Almost Home by Joan Bauer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Joan Bauer's books have a certain homey-ness to them that is not common in many contemporary books. There are no vampires or zombies, no wizards or monsters, no murders or threats to blow up the world - just people living everyday lives with everyday problems. Well, in this case, it is the problem of what homelessness does to people, which, in my case, being a privileged person, has never happened to me. But the point is, it could. Some times the distance between privilege and poverty is less than we think. Sugar's and Reba's problems are more severe than I have ever had to deal with, but the fact that they seem so realistic and possible lends strength to the story. You have to admire the courage and the honesty of not just the main characters in the story, but also the lesser players.
A very worthwhile read.
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