The Dollar Kids, Jennifer Richard Jacobson
The Dollar Kids, Jennifer Richard Jacobson
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The Dollar Kids

Author: Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Narrator: Andrew Eiden

Unabridged: 6 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/07/2018


Synopsis

When a family buys a house in a struggling town for just one dollar, they’re hoping to start over — but have they traded one set of problems for another? Twelve-year-old Lowen Grover is still reeling from the shooting death of his best friend, Abe, when he stumbles across an article about a small town giving away homes for just one dollar. It seems like the perfect escape from Flintlock and all of the awful memories associated with the city — and to his surprise, his mum, dad, and older brother are all onboard. Only his sister, Anneth, is reluctant to leave her friends and the familiarity (and amenities!) of Flintlock, but with the rest of the family anxious to do what’s best for grief-stricken Lowen, her protests fall on deaf ears. But is the Dollar Program too good to be true? The homes are in much worse shape than it appeared from the pictures, and the locals aren’t exactly welcoming. Some of them even seem to resent the so-called Dollar Families. Will Millville and the dollar house be the answer to the Grovers’ troubles? From the author of Small as an Elephant and Paper Things comes a heart-tugging novel about guilt and grief, family and friendship, and, above all, community.

About Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Jennifer Richard Jacobson is the author of several books for children and young adults, including the Andy Shane early chapter books, illustrated by Abby Carter, and the middle-grade novels Small as an Elephant and Paper Things. She lives in Maine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Fizah(Books tales by me) on July 08, 2018

Lowen Grover, 12 years old, who feels responsible for Abe’s death, When found about one dollar house, it seems like his only escape to his memories of Abe. His life is in the struggle he even not drawing anymore because it reminds him of Abe. His family supports him and got a house in Millville for o......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on November 09, 2018

Really loved this, and how it was sort of realistic yet fairy tale like at the same time. The pacing was mostly perfect, with setbacks and triumphs spaced just so, very carefully plotted, and then . . . the end just happened. Like, boom, after all that. It was the perfect ending and so I felt cheate......more