We wish we could take back hurtful things we've said. What do we really want in our deepest hearts? We wish we could see the people we love after they have passed on. Like the best fantasy stories, Bigger Than a Breadbox is about people and the choices they make. More than a wish story, Laurel Snyder has crafted a touching and sadly familiar story about a family in crisis. In Bigger Than a Breadbox, Rebecca has the same wish for her family, and the magical breadbox she finds can't solve this problem for her. It was just as implausible as my flying carpet, magic wardrobe, make me invisible fantasies- I wished my parents weren't divorced and that we could live as a family, again. My daydreams were fanciful, but what I wished for most would never come true. I knew all the pitfalls in those be-careful-what-you-wish-for plots, and I knew I could do it right. When I was young, I dreamed about what I would wish for if I was granted three wishes. I dream that I could teach at Hogwarts and own a dragon. Here's a link where you can find one near you or order BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX through IndieBound. Middle grade readers - especially those who have been through a parental separation - are going to read this one, love it, and hold it close for a good long time.
BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX is hard to explain - yes, it's about a magic breadbox and divorce and seagulls and Bruce Springsteen and friends - but it's one of those books that is somehow greater than the sum of its parts. When they land at her grandmother's house in Georgia, Rebecca has to deal not only with her parents' separation but also the angst of a sudden move, switching schools, and then.a magical breadbox that backfires? My heart ached for Rebecca, trying to navigate the stormy waters of a newly broken family while taking care of her little brother and dealing with questions of her own about who she wants to be at her new school. Heartbreaking, hopeful, and full of magic, it's the story of a girl whose life changes when the lights go out and her parents have one last argument before her mother loads the kids into the car and drives out of the state. As much as I loved PENNY DREADFUL, I think this is my favorite Laurel Snyder book yet.
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