“Poet Gene Twaronite knows that words are powerful stuff. They can shape our experiences and relationships in ways we can’t predict—until adventure strikes. John Bazukas-O’Rielly-Geronimo-Li Choy- Echeverria, or B.O.G.G.L.E. for short, has a problematic family. If home is where the heart is, he wants a new home… and soon. It’s not easy having a Venusian for a sister. And there’s his weird zither-playing brother, his busy trash collecting mom, his job-exploring father, his family-secret carrying grandmother… and then there’s Uncle Vinnie–don’t even get me started on THAT guy. But when he gets his way, John finds that “you can never really lose your family completely. Even when they’re gone, they’re still there inside you, for better or worse.” In this deceptively simple fable about words and wonder, family and fiasco, John learns that creating a new and improved family may have unexpected consequences.”
-Heather Severson, Tween Services Librarian, Pima County Public Library
“We all lose family members, yet as is often said, beloved members of your family never die as long as you remember them. But what happens if you write them out of your life? If you lose your memory of them? In The Family That Wasn’t, young John has had enough of his crazy family and decides to write a perfect family for himself instead. In the process he loses all memory of his real family, and all connection to who he really is. Here is a story of finding your true family, finding yourself, finding acceptance, and finding love.”
Susan Shell Winston, Author, Singer of Norgondy and Editor at NewMyths.com
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