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    The Day My Mother Left
    Audiobook4 hours

    The Day My Mother Left

    Written by James Prosek

    Narrated by Joel Johnstone

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    BONUS FEATURE: Exclusive interview with the author!
    When his mother leaves with the father of his worst enemy at school, nine-year-old Jeremy seeks to make sense of her abandonment. He throws himself into recreating the Book of Birds, a collection of drawings that his mother took with her on the day she left. While his father fights his own depression and his sister distances herself from their lives, Jeremy turns wholeheartedly to nature, and finds solace in the quiet comfort of drawing.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 13, 2007
    ISBN9780739355589
    Author

    James Prosek

    James Prosek is a writer and artist. Dubbed “the Audubon of the fishing world” by the New York Times, his books include Trout, The Complete Angler, and Fly-Fishing the 41st. He lives in Easton, Connecticut.

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    • 3/5
      A very average book. It was entertaining enough to keep my attention but not special enough for me to really remember anything very specific about it. I felt like some of the time Jeremy's obscured view of what was going on obscured my enjoyment of the book.
    • 3/5
      To be honest, I probably wouldn't have finished this title in book version, but the audio version was pleasant for commuting without demanding a lot of concentration.The story suffers from the very premise that drives the story: Nine-year-old Jeremy's mother decides to leave her family to live with the father of the boy's classroom enemy, Eric. From the moment she walks out of the house, the mother doesn't contact the boy again for several years. Yet, the boy's reaction is, under the circumstances, fairly calm. He goes on with his life. He goes to school. He keeps drawing birds. He doesn't try to contact his mother even though she lives nearby. He doesn't scream at his father or act out in school except for one hall fight with Eric. The father begins dating again and a woman named Susan moves in with them. Jeremy takes art classes and falls in love with another student, Katie. He visits his uncle and family. The boy's reaction to the entire situation doesn't ring true. However, the author has created a likable character that most adults will like; however, I'm not sure any adolescents will find Jeremy credible.
    • 3/5
      A very average book. It was entertaining enough to keep my attention but not special enough for me to really remember anything very specific about it. I felt like some of the time Jeremy's obscured view of what was going on obscured my enjoyment of the book.