Itch

by Michelle D. Kwasney

Book Overview

After the death of her beloved Gramps, Delores Colchester, better known as ?Itch, ? moves with her grandmother from Florida to Ohio. Starting over is hard, and Itch feels like an outsider in her new... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080508083X
• ISBN13: 9780805080834
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

Ahhhhh! Plot, characters, writing...all good.

Can it really be that I'm the first to review this? A book about child abuse/objectification of children with believable characters and understandable, if icky, motives. The characters do what they have to do, so when the grandma moves to help, it's in an ill-thought out way that nonetheless is plausible for that person. Only the dad character was a little thin, but still worked. There were certain dialogues I found unlikely--that were then revealed to be exactly right in the next few pages. Oh, it's not all sorrow and tension. The author writes about girls being girls and a believable school/afterschool life. Her voice gives even mundane situations meaning. I believe the author truly cares about kids in abusive situations and understands them well, and that this book may give certain people the strength to give appropriate help.