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Small as an Elephant
Small as an Elephant | Jennifer Richard Jacobson
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Ever since Jack can remember, his mom has been unpredictable, sometimes loving and fun, other times caught in a whirlwind of energy and "spinning" wildly until it’s over. But Jack never thought his mom would take off during the night and leave him at a campground in Acadia National Park, with no way to reach her and barely enough money for food. Any other kid would report his mom gone, but Jack knows by now that he needs to figure things out for himself - starting with how to get from the backwoods of Maine to his home in Boston before DSS catches on. With nothing but a small toy elephant to keep him company, Jack begins the long journey south, a journey that will test his wits and his loyalties - and his trust that he may be part of a larger herd after all.
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It was hard to genuinely like this story - the story of an 11yo boy making his way home with nothing because his mom abandoned him at a campsite during a bout of her mental illness. Then I realized; it is supposed to be heartbreaking and helpless because having a parent with a mental illness would be like traveling with nothing.
It's worth reading but I thought the story lost its focus in the middle a little. Wish it developed more on post-trip.