A while ago I posted a rant on a book I found about child abuse. It didn't really count as a review, so today I (mini) review You Can't See The Elephants.
I didn't add that many more points but I decided it would be better than reading a rant.
"When thirteen-year-old Mascha is sent to her grandparents' for the summer, she spends her days bored and lonely at a nearby playground. There she meets Julia and Max, two young siblings who are incredibly shy and withdrawn. Mascha soon begins to suspect that they are being physically abused by their father, a prominent member of their small community. She tells her grandparents and the authorities, but they all refuse to believe her."
PROS OF THIS BOOK
-Not many middle grade books deal with child abuse.
-Julia and Max's response was believable.
CONS OF THIS BOOK
-Mascha literally tells everyone she knows. Now, they've always know that Julia and Max are abused, but none of them want to do anything about it.
-Mascha is left with no other choice but to kidnap Julia and Max (according to the book)
-You don't root for Mascha, Mascha causes the effect like when you're reading a book where the protagonist is an antihero.
-Sarah
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