SuitabookBaby For Sale
Betty Jo Schuler
- Reading
- If the missing-child premise feels concerning, read together and pause to ask what the characters know so far; the ending and how the uncertainty is resolved remain unclear.
- Themes
- Trading and family: Megan tries to sell her little brother during a neighbourhood yard sale; Alex says their mother does not want more children. The premise raises questions about treating a family member as something to trade, but the story’s judgement of Megan’s actions is not established.
- A child goes missing: After Jon disappears, the children wonder whether he has been sold or kidnapped, and whether Megan will try to get him back. The premise creates uncertainty about Jon’s whereabouts, but it does not establish how frightening the events are or how they end.
- Worth knowing
- The disappearance is presented as possibly involving sale or kidnapping, so the uncertainty around Jon’s whereabouts may be worth noting for a child who finds missing-person situations unsettling.