The Pluto Project
Alan Green has perfected his cool façade. He intends to survive the indignities of eighth grade and his father’s remarriage with as little emotion as possible. But even cynics need entertainment.Alan... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0525477217
ISBN13:9780525477211
Release Date:June 2006
Publisher:Dutton Books
Length:263 Pages
Weight:0.86 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 8.5"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
Customer Reviews
1 rating
A good book, but it's not what you think
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Anyone who buys this book expecting a big kid-sleuth-stumbling-on-murder-conspiracy story is going to be very disappointed. This is a psychological drama about an adolescent dealing with the death of his mother, and though there is an "investigation," it's only a game the kid gets involved in, not a real murder mystery. That being said, there's a lot of great writing and humor in this book. The main character's relationships with his friends and family are especially fascinating, and Ms. Haber does a great job of showing us how grief can short-circuit those relationships. In fact, that's the true value of this book: showing young readers how grief, unacknowledged, poisons everything, including love, and isolates the griever. Ms. Haber has written a very original and moving book. Read it for its warmth and wit and insight. But don't expect spies, kidnappings, or chase scenes.
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