Rubber Houses, Ellen Yeomans
Rubber Houses, Ellen Yeomans
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Rubber Houses

Author: Ellen Yeomans

Narrator: Chelsea Mixon, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2009


Synopsis

Kit is a typical teenager, happily engaged in school and family life, until her younger brother, Buddy, is stricken with cancer. All too soon Kit has to struggle not only with Buddy s death but also with the loss of her parents, who are consumed by their own grief. Yeomans captures both devastating loss and the beginnings of recovery in spare, lyrical verse that throbs with raw emotional power.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on September 26, 2011

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

Goodreads review by Eva-Marie on March 26, 2010

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

Goodreads review by Nathaniel on November 23, 2024

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

Goodreads review by Tricia on April 16, 2023

(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

Goodreads review by Ana on May 31, 2021

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