The book that I am reading for this reading log is about a girl, around 11 years old, who’s name is Flora Barnes, who is the main character. Her parents are divorced, and so she has to put up with a lot. At school she has problems too. Flora lives with her mom in London and get’s to see her dad on the weekends. Her dad Charlie lives on the upper part of his run down café. Flora’s mom has a boyfriend named Steve, who has a son named Tim, but they all call him Tiger. Tiger is Flora’s little stepbrother, and he is very mischievous.
In the beginning of the book, Flora is celebrating her birthday, and after she was done opening all of her presents, her mom told her something she really didn’t want to hear. They were moving to Sydney, Australia! Flora’s stepfather was promoted to a manager of his job and they were sending him to Sydney, to get a similar job up and running well. Flora is worried about friends at school and not being able to see her dad. Her best friend Rhiannon is the most popular girl in her school and she is worried she won’t be able to see her, or that Rhiannon will get mad at her. She begged and pleaded her mom and everyone to stay, but her mom said no and that this would be a great experience for her. Flora had told her dad about the trip, and said they were going to be there for six months. She did not want to go to Australia, she wanted to stay with her dad at his café, but at the same time she wanted to go with her mom. She thought that her dad would be lonely so she decided to stay with him. Then the day came, after crying and talking about things, Flora still wanted to stay in London.
As she watched her mom, Steve and Tiger drive off she wondered if she made the right decision.
I really enjoyed reading this book because it relates a lot to me. I used to cry myself to sleep sometimes during my parents divorce, I have to wonder if I made the right decision sometimes, and I have to get used to it, which after all isn’t too bad. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone! It is a funny, sometimes sad, but it is a very good book and I loved it!
Reviewed by: Duck 'O Lantern
