Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Feb.12, 2012, under Abuse, Battle of the Books 2010-2011, Real life, Student Reviews
Who would like this book? Anyone who likes books with ups and downs in a character’s life.
Why? Addie’s mom, Mommers, and Addie’s stepdad, Dwight, have just broken up, and Dwight has put them in his trailer without a car, and only a little bit of money. Mommers has a “job” and doesn’t come back from the job for days and nights at a time. Addie has to learn to take care of herself while Mommers is away, and she has to take care of Mommers while she’s here. All Addie wants is for her life to be normal, but having her mom away for days, and her stepdad dating another woman, and her little sisters living with Dwight, it never equals normal.
Leslie Connor shows what Addie is feeling so well, it almost feels like you are Addie.
The details: 290 pp. 2008 Review by Annie
