Taylor, Jeannie St. John. Out at home: A Novel.TAYLOR, Jeannie St. John. Out at home, a novel. Kregel. 137p. c2004. 0-8254-3724-5. $5.99. J Dakota's world caves in when fie learns that his mom and dad are separating. Although he tries to find ways to throw them back together, at 13 he is too young to understand that some things cannot be fixed. Since athletic achievement has always been an obsession with his dad, Dakota thinks that working hard on the baseball field will help bring him back. When it becomes clear that his father's new romantic interest is not a passing fancy A Passing Fancy were a popular Toronto band from the mid-1960s fronted by singer/songwriter and guitarist Jay Telfer, today publisher and editor of the antique collector’s magazine “Wayback Times” and Dr. Brian Price president of In The Game Hockey Cards. , Dakota turns to shoplifting Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Florida caught shoplifting at sears 12/05/05, first time, 20yearsold, have no criminal record. , cheating and lying in order to gain his father's attention. Instead, he sees only raw anger in his father's face that his doctor image has been tarnished by his son's actions. The realization that his mother and sister truly love and forgive him makes it easier for Dakota to accept the truth that his father will no longer be part of their family. Dakota takes a long stride towards maturity when he can admit responsibility for his actions. Personal faith in a higher power Higher power is a term used in a 12-step program, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, to describe "a power greater than yourself." Although many participants equate their higher power with God, a belief in God or in formal religion is not mandatory; the higher power is intended as a plays an important role in this poignant story of love and forgiveness Forgiveness Angelica, Suor is forgiven by the Virgin Mary for ill-considered suicide. [Ital. Opera: Puccini, Suor Angelica, Westerman, 364] Bishop of Digne . Through prayer, Dakota discovers that anger is corrosive corrosive /cor·ro·sive/ (kor-o´siv) producing gradual destruction, as of a metal by electrochemical reaction or of the tissues by the action of a strong acid or alkali; an agent that so acts. and hurts no one more than oneself. Letting go finally brings peace and acceptance. The all-too-common subject matter of parental separation and divorce will strike a chord chord, in geometry chord (kôrd), in geometry, straight line segment both end points of which lie on the circumference of a circle or other curve; it is a segment of a secant. A chord passing through the center of a circle is a diameter. in many young readers. Narrated with straightforward simplicity, this novel offers constructive ways to help children deal with a painful fact of life. Phyllis LaMontagne, Spencer, MA J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescent and their teachers. |
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