“There are values and virtues and morals; there are relationships and trust and love – and all of that is important. Money, however, is more important, and it is dripping all the time, like precious water. Some drink deep, others thirst. Without money, you shrivel and die.” – Sister Olivia
The setting is a sprawling, festering dumpsite in the Philippines.
Parents of protagonists in middle-grade fiction lead perilous lives, if they are permitted to live at all. Bigfoot, Tobin and Me is no exception.
“I shiver. It is up to us now. And even when we do get home, it will be different. A man set himself on fire and nothing will be the same again.” – Tashi
Don’t be fooled by the cute, cartoon-like illustrations on the cover or the intricate line drawing of Tibetan mandalas at each chapter break. Continue reading
“..I think children must lead big lives … if it is in them to do so. – Miss Minton
And so we are whisked away on a journey with Maia as she leads her new big life in the jungles of the Amazon. Under the watchful eye of Miss Minton, her stern but well-meaning governess, Maia discovers that her adoptive family is loathsome in every way. Continue reading
Stories That Stay With Us 