![]() ![]() An ongoing reference to Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief (2006) serves the themes of this novel well. A cast of richly developed characters peoples this work of contemporary fiction, told in the third person from Travis' point of view, with first-person vignettes from Velveeta's perspective peppered throughout. At his new school, Travis is surprised to land on the radar of confident, kind Velveeta, and he increasingly looks forward to her friendly overtures each day, even as he worries that she might discover a secret of which he's deeply ashamed. In the meantime, Velveeta struggles with family trouble of her own and with the loss of a dear friend. Travis is filled with sullen resentment toward his recovering alcoholic grandfather, who moved them away from their old house despite Travis’s devastation having to leave behind his lost dog, Rosco. A young teen loner gradually learns to accept the friendship of an outspoken girl in this problem novel filled with likable, idiosyncratic characters. ![]()
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