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A review by karenrenka
Click: One Novel, Ten Authors by David Almond
First blogged on Books Beside My Bed
I grabbed this one off the shelf because I saw Linda Sue Park was one of the authors of the book. She wrote the first chapter that set-up the story of the life and legacy of George "Gee" Keane. Maggie and Jason's grandfather "Gee" leaves them each a gift when he dies. Maggie receives a box with shells in little compartments and Jason is left autographs of the many celebrities that Gee photographed over the years. Each gift signifies something to each child, Maggie's need to travel and be connected to Gee and Jason's desire to runaway. I thought the novel would be about how Gee's death changed Maggie and Jason but it is more about how Gee changed everyone he meet.
It is strange that they call this a novel because it felt more like an anthology with an overarching theme and characters, Like an anthology, there were some chapters that I liked, loved, and some that were disappointing. I loved the first two chapters by Linda Sue Park and David Almond. They fit the theme and direction I thought the book would take. It was an interesting collaboration of authors and I would recommend it to someone looking for something different.
I grabbed this one off the shelf because I saw Linda Sue Park was one of the authors of the book. She wrote the first chapter that set-up the story of the life and legacy of George "Gee" Keane. Maggie and Jason's grandfather "Gee" leaves them each a gift when he dies. Maggie receives a box with shells in little compartments and Jason is left autographs of the many celebrities that Gee photographed over the years. Each gift signifies something to each child, Maggie's need to travel and be connected to Gee and Jason's desire to runaway. I thought the novel would be about how Gee's death changed Maggie and Jason but it is more about how Gee changed everyone he meet.
It is strange that they call this a novel because it felt more like an anthology with an overarching theme and characters, Like an anthology, there were some chapters that I liked, loved, and some that were disappointing. I loved the first two chapters by Linda Sue Park and David Almond. They fit the theme and direction I thought the book would take. It was an interesting collaboration of authors and I would recommend it to someone looking for something different.