A review by abigailbat
Weekends with Max and His Dad by Linda Urban
5.0
This wonderful transitional chapter book tells stories of third-grader Max who spends weekends with his dad. There's some masterful showing going on - although the reader understands that Max's parents have separated and Max's dad has a new apartment, it's all coming from what we're shown in the scenes, not stated from the child narrator. We also see how much Max's dad loves him - his bedroom is the only one that's been painted and furnished in the empty apartment, etc.
There are some really authentic emotions going on here. I think this is definitely a story that will resonate with children who have experienced divorce and it's not at all a story that's focused on the divorce, which is really nice to see.
I would hand it to kids who enjoy character-driven, loosely plotted stories like The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng or The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Levy.
There are some really authentic emotions going on here. I think this is definitely a story that will resonate with children who have experienced divorce and it's not at all a story that's focused on the divorce, which is really nice to see.
I would hand it to kids who enjoy character-driven, loosely plotted stories like The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng or The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Levy.