Maid for It

Name: Maid for It
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jamie Sumner
ISBN: 9781797167138

Author: Jamie Sumner

Narrator: Emily Ellet

Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 09/05/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and “heart-wrenching” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel about a girl who, in a desperate bid to keep her family afloat, takes over her mom’s cleaning jobs after an injury prevents her from working.

Now that Franny and her newly sober mom have moved to a cozy apartment above a laundromat, Franny’s looking forward to a life where her biggest excitement is getting top grades in math class. But when Franny’s mom gets injured in a car accident, their fragile life begins to crumble. There’s no way her mom can keep her job cleaning houses, which means she can’t pay the bills. Franny can’t forget what happened the last time her mom was hurt: the pills that were supposed to help became an addiction, until rehab brought them to Mimi’s laundromat and the support group she hosts.

Franny will not let addiction win again, even if she has to blackmail a school rival to help her clean houses. She’ll make the money and keep her mom sober—there’s no other choice. But what happens if this is one problem she can’t solve on her own?

About Jamie Sumner

Jamie Sumner is the author of the Roll with It trilogy, Tune It Out, One Kid’s Trash, The Summer of June, Maid for It, Deep Water, Please Pay Attention, Schooled, Glory Be, and Wish You Well. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids. She is also the mother of a son with cerebral palsy and has written extensively about parenting a child with special needs. She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her at Jamie-Sumner.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on July 03, 2024

Another powerful middle grade book that addresses the impact of parental addiction on children. This is my first time reading Jamie Sumner, but it definitely won't be my last! CW: PTSD, descriptions of overdose, descriptions of drug use. Maid for It was an unexpected, yet powerful read! It follows ma......more

Goodreads review by Foxy Vixen on January 04, 2024

This is my first book that I read of Jamie Sumner, can I tell you how great she is? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book touches not only on Francis, who is the 12 year old who is in constant fear of her mother relapsing into drug addiction. This also touches on the mother and her AA sponsor, the AA/AAA meetings. Th......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on September 26, 2023

Another excellent and emotionally heavy middle grade novel from one of my favs!! I really enjoy the way that Jamie Sumner isn't afraid to tackle tough topics that so many children unfortunately do have to deal with. In this story Franny is is forced to shoulder way too much when her newly sober and......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on July 10, 2023

Jamie Sumner’s Maid For It may be her best work, yet and I’ve read almost all of them (Roll With It, Summer of June, Time to Roll, and One Kid’s Trash; only lacking Tune it Out). Franny’s story of taking care of her mom and trying to be the adult in a two member family that includes a mom who has ba......more

Goodreads review by Jaimes_Mystical_Library on August 29, 2023

This was a fantastic middle grade read. This emotional and inspiring story was engaging and I think many people would find this one to be super relatable. The main character in this story took matters into her own hands when an unfortunate situation occurred within her family. Her character was well......more