Written with skill and sensitivity, this precocious and poignant story of familial love will make good company for those readers dealing with health issues in their home lives, as well as those wanting a smart, refreshing voice to take them on a meaningful journey. The meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern, 2014, Chronicle Books LLC edition, in English. Of particular note is the book’s graceful handling of Maggie’s weight: Maggie has few, if any, explicit observations about her body, none of which she connects to her unapologetic love of desserts even when her elitist, estranged grandmother asks, “Oh Maggie, what happened to you?” all Maggie sees in the mirror is her same old self. Her engaging use of first-person narration adeptly syncs the reader’s understanding with Maggie’s, while skillfully revealing things about Maggie that she herself doesn’t seem to see. Sovern handles this personal topic (it’s her family’s story written as Maggie’s memoir) exceptionally well, creating in the audacious Maggie a relatable, admirable heroine with the self-involvement and simultaneous lack of self-consciousness credible for someone just leaving childhood. She adds the new goal of fixing her father to her list of aspirations, devoting her science fair project to learning about MS-including, she’s devastated to find, its lack of cure. Although Maggie loves spending more time with her dad, rocking out to Led Zeppelin and hearing about her parents’ counterculture past, his increasing bouts of illness make it clear that his condition is more serious than she’s been told. In general, I think book trailers are often pretty lame.It’s 1988, and eleven-year-old Maggie faces a shift in her life when her father’s multiple sclerosis worsens, requiring him to use a wheelchair and necessitating that her mother take a grueling job at a local hotel. This week, I have to mention The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern. Buy The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern online today Paperback As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has. On Wednesdays, I vow to inconsistently list some good books I’ve recently read. Posted May 28th, 2014 by Skila & filed under I read stuff. I’d thought knowing where the sidewalk ended and where the red fern grew and where the … Read More Wednesday: What I’m Reading “I’d always thought that all the answers to life’s questions were in books. Posted November 6th, 2014 by Skila & filed under I quote stuff. ~Megan Jean Sovern’s The Meaning of Maggie… Read More Quotable Thursday
“I believed with all my heart that the world progressed one wish at a time.”
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