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The Ethan I Was Before
by Ali Standish
A lovely book for younger readers, which tackles some fairly hard-hitting themes.
When we first meet Ethan he is a rather lost soul. Feeling desperately guilty as he thinks he caused his best friend's accident, Ethan and his family have moved across country to have a fresh start.
Initially we are told little detail, but the family are clearly finding it hard to live with unresolved tensions. They circle each other, desperately unhappy, but never quite certain how to move things on.
When Ethan is befriended by larger-than-life Coralee he is reminded, a little, of how to live again. But she is also hiding secrets, and these threaten to cause real problems.
Watching Ethan come to terms with what has happened, and develop his friendships with his family, is endearing. There's some dramatic moments, but everything works out okay in the end.
When we first meet Ethan he is a rather lost soul. Feeling desperately guilty as he thinks he caused his best friend's accident, Ethan and his family have moved across country to have a fresh start.
Initially we are told little detail, but the family are clearly finding it hard to live with unresolved tensions. They circle each other, desperately unhappy, but never quite certain how to move things on.
When Ethan is befriended by larger-than-life Coralee he is reminded, a little, of how to live again. But she is also hiding secrets, and these threaten to cause real problems.
Watching Ethan come to terms with what has happened, and develop his friendships with his family, is endearing. There's some dramatic moments, but everything works out okay in the end.