Winter 2006 Review:

             The book that I read was called The Boy from the Basement.  Some of the main characters are Charlie, Mother, Father, Dr. Leidy, Aaron, Mrs. Harrigan, and Ambrose.  The setting takes place in the cold, old basement of their home.

            The problem in this book is that Charlie is locked in the basement because his father thinks that he is really bad.  He does not get to eat or use the bathroom.  All he gets to sleep in is an old pair of shorts and he sleeps on a towel. His mother tries to help but she really can’t.  Sometimes at night Father would unlock the basement door.  Charlie would get a drink from the facet and eat peanut butter.  Then he would have to go outside to use the bathroom.  One day the door slammed shut and he couldn’t get back in.  He is really sick.  Someone found him and took him to the hospital.  There he met his new friend Aaron.  Aaron taught Charlie about school and soccer.  Charlie doesn’t know about anything.  Dr. Leidy tries to help Charlie and find out what happened.  While Charlie is in the hospital, he goes to a foster home.  His foster mother is Mrs. Harrigan, and he even gets a foster brother named Ambrose. 

            I think this book is believable because things like this could happen sometimes.  The characters were very interesting and likable.  I really thought this was a good book.  I think high school students should read this book.

 ~ Amber Lockney, grade 12, Trumbull County Career and Technical Center

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