A review by aotora
The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Man this one was heavy. It deals with divorce and how it affects kid. Andy is a 10 year old girl whose parents divorce and she suddenly has to live in one house for a week and in the other for another week, she also suddenly has a step dad and step mom and 5 new step siblings and it's a lot of changes for young kid. I love how this book deals with all of the effects. Suddenly having new siblings and having to share your parents, watching your parents meet new people and be with them and their kids and feeling like you are no longer loved- though I believe that both of the parents had affairs and they just ended separated and together with the people who they had affairs with which only makes it worse, longing for the past better times when you all still lived together, how that affects school and friendship and seeing the parents constantly fight and tug the kids one way or another or trying to turn them against the other parent. Things do get better by the end of the book and the families do get along but it does hit home when you have to be in one house and with one family some time but then go somewhere else too. It's confusing and it can be really tough on kids but the adults often don't see it that way and think that since they moved on and adjusted fast the kids should too.