May's pick is Hilary McKay's Forever Rose, the most recent of her novels about the Casson family. I had thought that this series was over, as the last book, Caddy Ever After, meant that there was a book (also including Saffy's Angel, Indigo's Star and Permanent Rose) for each child of the family. Not so! The last few books have all been mainly from Rose's point of view and now she has another book for herself. Rose is feeling abandoned. Her mother is germy and keeping her distance, her teacher is mean, her father still doesn't live with the family, her oldest sister won't let them know where she is and her other sister and brother are busy. The boy she loves is far away and a boy who annoys her is always there. Rose needs a change. The changes that come are not the ones she expected, though, and teach her that her family's love is still strong and that they always come back to each other.
I adore the fictional Casson family. Their messy, creative, unconventional life is right up our alley.
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