![]() ![]() Matt turned to music and baseball for solace. How does a heart or soul survive that kind of trauma? How does a child heal and attempt to move on? People deal with grief in so many ways-from silence to lashing out. The force and power of his struggle broke my heart into pieces right from the get-go. All the characters touched my heart, but Matt had me in emotional knots at page one. There is a lot going on in these pages, but every development and struggle is presented with such honesty, heart and grace. Now adopted and living in the United States, Matt must start to face all the pain, memories, prejudice, questions about his parents, and uncertainty with his adopted family before he can begin to heal, forgive and find his way in the world. Matt Pin was just ten years old when he was airlifted out of a worn torn Vietnam and away from his home, family, and all he ever knew. Burg seems to use each word with care and gets right to the emotion and power. ![]() With a down the middle of the plate, straight forward style, this story and words hit home and my heart hard! With the verse format, Ms. Burg addresses such a big, traumatic and powerful issue in such a pure way. Haha…My biggest literary fear is now a craving! Wow! :)Īll the Broken Pieces by Ann E. It feels good to be back in the big, “scary” world of verse novels. ![]()
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