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A Duet for Home
by Karina Yan Glaser
As an adult reader, this felt very didactic to me. Like when Tyrell overheard the "slick voice" man talking about his dastardly plans to move families out of the shelter faster (p. 99) I rolled my eyes so hard they almost fell out of my head. It was like a scene from Scooby-Doo. I also didn't like that Tyrell's mom seemed like a stereotype of a lazy welfare mom. I read another review that pointed out that this book has attractive virtuous characters and unattractive evil characters (e.g. Ms. G = attractive/good; MacVillain = unattractive/bad) which again plays into stereotypes.
But I think many young readers will learn something new about homelessness from this book and be drawn into the injustice/activism angle (though it does take a while for the plot to get going). I liked that the characters had more going on than just being homeless (a shared love of classical music). The audiobook had dual narrators for June and Tyrell and both were good.
If you're looking for other books for middle-grade readers about homelessness, I suggest [b:Paper Things|22747802|Paper Things|Jennifer Richard Jacobson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1415586683l/22747802._SX50_.jpg|42292738] and [b:Crenshaw|23310699|Crenshaw|Katherine Applegate|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1475972698l/23310699._SX50_.jpg|42864821] and [b:No Fixed Address|37683441|No Fixed Address|Susin Nielsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1518441561l/37683441._SY75_.jpg|59311826].
But I think many young readers will learn something new about homelessness from this book and be drawn into the injustice/activism angle (though it does take a while for the plot to get going). I liked that the characters had more going on than just being homeless (a shared love of classical music). The audiobook had dual narrators for June and Tyrell and both were good.
If you're looking for other books for middle-grade readers about homelessness, I suggest [b:Paper Things|22747802|Paper Things|Jennifer Richard Jacobson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1415586683l/22747802._SX50_.jpg|42292738] and [b:Crenshaw|23310699|Crenshaw|Katherine Applegate|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1475972698l/23310699._SX50_.jpg|42864821] and [b:No Fixed Address|37683441|No Fixed Address|Susin Nielsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1518441561l/37683441._SY75_.jpg|59311826].