Fidgets

This story has a great setting: a cluttered antique and curio shop in Evergreen, Colorado. It's refreshing to read about a family that is not picture perfect. The mother is raising her teenage son and daughter alone because the father abandoned them five years ago. This woman is trying to raise a son who has never been diagnosed as having ADHD. Some of his behavior is so outrageous it's comical; at other times it makes you grimace and hold your breath. What will this young man DO NEXT! It can't get worse, but with each turn of the page, it does. The descriptions in the book are economical but vivid; you are pulled through the story as a reader by the proverbial "other shoe" that's ready to drop. The story addresses a horrific problem and I hope that teenagers with ADHD manage to stop fidgeting long enough to read it. They just might see themselves and accept help. I love stories that work to change things for the better (without a heavy hand).

Fidgets is one of those books that will keep you reading till the end. I found my heart going out to little Jack. The sister side of me wanted to just smack him but the mother side wanted to fix him. In these times, I am so glad that there was a happy ending for Jack. Fidgets is a great family story with an important message for young readers. If you need up lifting or some renewed hope check out Fidgets!