Smoot
Michelle Cuevas
- Reading
- Pause at the shadows’ transformations and invite your reader to imagine what each character might be feeling or hoping to do.
- Themes
- Daring and self-direction: Smoot leaves his familiar life, and other shadows become more daring after seeing him sing, dance and play. The plot presents daring and change, but does not establish a clear judgement about whether leaving is the right choice.
- Worth knowing
- Some attention may be warranted around the timid beings left behind: their situation is raised, but what happens to them is unclear.