 | Now you say yes Author: Harley, Bill | |
| Price: $7.37 | ||
Summary:
When her adoptive mother dies, fifteen-year-old Mari is desperate to avoid being caught up in the foster system. Again. And to complicate matters, she is now the only one who can take care of her super-smart and on-the-spectrum nine-year-old stepbrother, Conor. Is there anyone Mari can trust to help them?
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 03/11/2022 Gr 5 Up—A story about the strength of sibling relationships centering on 15-year-old Mari, who is facing the sudden death of her adoptive mother and refuses to end up in the foster system once more. She is the only one who can take care of her bright and on-the-spectrum stepbrother, nine-year-old Conor. Mari has lost trust in everyone around her, and refuses to seek help from teachers and counselors who just might toss her back in the system. And she certainly does not want to deal with Denis, her late mother's boyfriend. She decides to embark on a desperate cross-country journey with Conor to see if they can find the one relative left that they can trust, their grandmother. What follows is a touching adventure where two siblings discover each other's strengths and weaknesses, as well as their dreams and struggles. The plot shapes a realistic look at what hope can lead people to do; tweens will be cheering for Mari and Conor up to the very last page. Characters are cued as white. VERDICT This novel skillfully takes readers on the siblings' emotional journey; themes of family and identity are peppered throughout and stand out thanks to Harley's resonant prose and engaging storytelling. —Aurora Dominguez - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
