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Editorial Reviews
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Grade 4-8–Harry Sue, 11, feels as though she's been doing time for the past seven years, since her father threw her out of a window in a drunken rage and both of her parents went to prison. She has tried to keep her focus on becoming a convict herself, with the hope that she will be reunited with her mother someday. Unfortunately for Harry Sue, she has a heart, and it is not the cold heart of a criminal. Consigned to the custody of her paternal grandmother, who runs a disturbingly bad child-care center, Harry Sue has her hands full, keeping the children at Granny's Lap from harm, going to school, and spending as much time as she can with her best friend, a quadriplegic with an inventive mind whom she has nicknamed Homer Price. That's right, our heroine is a reader, and in fact uses The Wizard of Oz as her touchstone. She knows the true, dark story that Baum wrote, and sees her life reflected on every page, in every character. It is her only source of comfort and hope. A glossary of Conglish, prison language, comes in handy because that's how Harry Sue speaks. Her vivacious narrative moves rapidly through a turning point in her life and that of her road dog (a friend you can count on), Homer. Both children finally come into contact with adults who see inside them and force hope into their lives. It's a tragic series of accidents that finally brings Granny's abuse to the attention of authorities and shows both children the possibility of a future. This is a riveting story, dramatically and well told, with characters whom readers won't soon forget.–Susan Oliver, Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library System, FL
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Gr. 5-8. Sue Stauffacher's utterly original creation, 11-year-old Harry Sue Clotkin, has no greater ambition than to get thrown in the slammer and be reunited with her incarcerated mother, who, like her father, is in prison. Left to the not-so-tender mercies of her racist grandmother, who runs a shoddy home child-care operation, she finds solace in taking care of the toddler "crumb snatchers" and her disabled homebound friend, Homer. When Granny nearly allows one of the charges to die, Harry Sue can no longer pretend to have a heart "covered in riveted steel." The bittersweet story is chock-full of quirky, touching characters and sidesplitting dialogue, but Stauffacher also tackles some serious issues, including child neglect and parental incarceration. Harry Sue's coping mechanism, centered on prison lingo and behavior, is reminiscent of Bud's "Rules and Things" from Christopher Paul Curtis' splendid Bud, Not Buddy (1999). Hyperbolic and charming, Harry Sue is a triumphant symbol of the resilience of children. Jennifer Hubert
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Grade 4-8–Harry Sue, 11, feels as though she's been doing time for the past seven years, since her father threw her out of a window in a drunken rage and both of her parents went to prison. She has tried to keep her focus on becoming a convict herself, with the hope that she will be reunited with her mother someday. Unfortunately for Harry Sue, she has a heart, and it is not the cold heart of a criminal. Consigned to the custody of her paternal grandmother, who runs a disturbingly bad child-care center, Harry Sue has her hands full, keeping the children at Granny's Lap from harm, going to school, and spending as much time as she can with her best friend, a quadriplegic with an inventive mind whom she has nicknamed Homer Price. That's right, our heroine is a reader, and in fact uses The Wizard of Oz as her touchstone. She knows the true, dark story that Baum wrote, and sees her life reflected on every page, in every character. It is her only source of comfort and hope. A glossary of Conglish, prison language, comes in handy because that's how Harry Sue speaks. Her vivacious narrative moves rapidly through a turning point in her life and that of her road dog (a friend you can count on), Homer. Both children finally come into contact with adults who see inside them and force hope into their lives. It's a tragic series of accidents that finally brings Granny's abuse to the attention of authorities and shows both children the possibility of a future. This is a riveting story, dramatically and well told, with characters whom readers won't soon forget.–Susan Oliver, Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library System, FL
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. Sue Stauffacher's utterly original creation, 11-year-old Harry Sue Clotkin, has no greater ambition than to get thrown in the slammer and be reunited with her incarcerated mother, who, like her father, is in prison. Left to the not-so-tender mercies of her racist grandmother, who runs a shoddy home child-care operation, she finds solace in taking care of the toddler "crumb snatchers" and her disabled homebound friend, Homer. When Granny nearly allows one of the charges to die, Harry Sue can no longer pretend to have a heart "covered in riveted steel." The bittersweet story is chock-full of quirky, touching characters and sidesplitting dialogue, but Stauffacher also tackles some serious issues, including child neglect and parental incarceration. Harry Sue's coping mechanism, centered on prison lingo and behavior, is reminiscent of Bud's "Rules and Things" from Christopher Paul Curtis' splendid Bud, Not Buddy (1999). Hyperbolic and charming, Harry Sue is a triumphant symbol of the resilience of children. Jennifer Hubert
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
See all Editorial Reviews
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