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| Original Title: | A Friend at Midnight |
| ISBN: | 0385733267 (ISBN13: 9780385733267) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Rodda Book Award (2007) |
Caroline B. Cooney
Hardcover | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 3.56 | 425 Users | 51 Reviews
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Lily has settled into life in Connecticut after her parent's divorce but it's been harder on her eight-year-old brother Michael. After their mother remarries, her brother chooses to go live with his father in Washington, D.C., until the day he calls home from the Baltimore-Washington Airport where his father has abandoned him.Lily is home babysitting her baby stepbrother when she answers the phone. She has no idea the extent to which her faith in God will be tested. There is no choice for Lily. She will rescue Michael, but will she be able to rescue herself from the bitterness and anger she feels?
Present Of Books A Friend at Midnight
| Title | : | A Friend at Midnight |
| Author | : | Caroline B. Cooney |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | October 10th 2006 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Contemporary |
Rating Of Books A Friend at Midnight
Ratings: 3.56 From 425 Users | 51 ReviewsCritique Of Books A Friend at Midnight
A friend at Midnight is written by Caroline B. Cooney. It is about a fifteen-year-old girl Lily who got a phone call from her brother Michael. Whos eight-years-old and abandoned by their father at the airport with absolutely nothing. Therefore, Lily had to board a plane with their infant half-brother and meet Michael at the airport. Through out this book it also explores forgiveness and religious doubt. The book is written in a third person perspective which narrates you through the story. MostWell it was a long rant in a sappy story about a girl really mad at her father.
I'm not sure what Caroline B. Cooney's intentions were with A Friend at Midnight. The story seemed to be all over the place. I kept expecting something to happen, but nothing really did.I think the story could have been better and have a clearer focus. The story felt very passive. I also thought that the characters didn't have depth. I don't think the characters actually grew over the course of the story.
Summary TeaseHave you ever been so blinded by love you dont realize the bad things about someone? Thats how 8 year old Michael feels about his father. He adores his father he would do anything to live with his father, he finally gets to. What does his father do? Less than a month later he drives Michael to the airport and says get out of the car... You arent the son I want Michael gets out and goes into the airport as his father drives away leaving him with no money and no plane ticket Nothing.
I think that this book is a good example of how what parents do does affect their children. Lily, the main charactor, has a little brother named Michael who moves out of his mother's house to go and live with his dad. On the way to his dad's house, his dad leaves him at the airport with no ticket and no money, not even his backpack full of belongings. The only this he says to his eight-year-old son is: "You're not the son I had in mind." Michael is heartbroken. Even after his sister rescues him
I didn't really like ths book. Very slow and boring. I am dissapointed with Caroline B. Cooney. :(
I would never have heard of this book except from my friend Jean's list - and it is a youth book. I also found myself considering the passage Luke 11:5-13 (friend at midnight) and how that translates to my everyday choices. That reminded me of Proverbs 3:27-28 (Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thine neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee).
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