Eggs

Spinelli, J. (2007). Eggs. New York: Little, Brown and Company.

Plot Description:  When David’s mother died his world fell apart.  He and his father moved in with his grandmother but he had no interest in obeying her rules or making any friends.  That was until he met Primrose.  They both formed a tight but rocky friendship with each other and were constantly acting like they didn’t care about each other.  Their friendship started to fill a void that had been left from their broken families and they began to trust each other more.  Eventually the hard façade they both put up fell away and they learned to trust and appreciate each other more and moved past the issues that had been haunting them.

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Age Group: This would be appropriate for grades 4-8.

Similar Books: Maniac Magee, Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush, and The Bathwater Gang all by Jerry Spinelli.

Personal Thought: I would recommend this book to any child dealing with the loss of a loved one.

Subject/Themes: Friendship, Loss, Grief

Character Description: David is a nine year old boy whose mother died when he was eight.  He lives with his Grandma but isn’t interested in listening to her or making new friends.

Primrose is a thirteen year old girl.  She lives in a van outside of her house because she is embarrassed of her mother who is a fortune teller.

David’s Grandma is trying to take care of David and help him through this hard time.  She is constantly discouraged because of the way that David treats her.

Refrigerator John is a man that lives near Primrose.  He has a junkyard in the front of his house and fixes all kinds of things.

Annotation: Losing a parent is one of the hardest things a child can go through, and that is what David is facing.  Follow him on his journey as he learns to work through his issues with his newfound friend Primrose.