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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
This was a “never a dull moment” story with quite the dramatic twists and turns expected. A heartfelt, sometimes cheesy, and highly improbable story that tugs on your heart strings.
I absolutely loved this warm, funny, moving story about loss, grief, family, and friendship. Read my full review & listen to an audio sample:
https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2021/04/middle-grade-review-remarkable-journey.html
https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2021/04/middle-grade-review-remarkable-journey.html
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think I loved everything about this book! Fun and heartwarming with laugh out loud moments and more depth than I expected from a youth book and it had me in tears at the end.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After losing the rest of their family in a tragic accident, Coyote and her dad Rodeo have been driving across the country in their home within a school bus, going wherever whims take them. It's been five years since the accident, and Rodeo has completely shut all trace of his late family from his present being, isolating Coyote from her only source of mutual grief and understanding.
This follows as Coyote discovers she is needed back home and must find a way to get Rodeo to drive her there without him suspecting it is family related. They pick up a cast of unique characters along the way - a kitten named Ivan, a man named Lester following his heart, a girl named Val escaping parents who did not accept her sexuality, Salvador and his mother who were living in their broken-down car and seeking shelter and employment, Salvador's aunt, and finally, a goat named Gladys. As they travel across the country together, they explore what it means to grieve, move forward, make connections and community, and work together to help fulfill improbable dreams.
This follows as Coyote discovers she is needed back home and must find a way to get Rodeo to drive her there without him suspecting it is family related. They pick up a cast of unique characters along the way - a kitten named Ivan, a man named Lester following his heart, a girl named Val escaping parents who did not accept her sexuality, Salvador and his mother who were living in their broken-down car and seeking shelter and employment, Salvador's aunt, and finally, a goat named Gladys. As they travel across the country together, they explore what it means to grieve, move forward, make connections and community, and work together to help fulfill improbable dreams.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated