SuitabookSolace of the road
Siobhan Dowd
- Reading
- Read together in short stretches if Holly’s family situation feels close to home. Let the reader set the pace, and pause to discuss the difference between feeling unhappy and choosing what to do next.
- Themes
- Identity and confidence: Holly wears a blonde wig and adopts the name Solace, feeling more confident as this persona. The overview presents the change as part of Holly’s journey, but does not establish whether the book ultimately endorses or questions it.
- Foster care and family: Holly resents her foster family’s niceness and sympathy and hopes to find her mother. The overview conveys Holly’s perspective but does not show how the story treats her foster family or her hopes for reunion.
- Worth knowing
- Holly’s unhappiness, memories of her mother and wish to leave her foster home may bring up strong feelings for readers with related experiences. Consider checking in as you read.