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Sticklebacks and Snow Globes
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Sticklebacks and Snow Globes, by debut novelist B.A. Goodjohn, is set in a 1970s councilhouse estate just outside London, and captures a year in the life of Tot Thompson and the neighborhood kids. For an eightyearold, Tot has a lot on her mind. She has epilepsy, which she personalizes by calling it KittheFit. She never knows when KittheFit is going to strike; as such, shes constantly on guard. She doesnt know what to do about her fourteenyearold sister Dorothy who has been acting strangely ever since she found herself a boyfriend. Her friend Keesal, an Indian boy, is being bullied. Another friend Stacey wants to be called David. Theres a lot going on. But her biggest concern is her father, Donald, who wants to go to America to play the trumpet in his band. She wants to stop him going, so she decides to make a deal with God. She vows to catch seven sticklebacks (small scaleless fish) for seven Saturdays before sacrificing them with a house brick if God will stop her dad leaving. Shes not your average kid. Oh, and she loves snow globes.There are a lot of broken dreams in this novel. Tots mother Elaine hates the fact that she lives in a council estate. She thinks she is better than that, and everyone else in the estate knows it. And then theres Gerald Damson who was a successful businessman before he was bankrupted. Now, he too is in a place he never thought hed be. Not to forget the neighborhood kids. Lilly OFlannery thinks she knows all about the adult world, how it works, and how to work with it. She is in love with Nigel, and fails to see that she is being used. He promises her fish and chips, and dinners at restaurants, but his intentions are always doubtful. Lillys trusting naivety is heartbreaking. Dorothy has joined the Girl Guides so she can get close to handsome venture scout Chris. When she does, she hasnt counted on the consequences, and Chris quickly loses interest when times get tough.
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