Middle Grade Monday: Crewnshaw, by Katherine Applegate
Title: Crenshaw Author: Katherine Applegate Publisher: Feiwel And Friends, 2015. 245 pages. Source: Library Publisher's Summary: Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He has come back into Jackson's life to help him. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything? Beloved author Katherine Applegate proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary. My Review: As you might expect from the author of The One and Only Ivan , Katherine Applegate plays with the boundaries between reality and imagination, and comes up with something unexpectedly moving. The book is written in Jackson's voice, a simple and spare style that nicely conveys the struggle between his head and his h...