Surviving the Applewhites
by Stephanie S. Tolan
Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan was about a very artistic family who takes on a child who has been in trouble and is in foster care because both his parents were arrested on drug charges. I enjoyed reading this book, but feel that some of the content may not be suitable for a younger reader. I would definitely recommend this book to maybe a late year eight grader though. I think my favorite part about this book was the message. The boy that was in trouble, Jake, had done everything from smoking and cussing to burning down his last school. The Applewhites took on the challenge of helping him when they already had a full plate. While he was there they had to work together to put together a play the dad was directing. They had to come together and work as a family when the original theater decided to cancel the show and they decided to put it on in their barn. What helped Jake come around was his ability to help and see how he was needed. He helped with the four year old son, one of the dogs really took to him, and he was even part of the play. By the end of the story he was ready to be known as an "actor" not a "delinquent".
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