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The Boy Who Lived In The Ceiling
by Cara Thurlbourn
This is a beautiful story of a homeless boy and a family in mourning. Its also about the invisibility of homelessness and how we are more likely to give money to help people who seem well off than we are homeless people on the street.
Violets family is in turmoil. After losing her beloved Grandmother the family is thrown into mourning. Her father is never around, her brother has stopped speaking and her mother is sad. Financially struggling Violet has agreed to go to the public school instead of the private school she was attending. While she was popular at her old school this new school is very different and she finds herself with only a strange girl as her friend.
Freddie is homeless and an accident finds him living in Violets attic unbeknownst to the family. After he witnesses Violet almost get attacked by a school mate he outs himself and starts a strange and beautiful friendship with Violet. Freddie has goals, he wants to get his own place, and go to college or get an apprenticeship. He doesn't want to be homeless.
This is really an interesting study of how we treat each other and our perceptions of others. I really enjoyed this book.
I received an advanced review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Violets family is in turmoil. After losing her beloved Grandmother the family is thrown into mourning. Her father is never around, her brother has stopped speaking and her mother is sad. Financially struggling Violet has agreed to go to the public school instead of the private school she was attending. While she was popular at her old school this new school is very different and she finds herself with only a strange girl as her friend.
Freddie is homeless and an accident finds him living in Violets attic unbeknownst to the family. After he witnesses Violet almost get attacked by a school mate he outs himself and starts a strange and beautiful friendship with Violet. Freddie has goals, he wants to get his own place, and go to college or get an apprenticeship. He doesn't want to be homeless.
This is really an interesting study of how we treat each other and our perceptions of others. I really enjoyed this book.
I received an advanced review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.