Summer of the Gypsy Moths

Title: Summer of the Gypsy Moths

 

Author: Sara Pennypacker

 

Summary: Stella is staying with her great-aunt Louise and her great-aunt's foster child, Angel. One day, Louise dies suddenly and Stella and Angel are left alone. Stella's mother has some problems and is gallivanting around the country for work and Angel is an orphan. Neither girl wants to go back into the foster care system, so they hide the fact that Louise died, until one day they wonder if they can really hid it anymore.

 

Comments: This book was even better than I expected. I liked the details of the struggles both girls went through, and I enjoyed the descriptions of the setting. Both girls seemed like how real girls would react in that sort of situation.

The situation itself, and how long they hid it, just seemed a bit unrealistic. I couldn't imagine having two girls living alone right under my nose and not figuring out that something was suspicious.. I thought that the concept may not have been the right book to place both these characters in, but with the unrealistic situation put aside, I really enjoyed it and I felt close to both characters.

I would recommend this book for kids 10+.

 

Complaints: None.

 

Rating: 5 stars