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A review by impybelle
A Night Without Stars by James Howe
3.0
I suspect that if I'd read this when I was younger, I would have bumped it up at least another star. As it is, too much time has passed and chunks of the book feel dated.
That said, the friendship between Maria and Donald works. Some might argue that the adults are kind of useless, but not all of them are. The nurse who explains what's really happening to Maria and Lorna are both examples of this. Maria's father may not be the most expressive adult in the book, but it makes sense given who he is and *when* he is.
It's a sweet book that will prompt a chuckle or a laugh and maybe make you sniffle, just a tad, before the end.
That said, the friendship between Maria and Donald works. Some might argue that the adults are kind of useless, but not all of them are. The nurse who explains what's really happening to Maria and Lorna are both examples of this. Maria's father may not be the most expressive adult in the book, but it makes sense given who he is and *when* he is.
It's a sweet book that will prompt a chuckle or a laugh and maybe make you sniffle, just a tad, before the end.