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A review by rachel_abby_reads
Are You in the House Alone? by Richard Peck
3.0
This book is quite a bit different than the Grandma Dowdel series that so enchanted me. Gail is 16, living in an old town in upstate New York, dating a young man her mother finds unsuitable. Well, dating in the "it's a good thing she's on the pill" sense. Then she begins getting disturbing notes and phone calls. She doesn't quite know to whom she can turn for help, and the few she does turn to are out of their depth.
This book asks more questions than it answers, and spells out quite clearly the frustrating idea that not all things can be made right, or even acceptable. I was surprised at how tense the story made me feel, drawing me into the Gail's fear and helplessness. At the end, Gail showed more strength and acceptance of reality than her parents did.
This book asks more questions than it answers, and spells out quite clearly the frustrating idea that not all things can be made right, or even acceptable. I was surprised at how tense the story made me feel, drawing me into the Gail's fear and helplessness. At the end, Gail showed more strength and acceptance of reality than her parents did.