Megan Jean Sovern
Autor de The Meaning of Maggie
Obras de Megan Jean Sovern
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- female
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Miembros
- 244
- Popularidad
- #93,239
- Valoración
- 4.2
- Reseñas
- 27
- ISBNs
- 6
1. Footnotes! From Bartimaeus to David Foster Wallace, I'm a big fan of the quippy footnote.
2. There are no bad guys. Everyone in this story is a decent person, which is rare. There are no villains, except MS and kind of Maggie's sister Tiffany (who's really not so bad). No one needs to be redeemed or saved. Everyone just grows and changes a little over the course of a year, which is realistic and, in this case, not at all boring. Also, here's a book for children that stars a child with two loving, living parents. A rare breed nowadays.
3. Speaking of parents, Maggie's mom is a wonderful character. Though everyone will be talking about Maggie's dad as the parent facing a debilitating disease with grace and dignity, Maggie's mom was the one who made me tear up. She reminded me of my own mom and all moms who do more for their families than seems humanly possible. I love how hard she worked and how appreciated she was by her family.
4. Maggie's voice! Overly confident, super naive, always positive or striving to be positive without being tiresome. Here's a kid I'd like to know. She loves food, school, rules and her parents. She almost never doubts herself, except when it comes to gym class.
This loving portrait of a strong working class family in the 80s was a great read. Though it tackles a sad and difficult issue, it never veers into melodrama. It's a little light on plot, but its characters and style shine. Recommended for boys and girls 9-12.… (más)