![]() ![]() However, despite that, I feel that those descriptions are appropriate to correctly convey what life was like during this time. And, with Cate, we deeply feel her despair at the loss of her son, and we sympathize with the desire to run away from our past when we are so deeply scarred.ĭespite this being a middle grade novel, there is some imagery that may be difficult for some readers, especially the rabbit skinning, the clobbering of the fish, and the description of Cate’s maggot covered wound. We feel Ellie’s mother’s grief at losing the support system of her husband and her self-worth with losing her teaching job and even with Esther, Ellie’s older sister, we see that she cannot really afford to show grief because of the responsibilities that come with being the oldest. The grief she feels is apparent with the increasingly desperate steps she takes to wake her father from his coma. ![]() Despite the determination and bravery that Ellie shows with these skills, we still deeply feel her grief at no longer having that shared love of the outdoors with her father, and for potentially being the cause of his coma. ![]() ![]() With Ellie, it is how she throws herself into trapping, fishing, and foraging. Wolk is masterful at delineating the characters in her story, especially when it comes to showing the different ways that grief expresses itself. ![]()
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