" to try to be cool means being nasty to Mysti in public. Luckily, two new misfit friends help Mysti get through it all. Resilient Mysti is sympathetic and, yes, courageous.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
(2)
YA
Sarah was only two when her mother submerged her in the kitchen sink--and succeeded in drowning Sarah's twin brother. Mom pled insanity; since then, mental illness has weighed heavily on Sarah. The book is never maudlin, even at the breath-catching climax; most of it is concerned with Sarah trying to live her ordinary middle-school life. A story with extraordinary heart.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2013
3 reviews
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