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| #1863048 in Books | Tricycle Press | Model: FBA-|304699 | 2006-09-01 | 2006-09-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.80 x.74 x5.62l,.59 | File type: PDF | 176 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Emotional story told in language of the heart|By Marilyn Hilton|Hugging the Rock records the journey of a young girl, abandoned by her mentally ill mother, toward her distant father whom she comes to discover is her "rock." Through the direct, spare language of a preteen girl's poetry, the story expresses the process of a heart's shattering, hardening, opening, and then healing|From School Library Journal|Grade 5-8–Presented in brief, free-verse poems, this is a poignant character study of a dysfunctional family. In the opening sequence, Rachel watches her mother get ready to run away from home, packing up the car with everything
When her mom runs away from home, Rachel is left behind with her emotionally distant father and many questions she cannot answer. Over time, she learns the truth about her mom. But it's only when she learns the truth about her dad, the rock- immoveable and always there for her to lean on-that Rachel can move toward understanding. Every word rings true in this achingly real novel in verse.Reviews"Written in a straightforward language, the text clearly reveals Rachel's emo...
You easily download any file type for your device.Hugging the Rock | Susan Taylor Brown. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.