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Splintering Eireann Corrigan Scholastic, Inc. © 2005 |
The day after the husband and father has left them, a family is the victim of a random, violent home invasion while in Baltimore visiting the oldest daughter. Paulie, a 15 year old and the youngest child, takes the attack rather difficulty. Her automatic reaction is a tailspin into drugs, sex and alcohol in the bed of a much older college student. Jeremy, the middle child and only boy, turns himself in the opposite direction throwing himself into school work and college essay applications. During all his studying and time in the library he meets a girl who feels he is “the one”. Mimi, the oldest, moves back home with her parents and spends her days sleeping and her nights ordering useless gadgets off infomercials, running up her credit card bills.
This book is a roller coaster of emotions from one dramatic emotion to another. It is also somewhat of a tear jerker. The book alternates in poetry form from Paulie and Jeremy’s perspective. This kind of story is difficult to understand because of the way it is written. However, this book is also best if read in one sitting. I would suggest that you dedicate a lot time to this book. If you enjoy reading for leisure and light topics and easy reads, this is not the book for you.
~ Sarah Bauer, grade 12, Trumbull Country Career and Technical Institute