LitPick Review
Arthur T. Owens has had a rough few months. First his dad dies while drunk driving. Then his mom is set on moving on, so she throws away all of Arthur's dad's things. Arthur goes to blow off some steam and he sees the local junkman. With all of his attention on the old man's hat Arthur doesn't even think about what he is doing, and throws a brick at the junkman's head. Luckily Arthur doesn't kill him, but he does have do community service for the junkman helping him collect the seven most important things. He soon realizes why they are most important and makes a friend or two in the process.
Opinion:
It was good, not a favorite, but it still was worth the read. Pearsall does a good job setting up the plot throughout the book. Sadly she does the worst thing an author could do- kill a major character with just one sentence. That is probably my biggest pet peeve when reading a book. I like how the story was based slightly on a real person and the epilogue at the end was a nice touch. I would recommend it for a book project.
