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A review by marilynw
American Girl by Wendy Walker
4.0
American Girl by Wendy Walker
Narrated by Paige Layle and many others
Charlie Hudson, an autistic seventeen-year-old, has had a difficult life with her mother. A mother that put the fear of almost everything into Charlie's heart, Charlie's mom had made mistakes and she is not going to let Charlie forget it. Charlie feels like she must be the biggest mistake her mother ever made. Way to go, mom!
Still, Charlie is more than awesome. Smart, a great friend to those she feels belong to her, a hard worker, and wise beyond her years, even if she does have trouble understanding the thoughts and motivations of others. She will do anything to take care of those who are important to her.
A man is murdered, Charlie is in the crosshairs of the cops, FBI, bad guys, and the murderer and she's at a loss on what to do. But she knows that no matter what, she is going to protect her friends even if it means not disclosing the truth. The dead man was a bad man and Charlie is making new rules as she goes. Taking care of her friends and getting to college will drive her decisions.
Boy, knowing Charlie was riding her bike around town had me on pins and needles. The people who should have been protecting her really dropped the ball but they'd been doing that all her life so that's nothing new. The audiobook presentation was interesting. We'd have the narration from Charlie herself but throughout the story we'd have sound effects and vignettes with multiple narrators, almost like a play. At times these instances felt like an unwanted interruption although a few of the vignettes did seem to add to the story. I think all the narrators did a really good job with their parts.
Pub October 17, 2023
This was an Audible Audio selection.
Narrated by Paige Layle and many others
Charlie Hudson, an autistic seventeen-year-old, has had a difficult life with her mother. A mother that put the fear of almost everything into Charlie's heart, Charlie's mom had made mistakes and she is not going to let Charlie forget it. Charlie feels like she must be the biggest mistake her mother ever made. Way to go, mom!
Still, Charlie is more than awesome. Smart, a great friend to those she feels belong to her, a hard worker, and wise beyond her years, even if she does have trouble understanding the thoughts and motivations of others. She will do anything to take care of those who are important to her.
A man is murdered, Charlie is in the crosshairs of the cops, FBI, bad guys, and the murderer and she's at a loss on what to do. But she knows that no matter what, she is going to protect her friends even if it means not disclosing the truth. The dead man was a bad man and Charlie is making new rules as she goes. Taking care of her friends and getting to college will drive her decisions.
Boy, knowing Charlie was riding her bike around town had me on pins and needles. The people who should have been protecting her really dropped the ball but they'd been doing that all her life so that's nothing new. The audiobook presentation was interesting. We'd have the narration from Charlie herself but throughout the story we'd have sound effects and vignettes with multiple narrators, almost like a play. At times these instances felt like an unwanted interruption although a few of the vignettes did seem to add to the story. I think all the narrators did a really good job with their parts.
Pub October 17, 2023
This was an Audible Audio selection.