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The Whispers
by Greg Howard
Riley is 11 and he has issues. Two to be exact. One is wetting the bed, which shouldn't happen when you're 11 but has happened ever since his mom went missing. The other is more nebulous, and takes awhile to come out but it turns out, Riley is a boy who likes boys. His family and his town are religious, and he knows it's not right. People don't say it out loud but it's definitely not right. He knew that kissing boys behind the shed was not right.
Riley is trying to handle his issues and find his mother. Will the mythical Whispers in his mother's story help him? Riley has to go to the woods to find out and see if he can find his way.
There is a lot of stuff happening beneath the text here. There is a lot of showing, not telling and you have to put together your own conclusions for a long time, until the end comes and you're proved right or wrong, just like Riley. I'm glad to see this book so well-written with a few other things besides Riley's own coming of age in it. I think there are kids who will really connect with Riley here.
Riley is trying to handle his issues and find his mother. Will the mythical Whispers in his mother's story help him? Riley has to go to the woods to find out and see if he can find his way.
There is a lot of stuff happening beneath the text here. There is a lot of showing, not telling and you have to put together your own conclusions for a long time, until the end comes and you're proved right or wrong, just like Riley. I'm glad to see this book so well-written with a few other things besides Riley's own coming of age in it. I think there are kids who will really connect with Riley here.