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My name is Lee Mets, and this is my book. My summer began with an exciting event. A real-life orphan, Cassandra Jovanovich, moved in across from my house. All the best stories are about orphans, and this story is no exception.
About this Author
Sharon Jennings is a writer and editor. She has written more than 60 books for young people, including some in the world-famous Franklin the Turtle series. Her books have received many nominations and awards, including The OLA's Blue Spruce Award for The Bye-Bye Pie, Mr. Christie's Silver Seal for Priscilla and Rosy, and her book Bearcub and Mama was a finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. Sharon lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Reviews
Subtle, wise, and energetic; an honest picture of childhood perceptions.
An excellent exploration of the meaning of friendship.
The brand new "Gutsy Girls" series from Canadian publisher Second Story Press promises to be lively, funny, engaging and original. Judging by the debut novel Home Free it will truly live up to that expectation!
Home Free is a brilliant story that is imaginative and cunning, with a clever storyline that twists and turns with emotion....a thoroughly enjoyable book that had no bland or starchy parts that make you yawn, but instead a rollercoaster of a book that is filled with emotion. I give Sharon Jennings' Home Free 5 stars.
Lee's story will resonate with many young girls today. She shares her story in such an honest way that it's easy to feel a rapport with her right from the start. The little thrill I would feel when reading a Judy Blume book returned when I read Home Free.
This sweet story will touch young readers - especially girls who have struggled to fit in. Older readers will be reminded of childhood friends and summers filled with possibilities.
The story showcases many elements of writing while dealing with the difficulties of relationship and death. It is a great book to supplement the writing curriculum.
A brilliant story that is imaginative and cunning, with a clever storyline that twists and turns with emotion... Home Free is a thoroughly enjoyable book that had no bland or starchy parts that make you yawn, but instead a rollercoaster of a book that is filled with emotion.
Precocious and smart, a chatterbox, misunderstood by a lot of the adults in her life except a beloved teacher, Lee's a completely loveable character... A fun and engaging read from start to finish.
Home Free is a brilliant story that is imaginative and cunning, with a clever storyline that twists and turns with emotion.
Jennings avoid[s] sounding didactic as [she] paint[s] [the] picture of the conditions girls faced in the [...] 1960s. And [she] manage[e] to leave readers with a sense of hope and empowerment.
It's impossible to avoid the Anne-ish-ness of this sweet, bookish tale [...] There is, however, an element of tragedy in the story that surprised me, although, in hindsight, it fits perfectly with the influence of L.M. Montgomery's stories.
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