Friday, September 15, 2017

Stealing our Way Home by Cecilia Galante - ESSENTIAL

Galante, Cecilia Stealing our Way Home 294 pgs, Scholastic Press, $16.99 Language: G(0 swear, 0 “F”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: G-PG; 

After their mother died of cancer, Jack and Pippa faced problems. Jack would pick up more fights and Pippa stopped talking. Now that school is starting up, they find that their family funds are not high in numbers. When Jack and Pippa uncover a crazy secret, they don’t know who to trust. Can the family of three come back together, or will they be separated by secrets?  

I really liked this book.  It showed the resilience of the human spirit and just how far some people will go to keep their family together.  Mature content is PG because there is talk of illegal activities and the things that weigh people down. Violence is G-PG because there are some fights but it doesn’t go into descriptions. 

MS - ESSENTIAL Student Reviewer:JM (9th grade)

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