In Search of Mockingbird
by Loretta Ellsworth
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Author: Loretta EllsworthEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-03
ISBN: 0805072365
Number of pages: 181
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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Book Review: *RUNAWAY SOLUTIONS connect with HARPER LEE*
Summary: 5 Stars
Shall we 'take the dog' (greyhound bus) to Minnesota and locate this book's author, Loretta Ellsworth? Her 2007 novel "In Search of Mockingbird" grabbed my attention with its new 'take' on the runaway theme. AND, it is the subject of a blog: "In Search of Connections" by a favorite author, Gwenyth Swain ... www.gwenythswain.com.
Erin is a high school sophomore whose favorite book "To Kill a Mockingbird" was authored by famous recluse, Harper Lee. Erin runs away from her Minnesota home on the eve of her sixteenth birthday when her dad's announcement that he will soon remarry sets her in motion. Erin's destination: Monroeville, Alabama. In her mind she mulled over this pilgrimage many times, even before learning that before her mother's early death she, too, had greatly admired the Alabama author, an icon of American literature.
Erin's life, crowded with questions and confusion, aspirations and feelings of being different, led to filling a journal with her longings to become a writer. Author Ellsworth relates with authenticity the relentless miles that stretch between MN and the deep South, the numerous 'stops' and the quirky and memorable passengers who are burdened with their own problems. We want to think the "sharings" on the bus trip are believable: Erin's conflicting emotions of guilt & approval about her dad's intended marriage ... fellow traveler Sedushia's estrangement from an adult son, Epp's dreams of manufacturing an electronic game ... these hidden desires are shown like time-lapse photos that evolve into a beautiful magnolia blossom.
The use of Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird" to nudge the fellow bus passengers ('strangers in the night') toward solutions is moving. Loretta Ellsworth has written a made-for-Disney story for young people, their parents & grandparents. It is very readable and is a realistic telling that avoids crudity and cuteness. This is an American novel that serves as a salute to youth in the 1980s. Reviewer mcHaiku read it from start to finish, ignoring all interruptions and feeling like a kid again!
(Also consider adding the audio version of "To Kill a Mockingbird" (Sissy Spacek, narrator) to your shopping cart: #0060888709).
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