![]() ![]() No redistribution permitted.īlume's latest novel begins like many of her personalized, single-problem scenarios, with 15-year-old Davey's father shot to death by robbers at his 7-Eleven store in Atlantic City. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. A well-told and well-performed story.-Joan Kindig, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA (c) Copyright 2011. Emma Galvin's narration perfectly voices Davey's escalating emotions and teen angst. When she meets the man's son, their friendship and common sense of loss helps Davey begin to heal. Too young to work, Davey volunteers at the hospital where she meets an elderly man dying of cancer. Davey and her mother are both deep in the grieving process but working through it in very different ways. When her mother starts dating, Davey is furious that her father could be forgotten so swiftly. Living with her overly strict aunt and uncle makes Davey angry. ![]() Davey and her mother have trouble coping with their violent loss, but when Davey begins to have panic attacks in school, her mother decides to move the family temporarily to Los Alamos, New Mexico, to stay with relatives. ![]() This is the story of 15-year-old Davey who finds her father shot during a hold-up in his store. ![]() Gr 7 Up-The most remarkable thing about Judy Blume's book (Atheneum, 1982) is how well it has stood the test of time-it's as relevant today as it was 30 years ago. ![]()
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