Change the Locks

by Simon French

Book Overview

Eleven-year-old Steven can't remember his early childhood, and his young single-parent mother won't talk about it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590455923
• ISBN13: 9780590455923
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A mystery

Steven doesn't remember much about his childhood. What he does remember are bits and pieces of memories, which he can't string together: being left alone on a road in the middle of nowhere when he was young, an unfamiliar name which suddenly seems familiar, a house with strangers in a strange city far from where he lives now. His mother avoids answering his ever-increasing questions as she tries to cope with the own stress and shreds of her own life. Her boyfriend, Darryl, abandoned them and stole their car, leaving their lives in chaos. Steven is then forced to take on responsibility for his mother and baby brother Dylan. Steven discovers the secrets of his past when his mother has to go into the city to recover their stolen car. The lives of this small family then start to fall in place.

A Book You Must Read!

This book is about a boy who gets his car stolen. I liked the book because it involves a mystery. I also like it because it is interesting and a short story. I would recommend this book to anybody that likes mysteries and interesting stories.