Rubber Houses

Genre: Poetry, Realistic Fiction Rating: **** Rubber Houses uses raw emotion to tell a heart-wrenching story of life and loss. The simple text structure is simple and supports the message of the story. Summary: Kit's somewhat normal life is turned upside-down when her younger brother faces a deadly illn......more

I don't know what to say about this book or my thoughts on it. If someone told me that this book helped them get the the death of a sibling I would immediately think they were lying. I hate saying that but it's true. For me, it takes a very talented author to write in verse, along the lines of say,......more

Ellen Yeomans writes in the same style as Ellen Hopkins, creating beautiful, heart wrenching stories through a series of creative poems. This followed the story of a family dealing with a young boy who had cancer. It was so touching, building up a family only to destroy it. I thoroughly enjoyed it a......more

(copied from my book review blog: Patricia's Particularity) Written in Free-Verse, Ellen Yeomans tells the story of a teenage girl, Kit, who experiences pain, heartache, growth, and hope. Kit starts out just like any normal teenager: active, fun, loving life, and dreaming to explore the world. Kit is......more

3 stars *may change my hold for this book at the library took forever damn. anyway this was ? definitely something. grief stories are always interesting to see what the different interpretations of it are.......more