SuitabookCourage for beginners
Karen Harrington
- Reading
- Read together or check in afterwards if family illness is a sensitive subject. Invite your reader to pause or talk about any part they find difficult, without assuming how they will respond.
- Themes
- Family illness and responsibility: Mysti faces family responsibilities while her father is in hospital. The premise establishes family strain, but not whether Mysti’s responsibilities are presented as manageable, fair or resolved.
- Agoraphobia: Mysti’s mother is described as agoraphobic and never leaving the house. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Family illness and a parent’s agoraphobia are part of the premise, alongside school problems. Consider whether these subjects feel timely for your reader; the intensity and detail of their treatment are unclear.