September Book Giveaway

What Happened on Fox Street by Tricia Springstubb is one of my favorite kinds of books -- character-driven, "quiet," elegantly written, world-creating -- yet plotted. It's all about the characters and their community on Fox Street.

Mo Wren and her little sister, the Wild Child, live with their father after the death of their mother several years before. Mo has always lived on Fox Street, among people who have watched her grow up. But now, everything is changing. Mo's best friend, who spends summers across the street with her grandmother, is now well-off, and Fox Street's relative decline is becoming more noticeable. Mo's dad dreams of leaving the city and running a restaurant, but Mo can't imagine selling their house. It's not just the idea of moving that bothers her, it's that every memory of her mother lives here.

The language is insightful and beautifully crafted. Example: "Every person you pass on the street, or wait behind in line, or see sitting alone on her porch -- every one is summoning up the courage for some battle, whether you can see it or not." A lovely book with good food for thought.

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Winner will be announced Monday, September 13.

So, come one, come all--and meanwhile have a great day in the world of books.