sweet and heartfelt book, I loved Kitty's family dynamic the banter with dad, Imogen, Kitty and his skinny jeans LOL, attentive and kind Henry, NYC and Britain! and the baking show characters were great!
The story is one that I didn't want to end.
I also adored the glitter analogy! Glitter Gets Everywhere is a heartfelt hug of a book aboutyearold Kitty, a British girl dealing with her mothers death.
Getting uprooted to live in New York City for a few months further upends her life, but she slowly figures out how to find happiness and hope while keeping her mothers memory alive.
A beautifully told story of grief and healing, with many moments of sly wit and humor, I've heard so much about this story that I couldn't wait to read it, and I'm glad I did! This is a heartbreaking story about grief, but more importantly, it's a story about learning to live again.
Soon to beyo Kitty's life is forever altered when she loses her mother to cancer, Her father jumps at the chance to move Kitty and her older sister to New York City for a four month job assignment.
At first, Kitty doesn't want to go, but New York City grows on herespecially after a certain bluehaired boy with a famous father befriends her, finally sparking some joy in her life.
All too soon, it's time to return to England, but by then Kitty's understanding of lifeand her mother's deathhas changed, It's really the details that make this story stand outeverything from Kitty's realistic relationship with her older sister, grandmother and bakingobsessed neighbor to her obsession with paint colors makes this story truly sparkle.
stars. Love this perfect book for tweens! Kitty is having a hard time dealing with the death of her mother, especially when her father decide to move them from London to NYC for a few months for his job.
Grief is like glitter, gets everywhere and you cant get it all up is a great analogy, Lots of Britishisms but they use cookies instead of biscuits Cute bra shopping scene, Sometimes Kitty and Imogene seem older than their ages ofandyears, Not sure you really would let kids of these ages ride the subway by themselves, however, You know how I love a British narrator and Morag Simms Is outstanding on audio, How can you be expected to continue on when youve just lost your mother But thats exactly what Kitty must donavigate a whole new life made worse because her father asks her to move from London to New York and where he might be even looking for a replacement even though its only been months since her mother died.
Glitter Gets Everywhere has a charming cast of characters, and is a beautiful exploration of how a child can cope with the unthinkable.
Beautifully written. I loved the idea that Kittys mother, who was sick for a year, left her presents and letters to be read after she was gone.
Oh, this book! Yvette Clark's GLITTER GETS EVERYWHERE is a heartfelt, tender joy from start to finish, and I absolutely loved it.
It's the story of Kitty, and her journey through grief at the loss of her mother though Kitty would hate that I phrased it that way.
. . as if her mum had been carelessly mislaid, Not long after her mother's death, her father takes a job assignment in New York City, and moves Kitty and her sister Imogen away from their beloved London and all the people, places, and things that tie Kitty to her mum: her gran, her best friend, her godmother, and her beloved neighbor who is also a contestant on The Great British BakeOff, one of my favorite minor subplots.
But Kitty's time spent in New York while not without its bumps ends up being healing in some unexpected ways, and she manages to come out the other side of her grief through a series of new experiences and new friends.
Kitty's voice sings on every page, She is funny and sad and wry and honest and ever so unique, I wish I could quote from an ARC, because there were quotable moments everywhere, The secondary characters are all so fully realized, and one of the things I loved most about this remarkable novel is that Clark somehow manages to turn both London and New York, themselves, into characters.
I found myself pining for both places over the course of this delightfulpages, The grief process is handled so delicately and with such gentle humor, from managing the first day back at school after Kitty's mum's funeral to the fact that she tells people her mum died of breast cancer lung cancer is associated with too many assumptions to the meaning behind the novel's title, which I won't give away here because it is all too perfect.
I absolutely adored this book from start to finish, Kitty's heart is
right there on the page, and readers will fall in love with her, root for her, and cry with her.
I've already preordered my copy, and intend to recommend it to anyone I know who is looking for a middle grade read with depth and heart.
Many, many thanks to the author, and to Harper Collins for the advanced copy, A novel about a tween going though stages of grief, I do like books that deal with real things when it comes to YA, or well this must be MG,
Kitty lost her mother, and now they are moving from London to New York, She is trying to deal with a new city, new friends, and trying to go on without her mum, Real, sad,but s much more, Family life. Worry about her father will find someone new, He first crush, and falling in love with a new city,
I liked Kitty, she was just a normal kid, doing normal things, in a not so normal time of her life.
I enjoyed it, not much more to say, Grief like glitter gets everywhere,
Good narrator, she had great voices for kids and adults, I felt very at home with her style, There just aren't enough wonderful things I can say about this book, It's a story about loss and grief but told in the most poignant, realistic, humorous, relatable, and heartwarming way, There are very few books that I have read where every single character, main, secondary, or tertiary, has left an impact in my heart and that is the case with Glitter Gets Everywhere.
From the meaning of the title to all the little nuances about grief, loss, and family, this book pulled at every heartstring of mine.
Yes, I was a sobbing mess when I read the letters Kitty's mom had left to read on each birthday, But as much as this story is about dealing with the loss of a mother, Clark through the lens of Kitty takes us on a slice of life adventure exploring the feeling of hope that comes with change although it may seem reluctant at first, the importance of family and the love that binds us, the excitement of new friendships and new relationships, and the acceptance that change is the only constant.
Oh, and it has taught me to see paint colors and paint names in a whole new light! I cannot recommend this book enough.
It is a book that will be enjoyed by middle schoolers and adults alike, And it is a mustread!,