Book source ~ ARC.
My review is voluntary and honest.
1 January 2012
Middle Grade | YA | Sci-Fi
225 Pages
My Rating ~ 4 bites
Reggie is in the 6th
grade and has problems with a school bully. But that’s only one of the things
she has to deal with. She’s poor and her mom is constantly zoning out. This
month’s food is almost gone and Reggie needs her mom to snap out of it, cash
her check, and buy some groceries. Except when her mom goes out to shop, she
never returns home. As the days pass, Reggie relies heavily on her imaginary
friend, Tough Girl. But her situation is deteriorating quickly. Will she
survive until her mom returns?
This is a weird read.
Not bad weird though, but good weird. Reggie is a fighter, in the sense that
she continues on despite adversity. But she’s only, what? 11 or 12. Her mom
appears to have some kind of mental illness and is getting worse. Then she just
disappears. Gah! Poor Reggie! Things are happening and Reggie doesn’t want to
go to foster care, but holy shit. What the hell is going on in this book? The parts with Tough Girl are just as interesting. I can’t
elaborate because I want you to read it and see for yourself. What a great
read. I recommend this.
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