A review by nicmacc
Disappearing Home by Deborah Morgan

4.0

It feels wrong to say it was "great" story because it was a harsh, sad story about poverty and a beautifully clever girl growing up (or trying to grow up)in a bad situation with no-one to help her. I loved the way it was written from her point of view (11-12 year old) it was very clever.Very descriptive writing - here is an example: "Once our front door is open, you step straight into the lobby. It takes two cartwheels from here to get to the living room. It takes half a cartwheel to get from one side of the kitchen to the other. You have to finish the cartwheel with the soles of your feet facing the ceiling, then bring them straight back down to the position they started in, so it’s not really even half a cartwheel. It’s probably more like a handstand. The cooker is the only thing in the kitchen that’s not cupboards or a sink. It has four grey electric rings that swirl round like licked liquorice."