Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Seriously, people. I’ve been putting off this review partly because I loved The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise SO DANG MUCH; how do you do justice to a book that was so thoroughly engrossing? My second girlie is beyond impatient at how long I’ve been taking with it, however, and since it’s a Battle of the Books title, she’s got a valid point. Here goes!

First off, there are some stretches of reality in this book, which is par for the course based on the other Dan Gemeinhart book I’ve read.

I don’t care.

Coyote’s journey on her school-bus-home, the friends she picks up along the way, Ivan the cat-alyst, Rodeo–I loved it all. Her quest to save her memories tugged at my heartstrings, and her and Rodeo’s path in and through their grief was moving beyond belief. If you are a sister, a daughter, a friend, a cat lover, a hippie, or a reader of quality middle grade fiction, this book is for you. Getting more plot specific here feels like it would be a disservice to the story, and so I’ll simply say that my hope now is that both of my older girlies read this book quickly, so that we can check out another of Gemeinhart’s books. Cross your fingers!