To The Moon And Back Book Review

To the moon and back.

To the moon and back book review. To the moon and back is all about family and the past and the secrets that come out are heart tugging. To the moon and back delivered both more and less than i expected. Reviewed in the united states on february 21 2016. The book is a sweet book you won t be sorry that you bought it.

Lurking in the background of the story are memory flashes of claire s father hitting her mum with little detail but enough to understand that physical violence is happening. To the moon and back. Lauren prescott had dreamed of being an actress since she was cast as wendy in her junior high production of peter pan. Kohn s upbringing was turbulent.

This is a cute book. The characters are all well written and totally believable. Melissa brayden goodreads author 4 14 rating details 660 ratings 153 reviews. Lisa s story is first and foremost one of parental abuse and emotional survival.

Beautiful story line beautiful pictures. Her mother essentially abandoned the children and the home provided by their father was marginal at best. Yes her nightgown snagged and brought the set tumbling down but she was hooked. I originally purchased this book for my 7month old but was pleasantly surprised to see that my 3 year old loves it as well.

It had me flipping through the pages like a woman on a mission. She loves having it read to her while baby sister likes to sit an hold it and look at the awesome illustrations. I sewed a bassinet pad and on the material it said i love you to the moon and back. 5 0 out of 5 stars she loves having it read to her while baby sister likes to sit an hold it and look at the awesome illustrations.

I had to know what was going to happen to brady and jenna and all the secondary characters. Author dianne bates has woven the topic of domestic violence into her chapter book to the moon and back with gentleness. 3 0 out of 5 stars this book had too much about the baxters and not enough of the story of the two survivors of the oklahoma bombing as they searched to fine one another after many years reviewed in the united states on june 22 2018. To the moon and back.

A childhood under the influence by lisa kohn is a gritty memoir of abuse. Lisa kohn s memoir of growing up in the 1960s and 1970s under the influence of the unification church the moonies cult is at once heartrending and mind blowing. At an early age lisa was exposed to abuse including cocaine even received from a judge.