The Box Children

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Summary: More brilliant than a hundred shiny lemons!
Review: "The Box Children" is one of the best novels I've read in years. Sharon Wyse has a brilliant career ahead of her. The book was almost impossible to put down. Beautifully written from the innocent perspective of an eleven-year-old girl, the story is told through her diary. It was heartbreaking, and unforgettalbe - really getting under your skin. Read this book. It is a rare experience. I promise you'll be happy you did.

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Summary: A Rare Gem
Review: As a voracious reader, and a writer, I am rarely so impressed. Sharon Wyse's heroine speaks with a wholly original, and heartbreakingly true, voice; I simply cannot get it out of my head -- I want to personally, and permanently, rescue this child. On a literary level, the book is pure and brilliantly wrought. On an emotional one, it burrows to the deepest places -- taking the reader inside the mind and heart of an unforgettable young heroine, and what looks like an impossible-to-survive place, but maybe (thrillingly) isn't. Extraordinary.

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Summary: Makes you want to reach into the pages and rescue this child
Review: For such a small novel, the author packs an emotional punch with the character of eleven year old Lou Ann. To say Lou Ann's family is dysfunctional is an understatement; Daddy has a roving eye and Mama's laundry list of neuroses would fill the page. To cope with this intolerable home life, Lou Ann creates an imaginary world with "The Box Children", the unborn babies from her mother's many failed pregnancies. This novel speaks to the resiliant spirit of children from dysfunctional homes, and offers a somewhat hopeful future for our heroine. If you read this book you will think as I do, that Lou Ann was able to triumph over adversity and make her way in the world. 4.5 stars

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Summary: I liked this book alot
Review: I have been a lonely child. I have hungered for a connection to a parent that was too busy, too self- centered, too broken. I have known and loved imaginary playmates that were more real to me than the actual living, breathing world. I have been confused by the ways of grown ups to the point of desperation. Sharon Wyse has created a character that could've been me - or you - or her. Lou Ann's struggle to be seen and heard, to belong, to be cherished - is so utterly profound and immediate - that I still hear her voice in my head. Sharon Wyse lives up to her name - she gives us a little girl with a story that will echo in our hearts forever.

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Summary: Coudn't put this book down!
Review: I read this book in one night. Once I started, I just couldn't put it down. I loved the ending...not what I expected at all. Now I am just waiting for Sharon Wyse to come out with another book so I can read that!

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Summary: Brilliant debut for Sharon Wyse
Review: Ms. Wyse's book "The Box Children" is a tremendous debut! She manages to capture the combination of wide-eyed optimism and aching tenderness that typifies pre-adolescence. The book is simple and a fast-read, the writing is tight and concise and thoroughly believable. She captures the voice of the heroine with a confidence and truth that is rare to see in a story told from the perspective of a young person. Bravo to Sharon Wyse for a brilliant entree to the world of the novel!

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Summary: Beautiful!
Review: OH, how I loved this book. I couldn't put it down once I started it. What a precious child Lou Ann is. What trials she had to endure from her neurotic mother. Humorous trials such as having her bm checked by her mother every day but sad also. Read this book. I can't wait for the next from this author. I would give it more stars if I could.

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Summary: Great Story
Review: The Box Children is a great book about a lonely young girl who has to hide the one thing that is really important to her from her crazy mother, her diary. Her only friends are the "Box Children" whom represent the unborn babies from her mothers several failing pregnancies. This book was painful but courageous at the same time. It hit my heart and captured my attention. This story is filled with discriptions that made me not want to put it down. If you enjoy an easy and fast read, with graceful emotions read this. You will never forget the marks this story will leave on you.

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Summary: Loved this book!
Review: This is a really good book! Not only was it relatively short but it was also very interesting. There is a lot of description used, and it just pulls you right in. It is written as a diary so there are many different emotions that are packed in! Lou Ann is a little girl who lives in Texas with her mother, father and brother. Her father is unfaithful, and her mother is crazy. Lou Ann creates a separate world for herself, and the Box Children. I highly recommend this book to anybody that likes a book that is fast and easy to read, and that enjoys stories that will stay with you forever.