SuitabookBear
Kiri Lightfoot
- Reading
- Before reading, mention that the story includes a dying goldfish and family strain.
- Themes
- Facing fear: Jasper believes a terrifying nightmare may warn of something worse and decides to face it when events become unavoidable. The synopsis describes Jasper choosing to face what frightens him, but does not establish how the book evaluates this choice.
- Family and support: Jasper does not see his father, dislikes his mother’s boyfriend and is described as finding safety in a tree; friendship is identified as one of the book’s themes. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Hope after crisis: Jasper is overwhelmed by anger and bad thoughts, while the book is described as a story about finding hope after reaching rock bottom. The synopsis identifies finding hope as part of the story’s focus, but does not establish how the book evaluates or resolves that hope.
- Worth knowing
- The book includes terrifying nightmares, a dying pet, anger, family disruption, absence of a parent and an unimaginable event becoming reality. The ending and the event’s detail remain unclear.