SuitabookGirl out of water
Laura Silverman
- Reading
- Before reading, acknowledge that the story involves an accident and parental absence. Afterwards, discuss whether Anise’s new challenges broaden her choices, rather than assuming that letting go solves everything.
- Themes
- Adapting to an unwanted change: Anise must leave a hoped-for summer of surfing and friends to help her cousins in landlocked Nebraska. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Family responsibility and parental absence: Anise helps care for three young cousins after her aunt’s accident while confronting her mother’s repeated absence. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Trying unfamiliar activities: Lincoln encourages Anise to exchange her surfboard for a skateboard after they meet in Nebraska. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The serious car accident, caring for three young cousins, an aunt’s single parenthood and a mother who has repeatedly left Anise’s life may merit preparation for emotionally difficult family material.