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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2015 | Middle Grade
Gr 5–8—How adults fail children is the essence of this novel translated from the German and originally set in Germany but recast in the American heartland for U.S. publication. Mascha, 13, has been spending summers with her grandparents since her mother's death seven years ago, but small-town life is stifling compared to the big city where she and her father live. When she accidentally witnesses a neighborhood boy being verbally and physically assaulted b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on October 1, 2015
Every summer, lonely, Leonard Cohen--listening thirteen-year-old Mascha visits her grandparents while her father grieves the loss of her mother. Although she usually spends time interacting with her elderly neighbors, this year Mascha meets peculiar siblings Julia and Max at a playground. Seven-year-old Max frequently talks to an imaginary friend, while nine-year-old Julia sometimes stares off into space, tuning out the worl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Lonely thirteen-year-old Mascha meets siblings Julia and Max at a playground. When Mascha witnesses the siblings' father physically abu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
