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Eggs
ALAN Review, Fall 2007 by Lee, Jennifer
Eggs by Jerry Spinelli Fiction/Friendship/Loss Little, Brown and Co., 2007,224 pp., $15.99 ISBN: 0-316-16646-4
Two kids find friendship, despite their age difference, in this thought-provoking book. David is a 9-year-old boy who is coping with his mother's death, while his workaholic father is emotionally and physically unavailable to him. Primrose is a 13-year-old girl who tries everything to stay away from her eccentric mother and only knows her father from a framed photo that is one of her most treasured possessions.
Both kids hide the secrets of their pasts, which are as fragile as eggshells. Both share a love for a drink called Mango Madness and a yearning to have one person whom they each can depend on. Told from the point of view of several different characters, this book is one that should not be missed if looking for a good tale of friendship.
Jennifer Lee
Louisville, KY
Copyright Assembly on Literature for Adolescents -- National Council of Teachers of English Fall 2007
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