Paulsen, Gary Paintings From the Cave, 161 pgs. Random House
Children’s Books, 2011. $15.99 Language PG; (4 swears, 0 F) Mature Content PG;
Violence PG13
Three short novellas
about children living in difficult circumstances. Jake, on his own in the slums
of a big city befriends an artist and catches a glimpse of the other side of
the street. Jo-Jo avoids her
abusive parents by turning to her 3 adopted dogs for love and companionship.
10-year-old Jamie and his brother Eric are runaways, on their own since their
grandfather’s stroke.
Paulsen
depicts the difficulty many children have growing up despite neglect and
abuse. These would be good
springboards to talk about survival and resiliance.
EL, MS - ADVISABLE
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