Home Free
by Sharon Jennings
- Short-listed, Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading Program
- Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards
- Short-listed, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
- Short-listed, ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award
- Short-listed, Governor General’s Awards – Children’s Literature, Text
My name is Lee Mets, and this is my book. My summer began with an exciting event. A real-life orphan, Cassandra Jovanovich, moved in across from my house. All the best stories are about orphans, and this story is no exception.
close this panelThe story showcases many elements of writing while dealing with the difficulties of relationship and death. It is a great book to supplement the writing curriculum.
An excellent exploration of the meaning of friendship.
Home Free is a brilliant story that is imaginative and cunning, with a clever storyline that twists and turns with emotion.
The brand new “Gutsy Girls” series from Canadian publisher Second Story Press promises to be lively, funny, engaging and original. Judging by the debut novel Home Free it will truly live up to that expectation!
A brilliant story that is imaginative and cunning, with a clever storyline that twists and turns with emotion... Home Free is a thoroughly enjoyable book that had no bland or starchy parts that make you yawn, but instead a rollercoaster of a book that is filled with emotion.
Lee’s story will resonate with many young girls today. She shares her story in such an honest way that it’s easy to feel a rapport with her right from the start. The little thrill I would feel when reading a Judy Blume book returned when I read Home Free.
Home Free is a brilliant story that is imaginative and cunning, with a clever storyline that twists and turns with emotion….a thoroughly enjoyable book that had no bland or starchy parts that make you yawn, but instead a rollercoaster of a book that is filled with emotion. I give Sharon Jennings' Home Free 5 stars.
This sweet story will touch young readers – especially girls who have struggled to fit in. Older readers will be reminded of childhood friends and summers filled with possibilities.
Precocious and smart, a chatterbox, misunderstood by a lot of the adults in her life except a beloved teacher, Lee's a completely loveable character… A fun and engaging read from start to finish.
Subtle, wise, and energetic; an honest picture of childhood perceptions.
