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A review by lmurray74
Thirst by Lizzie Wilcock
4.0
I find it harder to critique books for middle readers than for picture books or young adult. I'm not as familiar with the age group and the young adults that pull me in as an adult aren't really suited for younger readers. That said, I'd recommend this book to middle readers. I'd be interested to hear what they had to say.
The story starts with a drive to Alice Springs, Paul is driving Karanda and Solomon to new foster homes. An accident leaves the two children in the outback hiding out. There are times when you have to suspend belief but that didn't bother me. The children were certainly in the outback way longer than you would expect. I read it though as a story a middle schooler might write with elements of truth, but also elements of 'what if'. What if we could live together at a waterhole with food to be found and enough water to drink? There are no adults in the story except in flashbacks. Both the children have no parents any more and the idea of staying out of foster homes is a huge motivator for not wanting to be caught.
The story was told in third person and I think that if it had been first person I would have found it harder to read. Karanda is certainly the focus of the plot and the narrative follows her movements. I don't come across many books about children in the foster system so for that reason too it is a worthwhile read. This is one to keep an open mind about.
The story starts with a drive to Alice Springs, Paul is driving Karanda and Solomon to new foster homes. An accident leaves the two children in the outback hiding out. There are times when you have to suspend belief but that didn't bother me. The children were certainly in the outback way longer than you would expect. I read it though as a story a middle schooler might write with elements of truth, but also elements of 'what if'. What if we could live together at a waterhole with food to be found and enough water to drink? There are no adults in the story except in flashbacks. Both the children have no parents any more and the idea of staying out of foster homes is a huge motivator for not wanting to be caught.
The story was told in third person and I think that if it had been first person I would have found it harder to read. Karanda is certainly the focus of the plot and the narrative follows her movements. I don't come across many books about children in the foster system so for that reason too it is a worthwhile read. This is one to keep an open mind about.