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Shuffling back and forth between her parents' new homes, Andy struggles to fit in with stepparents and five stepsiblings while wishing she could have her old family back.
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Although there are many children's books about divorce, few move beyond bland therapeutic preaching into the realm of well-told stories. This one does. A hard look at joint-custody life, The Suitcase Kid follows Andrea West and her tiny stuffed rabbit, Radish, through the painful adjustment of being a kid with divorced parents. She must leave the home she loves with the mulberry tree in the front yard, and deal with parents who still fight, step parents, step siblings, two different bedrooms (neither of which is really hers), loneliness, and an acute longing for the past. Her grades sink. Her friends drift away. And she's not quite sure how to fix any of it.
Wisely, Jacqueline Wilson doesn't offer instant solutions; rather, she chronicles Andy's journey to the beginning of equilibrium in her new life. Things will never be the way they were, but, as the book suggests, they'll get better over time. And because it's well written and honest, The Suitcase Kid will appeal to any child who enjoys realistic fiction, not just those who "need" to read a book about divorce. (The publisher recommends the The Suitcase Kid for ages 8-12, but it could easily serve kids who are a couple of years younger or older.)
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'Gripping, funny and sensitively written.' (The Independent on Sunday)
'A modern story, realistic with lots of witty, offbeat humour.' (The Daily Telegraph)
'A witty and moving tale of divorce.' (The Times)
'A deeply moving account of a child's agony and bewilderment as she suffers from her parents' divorce. Feelings tumble out in a cascade of experiences, at once painful and funny. Language is racy and modern, superbly capturing the experience of many children today.' (Junior Education)
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- PublisherBantam Dell Pub Group
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0385323115
- ISBN 13 9780385323116
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages140
- IllustratorWright Correlius Van, Hu Ying-Hwa
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Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1997
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