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A review by briannadaisies
Sure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harrington
5.0
Beautiful.
I kept forgetting that this was a book intended for 10-14 year olds (or somewhere in that range). The way death, alcoholism, and mental illness were seen through a 12 year old's eyes while being so frank and honest was brilliant. I loved the letters to Atticus Finch, and I could perfectly see Sarah's world. There were times phrases like "so yesterday" and "French kissing a boy" were used and I remembered I was reading a young adult/ middle school book. There was a definitive difference between the Sarah who belonged to the world of best friends who want to kiss boys, paint their nails, get their periods, and read gossip magazines, and the Sarah who wrote to Atticus Finch, talked to Plant, and wore a pillbox hat. Though the latter was the one I loved much more, the former popped up often enough to make this a coming of age tale for everyone.
I kept forgetting that this was a book intended for 10-14 year olds (or somewhere in that range). The way death, alcoholism, and mental illness were seen through a 12 year old's eyes while being so frank and honest was brilliant. I loved the letters to Atticus Finch, and I could perfectly see Sarah's world. There were times phrases like "so yesterday" and "French kissing a boy" were used and I remembered I was reading a young adult/ middle school book. There was a definitive difference between the Sarah who belonged to the world of best friends who want to kiss boys, paint their nails, get their periods, and read gossip magazines, and the Sarah who wrote to Atticus Finch, talked to Plant, and wore a pillbox hat. Though the latter was the one I loved much more, the former popped up often enough to make this a coming of age tale for everyone.