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Brooks, Martha

Being with Henry

216 pp. | DK Ink/Kroupa | April, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-7894-2588-2 $$17.95
(2) YA Sixteen-year-old Laker, a Tennessee Williams fan, comes to know firsthand the kindness of strangers. Kicked out by his mother, Laker lives on the street until an elderly man takes him in and gives him work. The novel's theme is evident throughout: life is a mystery, "often bittersweet, but a constant marvel." Brooks is a master at conveying the complexity of relationships and how these are affected by forces beyond our comprehension.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2000

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