Wow. This is quite a book. I just reread this one today (I'm back on my Trixie kick!), and it almost made me cry. To me, Davy reminded me of 8 year old Jim. Not necessarily with that situation, but I felt that Jim would feel a sense of responsibility to protect his little brother, no matter what.
Poor, poor Dodgy. I just feel so horrible for that baby, and for Davy too.
I LOVED the part when Trixie realizes that Davy, not Bobby was bending over the baby at the end. It was a great, terrifying moment, and it's fun to be able to put these things together for yourself. If you've been reading carefully, you see "Trixie yelled to the red shirt bending over Dodgy's crib", and then "Bobby's white t shirt was a blur beside her". (I'm paraphrasing; not sure of the actual words). Then you get to think to yourself "Wait...go back." and have a little detective moment. This KK did a nice job of setting up the mystery.
Dan with Dodgy holding his finger is SO CUTE. I think Dan would be a great father someday (in my mind, he and Trixie wind up married), and be the cool dad, yet always around when his kids need him.
Di. I love Di in this book. She's fairly intelligent, and even has a sense of humor with the whole "see if he sizzles" thing. Di's actually an integral part of this book, and this KK portrayed her well.
One more thing: Davy is said to be slightly younger than Bobby. If Bobby is still 6, that makes Davy around 5 or 6. I don't see a 5 or 6 year old having the courage or the skills to keep themselves and a baby safe in the woods. I picture Davy being around 8, which means he is OLDER than Bobby, not younger. But then again, Bobby acts older in this book as well. If this KK had continued, I can see Bobby actually acting his age, or potentially even aging along with the rest of the characters!
Poor, poor Dodgy. I just feel so horrible for that baby, and for Davy too.
I LOVED the part when Trixie realizes that Davy, not Bobby was bending over the baby at the end. It was a great, terrifying moment, and it's fun to be able to put these things together for yourself. If you've been reading carefully, you see "Trixie yelled to the red shirt bending over Dodgy's crib", and then "Bobby's white t shirt was a blur beside her". (I'm paraphrasing; not sure of the actual words). Then you get to think to yourself "Wait...go back." and have a little detective moment. This KK did a nice job of setting up the mystery.
Dan with Dodgy holding his finger is SO CUTE. I think Dan would be a great father someday (in my mind, he and Trixie wind up married), and be the cool dad, yet always around when his kids need him.
Di. I love Di in this book. She's fairly intelligent, and even has a sense of humor with the whole "see if he sizzles" thing. Di's actually an integral part of this book, and this KK portrayed her well.
One more thing: Davy is said to be slightly younger than Bobby. If Bobby is still 6, that makes Davy around 5 or 6. I don't see a 5 or 6 year old having the courage or the skills to keep themselves and a baby safe in the woods. I picture Davy being around 8, which means he is OLDER than Bobby, not younger. But then again, Bobby acts older in this book as well. If this KK had continued, I can see Bobby actually acting his age, or potentially even aging along with the rest of the characters!
So there's my review! I hope you enjoyed it. Next up is Mead's Mountain!
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ReplyDeleteUm...actually, they said Davy was slightly older than Bobby, not younger
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