Written by: Willo Davis Roberts
First line: I knew I was in trouble the minute I saw Mom's car parked in front of our apartment house.
Why you should read this book: I confess that adore this author specifically because her writing acknowledges that adults can and often do suffer from mental illnesses that they manage to hide from the adult world while making their hapless child victim believe that they're responsible for a grown-up's irrational behavior. Such is the case for David, whose high-strung mother is in the process of torpedoing all her relationships in pursuit of a real estate career, and who is caught in the crossfire when neither of his parents are willing to sacrifice their own plans to take care of him over the summer. David finds himself stuck in a weird and boring little town with a grandmother he barely knows, with only three kids his age (two of whom are bullies and one of whom is horribly disfigured), a beach where you can't swim, and a dog that you can't train.
Why you shouldn't read this book: You don't believe that people are supposed to take care of each other.
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