Content: G (danger, mild violence)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE; MS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
11yo Allen’s nightmares have been occurring more frequently. In order to help him, his grandmother, who has been his guardian since both of Allen’s parents died when he was six, decides they should move back to her hometown - hoping that Allen will be able to make some human connections. In that village, Allen finds Zach and Birdie, two new friends at school and an eccentric, but kind mentor in Max, a senior. Unfortunately, he also draws the ire of the town bully, who is not hesitant to punch when he is annoyed. When Allen goes to a local fair and meets a llama, memories come flooding back and Allen is sent immediately on a desperate flight into the high mountains to save the llama, whom he seems to remember from his early childhood, and to escape the bully and his brute of a father who are out for blood.
I know that any adult reading this will love it. The cover doesn’t reflect the anger and danger within the pages, so perhaps add this to a display of survival books to draw attention. I would highly recommend reading it aloud to a class. The main character is a little young for some middle schools. The main characters cue white.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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