My Brother's Shadow

Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Long Creek Center, South Portland., Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 12, 2015

Review

Kaia is surrounded by grief at home and has lost touch with her friends and teachers at school. She tells readers that she is frozen and is considered a freak by her classmates. Within this dark but haunting book her reason for overpowering grief is revealed making the sudden appearance of the Wild Boy understandable.

Readers will hold their breath when Kaia’s reason for sorrow is revealed and may become impatient with her Mother’s inability to overcome depression. My Brother’s Shadow is a story that will make you question, cry with, and cheer for a strong young woman who pulls herself out of a frozen existence.

Librarians may want to caution readers about the powerful and painful subject matter. This would be a fantastic book to share with a school social worker and it could be a mother/daughter book discussion title.

Overall Book Score: very good