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A review by lorathelibrarian
Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder
4.0
Such a wonderful way to handle such a difficult topic.
Twelve year old Rebecca tells the story of her parents separation. Her parents have been fighting a lot lately, but when she wakes up one day and her mom has bags packed and takes Rebecca and her little brother, Lew, with her in the car to go live with her Gran, she is really shaken. Her whole world is turned upside down. Instead of living at home, in Baltimore, now she's living with her Gran (in her mom's childhood room) in Atlanta. Rebecca is trying to deal with her anger towards her mom for running away and taking her with her, starting at a new school, missing her dad, and on top of it all, the discovery of a very magical object.
Rebecca finds an old bread box in her Gran's attic. She discovers that she can wish for things and they appear in the bread box, as long as they are small enough to fit. For awhile Rebecca uses her wishes to help forget all the bad things in her life. She doesn't think about where all the objects are coming from, including the money and diamond. When Rebecca finally starts figuring out what the bread box is doing she's forced to actually face the reality of her situation.
This story is incredibly well told. Children that have experienced divorce or their parents separating are bound to relate to Rebecca. Other children are going to really understand her anger and emotions, because all kids sometimes feel like the world is out to get them. On top of all that, the magical element of the book is just enough to catch those reluctant readers, or readers looking for a little something special. Definitely something to recommend.
Twelve year old Rebecca tells the story of her parents separation. Her parents have been fighting a lot lately, but when she wakes up one day and her mom has bags packed and takes Rebecca and her little brother, Lew, with her in the car to go live with her Gran, she is really shaken. Her whole world is turned upside down. Instead of living at home, in Baltimore, now she's living with her Gran (in her mom's childhood room) in Atlanta. Rebecca is trying to deal with her anger towards her mom for running away and taking her with her, starting at a new school, missing her dad, and on top of it all, the discovery of a very magical object.
Rebecca finds an old bread box in her Gran's attic. She discovers that she can wish for things and they appear in the bread box, as long as they are small enough to fit. For awhile Rebecca uses her wishes to help forget all the bad things in her life. She doesn't think about where all the objects are coming from, including the money and diamond. When Rebecca finally starts figuring out what the bread box is doing she's forced to actually face the reality of her situation.
This story is incredibly well told. Children that have experienced divorce or their parents separating are bound to relate to Rebecca. Other children are going to really understand her anger and emotions, because all kids sometimes feel like the world is out to get them. On top of all that, the magical element of the book is just enough to catch those reluctant readers, or readers looking for a little something special. Definitely something to recommend.