Jul 26, 2023

The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill (2023) Tor.com

As always, Ms. Barnhill delivers a delightfully different perspective on a condition that has been all too common for teenagers having to take care of both parent and sibling.  In this case, her widowed mother brings home the latest in a series of men who need to be fixed.  Only she wonders if even her mother can fix a man who is a crane.  The book is promoted as an adult novel, but it could have been a candidate for the Newbery since the viewpoint character is a fifteen-year-old girl.

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