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"A good book is never
exhausted. It goes on whispering to you from the wall."
Anatole Broyard |
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READ AN EXCERPT FROM MY
NOVEL HUGGING THE ROCK
Here are some
reviews for Hugging the Rock!
"Brown creates a
poignant work dealing with a topic rare in children's literature.
Readers will hug this book. I did."
Lee Bennett Hopkins
"As in Kate DiCamillo's Because of
Winn-Dixie (Candlewick, 2000), father and daughter gradually grow
closer together out of necessity and begin to pull together as a
family." School Library Journal
"...a poignant tale of father-daughter
love and friendship." Kirkus
"...This is a painful read, but at the
same time, a hopeful read...From the first, the poetry hurts because it
rings true. There is the
loss, the child's loss of security, the harsh knowledge that it's a lie
that parents will always be there, that Moms are always nurturing and
Dads are always protecting." Liz Burns, A Chair, a Fireplace and
a Tea Cozy Read the entire review...
"Rachel and her father
learn to live and love with strength and beauty. Despite the fact this
book made me cry more than once, Hugging the Rock is a beautiful
testament to the strength and stability of the human spirit." Kelly Herold, Big A
little a
Read the entire review...
Fuse #8 says,
"Hell,
it’s downright gutsy to go and create a mother character that seriously
does not love her daughter." Read
the entire review . . .
In an
interview
with me over at Cynsations,
Cynthia Leitich Smith says, "This novel in poems is a rare and
powerful father-daughter book. It's also a whole-heart book. You feel
your whole heart break and re-knit as you read. It's that good. Ages
9-up. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." Read
the interview . . .
Jen Robinson, a wonderful
advocate for children's literacy in the Silicon Valley, says, "This book packs a lot into relatively few
words. Susan Taylor Brown offers insights into life with a mentally ill
parent, how fathers parent differently from mothers, how personally
kids take any parental rejection, how "sometimes dads are better moms
than moms are", and how, ultimately, people adapt to changing
circumstances. Hugging the Rock is beautifully written, and I give it
my highest recommendation." Read
the rest of the review . . .
Author and librarian Rebecca Hogue Wojahn, says "A touching look at
the resiliency of kids and families." Read the rest of the
review . . .
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HUGGING
THE ROCK
is a middle grade novel in verse
published in September 2006 by Tricycle press.
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