SYNOPSIS: This story is actually two stories in one. One is about Ben, whose mother has just died, and finds himself adrift in the world. The other, told mostly in pictures, is about Rose, living decades previously, who is a Deaf girl in an unaccommodating world. Their stories converge in a surprising way.
AUNT SHARON'S TAKE: Like The Invention of Hugo Cabret, this story is great for reluctant readers because it is interspersed with many pictures, a book that straddles the line between picture book and chapter book. However, the subject matter is slightly more mature, and more dramatic, so I would recommend it for slightly older readers.
RATING: PG for Subject Matter
AUDIENCE: Pre-teens and Teens
BOOKS LIKE THIS: The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Dave at Night
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