DEAR EDWARD by Ann Napolitano
✯✯✯✯ Review by Astrid Galactic
Imagine surviving the trauma of a plane crash.
Then imagine having to deal with the loss of your entire immediate family, as
well as the fear, guilt and loneliness that ensues. That is exactly what AnnNapolitano has done with her latest book, Dear Edward.
Edward Adler knew his life was at the
beginning of a whole new venture when he boarded a plane with his family for a
move from New York City to Los Angeles. What wasn't known was that it wasn't
the intended move that would change his life. His life, the only one that was
spared, would undergo a massive change after that very plane crashed halfway
across the country.
With a broken body, twelve year old Edward, is
finally released from the hospital to live out the remaining days of his
childhood with his sole living relative, his mother's sister, Lacey and her husband John, in New Jersey. Lacey
and John easily take to Edward, known as Eddie from here on out, because of
their inability to conceive their own child. There was already a healthy bond
between Eddie and his aunt and uncle prior to the crash but, as one would
gather, a deep emotional bonding develops as the story develops.
No sooner than when Eddie moves in, he quickly
becomes friends with the girl next door, Shay. Shay helps to fill the void of
the loss of his older brother, Jordan, whom he always looked up to and tries desperately,
to deal with his death. In fact, he becomes so emotionally and psychologically
dependent on Shay being by his side that he can't sleep unless she is in the
room with him. A very innocent relationship but one of great respect and
personal trust.
The story continues with telling us details of
the flight, a few stories about several of the passengers and crew, and what
led to the crash of the plane. Interestingly enough, much of these details tie
together towards the end of the book in an rather enduring manner.
Dear Edward will draw on your heartstrings at
different times through Eddie's life changes as he is uprooted from the home
and family he knew and loved to having to start anew with all new people in a
whole different world that he never imagined would be his future. A wonderful
book that is told well and keeps your interest from beginning to end.
(ARC)
Fiction
Contemporary
Hardcover, 352 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1984854780
Publisher: The Dial Press
Expected Release Date: January 14th, 2020
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