by Scot Gardner
YAC book PRMS hardcover 201 pages
genre: YA realistic fiction
Aaron Rowe is a teenager (17ish?) who walks in his sleep and has disturbing recurrent nightmares. He goes to work for a local mortician who is hard-working, well-respected, and kind.
I liked this book, but it took me a while to get into the story. Aaron is a great kid who had a traumatic incident in his past. He also is becoming a care-giver for Mam, the responsible adult in his life, as she slips toward dementia.
Well-written in terms of character development, I don't see lots of middle schoolers enjoying this. Aaron is a very special young man and his past is a mystery until the end.
page 144 has a very powerful passage on memory loss. Again, not sure this will be a strong connect for middle school kids . . . .
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