Book Club #2

Today my group had our second book club meeting. I was absent, but my open ended questions were “Do you think James is leaving the food, and if so, why?” and “How do you think Timothy’s mom feels about him spending his time at Jose’s house?”.

I think James is the one leaving the majority of theĀ  food for Timothy’s family because he sympathizes with Timothy. I think he understands that Timothy is struggling and that Timothy’s mom would not accept food that was handed to her. So he probably figured that in secret was best.

I think Timothy’s mom is relieved that she only has one child to look after, but she also feels guilty that Jose’s mom has six children to look after now. I think she feels like a bad mother because she was slightly neglecting Timothy. I think she realized that Timothy was only a kid. But she also was relieved that she could focus all her time and attention on Levi for a little while.

House Arrest Book Review & Reflection

Verse Novel- 296 pages- Published 2015

This was a good, easy book It’s a short book that tells the story of Timothy, a young kid who has to take on the role of a father. His father leaves him, his mother, and his baby brother Levi. Levi has a breathing issue and lung problems. Levi’s medicine is expensive and since they are running low on money, Timothy steals a wallet to pay for Levi’s medicine. He gets house arrest and has to visit a probation officer and a therapist. Timothy struggles with poverty and the absence of a father during the book. This story is told by Timothy in first person. I recommend this book for people who like short books. It’s interesting

I liked doing blog posts because they were easy. I didn’t like how we met up every other class because I read ahead and it got hard to remember which things happened in which section.

4/5 stars.

Written January 2nd, 2019. Image courtesy of amazon.com