Thank you Netgalley and Random House Kids for the gifted book!
by: Betty Culley
narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz
rating: really liked
Whew, this book has a heavy premise. Harvard's dad is a NICU doctor who is crippled by the guilt of a fatal mistake at work. To try and re-center, Harvard, his brother Roger, and his dad go to his dad's hometown of Kettle Hole, Maine for the summer. There Harvard befriends Neveah, whose mom just died, and her and her dad are struggling to stay afloat. When Harvard's dad decides they need a project for the summer, but the ants for their ant farm arrive dead, Harvard and Neveah come up with a plan of subbing the ants in the house. These ants don't fit the instructions provided and as the kids learn more about ants they also have to learn about forgiveness, promises, and friendship.
This book could have felt burdensome to read, but instead it was infused with hope and excitement.
I loved the narration of this one. Each character was perfectly personified from the 5 year old Roger, to the dads.
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