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Bezig met laden... Plum Springsdoor Dan Lawton
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. This could have been ripped straight from the headlines. As a matter of fact we have seen stories like this in the news. We have the abuse of young children by their father. Bo and Rusty work long hours in the field. They have little food or water. They do everything they can to protect their youngest sister Ruby. Living next door are the family members who should do everything in their power to protect them but didn’t. I think as things got worse for the children and the mother and grandfather did nothing to help the children, I got angrier. No child should have to take matters into their own hands to protect themselves. I kept thinking the whole system had let them down. They were slipping through the cracks. This is not an easy book to read. The story of abuse will rip your heart out. What the children do to protect their sister will haunt you. The writing shows the strength of the characters and the love that bonds them together. Most importantly it shows that there is always hope. This is a wonderful book that I highly recommend. (  ) skstiles612 | Mar 6, 2022 |  Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. Plum Springs is an intense, gritty, fast-moving thriller focused mainly on the perspectives of three young siblings. The innocence and humanity of the children are stark contrasts to the cruel, uncaring actions of all the adults in the novel. Brothers Bo and Rusty, ages 11 and 9, toil in their father's tobacco field with little water and few rations allowed by Lenny, a father in name only. It is a hard scrabble life on the outskirts of the small Kentucky town of Plum Springs, the only one that they know. Until a violent act toward their younger sister compels them to free themselves from a tyranny even more debilitating because their grandfather and mother, living in a nearby trailer, do nothing to change the children's circumstances. As many adults as children on the property, but none of their relations provides the young ones any compassion or protection, certainly not any love. The first half of the novel presents the brothers and their relationship with their father. Moving between the thoughts of Bo and Rusty, the narrative is rendered in simple language, the vocabulary consistent with the boys' age and (lack of) education. Across the pages we take in the details of their lives and their love and regard for each other and for their little sister. The second half of the novel introduces a boy living in the nearby forest who befriends the brothers when they run away and helps them plan the rescue of six year old Ruby. The most compelling aspect of the novel, for me, is the clarity of the personalities illuminated by the extensive detail of the children's thoughts, as well as the adults'. The lack of any adult support or kindness may be upsetting to some readers, but Plum Springs is an immersive dive into the minds of deplorable adults and young people who struggle to sustain their innocence. (  ) khenkins | Feb 19, 2021 | Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. Plum Springs is a tale of horrible abuse 3 siblings lived through at the hands of their father. Their grandfather and mother lived next door, but let it happen. When the father starts abusing the boys' little sister, Ruby, the boys feel that it must end now and take matters into their own hands as the only option they feel they have and kill their dad. In the end, everyone gets justice-- the children for what they went through, the grandfather and mother for their inaction, and JT, a boy the boys met in the woods who had helped them. ( ) Stacy_Krout | Dec 12, 2020 | Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. NOTE: I received an eBook copy from the author, in exchange for my honest review.I could partially identify with the young protagonists in this story, having experienced a five-year period during my childhood where my mother and I were subjected to much the same type of treatment as the boys were, under the abusive hand of an alcoholic stepfather. I felt connection to, as well as sympathy for the lads, and Mr. Lawton fleshed out their characters efficiently, allowing us to feel their pain and isolation most personally. The author really described the inner feelings of the younger boy, Rusty. By the second chapter, I felt quite connected to him and it was easy to invest myself in his life and story. I had a few small problems with minute details of the story, though, such as, how could these two boys have lived in this much isolation, especially from school? The laws in Kentucky are similar to other states, whereby children must attend school until (at least) age 16, but there's hardly any reference to a school experience in the book. Sheriff Cletus is meant to be, I suppose, a complicated character, but I thought he needed a bit more explanation and backstory - I really felt no connection at all with his enigmatic character in the story. I would have given the book a full five stars, but it felt a bit 'cluttered' in a couple of parts, and I had trouble fully following the action. Final Verdict: Quite affecting story, even if the reader has no experience with childhood abuse. Suitable for middle-teens to adult. ( ) Zaphod2015 | Aug 5, 2018 | I think many abused kids could relate to the children in this book. I would recommend this book for middle school librarians to have on their shelves. (  ) SandraKeltic | Jun 12, 2018 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
FACED WITH THE AFTERMATH OF A LIFE-ALTERING DECISION, A NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY SEEKS SOLACE IN THE KENTUCKY FOREST IN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, LOVE, AND ACCEPTANCE. After a life time of abuse, nine-year-old Rusty Travis and his older brother Bo decide their father must be stopped when, in a drunken rages, he goes after their six-year-old sister. After their vengeance is complete, they seek refuge in the tall oak forest where the stumble upon a mysterious runaway orphan. This leads to uncovering secrets about themselves and their family they never imagined leading Rusty to question everything he thought he knew. With his brother by his side, they battle with the demons that shatter their world in the sleepy town of Plum Springs. The screen door on the porch of the trailer smashed against the post again, temporarily paralyzing him. Instead of seeing his father on the porch, Rusty saw Ruby, and she was running toward him and Bo. It sounded as if she were crying, but Rusty couldn't tell for certain through her high-pitched screaming. A shiver of horror ran through Rusty's body when her voice hit his ears. Something was wrong, and he feared the worst. He couldn't get himself to believe it to be true, though. Ruby was too young. He knew it must have been something their father did, but he didn't want to imagine the possibilities. Rusty dropped the hoe and ran to where Bo was, closer to the trailer and to Ruby. Ruby didn't stop until she ran into the outstretched arms of Bo, who caught her and wrapped his arms around her petite frame like a blanket. It was only a moment later when Ruby pulled away, looked up, and Rusty saw her face up close. He threw his hands over his mouth and gasped. "Plum Springs is one of the most intense novels I've read in a long time ... Equal parts captivating and heart breaking, I found myself living each vivid moment right there with the likeable nine-year-old protagonist. Dan Lawton is a name to know!"--Chad Zunker, Amazon #1 bestselling author of The Tracker (The Sam Callahan Series). "A poignantly told coming-of-age story of three young children who overcome abuse, finding love and happiness despite all odds. Heart-wrenching and uplifting."--Sibel Hodge, Award winning and #1 International bestselling author of Look Behind You, Untouchable, and Duplicity. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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