About book The Year The Swallows Came Early (2009)
This was a wonderful story, with superb writing. The author's literary style in describing details drew me in, such as her description of the wood of the ocean-side docks being "soft as an old pair of cotton pajamas." I also loved Groovy's story of coming to terms with betrayal within her own family. However, what gave me pause was the difficult time I had figuring out the passage of time between scenes and the time of year it was for the MC. At times it seemed like the story was set during summer. Then other times, school would be mentioned, and I hadn't even realized she'd been spending time there, since all of the scenes focused on other activities. This confused me, since it didn't seem like there would have been time for Groovy to be attending school. Other times, it'd seem like a few weeks had passed, when actually it'd been only a couple days and vice versa. Thus, I wish the story had been better polished on this level. Other than that, the story was remarkable and held my attention. Groovy dreams of going to cooking school. She cooks for her family and keeps a book of all her recipes. Her life is going well until the day her dad is arrested right in front of her. She finds out that her mom turned him in because he stole and gambled away Groovy's inheritance. Now Groovy has to come to terms with her anger and sense of betrayal at her parents actions. This is a wonderful story about a girl coming to grips with her situation. She has to grow up and face the fact that her parents are perfect and that they make mistakes. She has to decide if she can forgive those mistakes, which is not an easy decision. Groovy is a wonderful character and this is a really well written book. The chapters are short but packed with a lot of information. There is a lot more going on than just Groovy's problems. The pacing of the story keeps you turning the pages and wanting more. By the end of the book, you are ready to face the world with Groovy no matter what comes.
Do You like book The Year The Swallows Came Early (2009)?
Great!!!!!!!! I will reccomend to pretty much anyone who needs a book to read!
—Rach
I don't read much midgrade, but I enjoyed this book.
—Naenay31
Really easy read. Good story, good message.
—fatjung
