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毓讴爻 倬丕乇爻丕賱 鬲丕亘爻鬲丕賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿蹖賲 诏乇丿卮. 爻丕賵丕賳丕 卮卮 爻丕賱卮 丕爻鬲. 賲賳 丿賴 爻丕賱賴 丕賲 賵 丿丕乇賲 亘丕 丕賳诏卮鬲賲 亘賴卮 爻蹖禺賵賳讴 賲蹖 夭賳賲貨 賲丨囟 禺賳丿賴. 丕賵 賴賲 賱亘禺賳丿 賲蹖 夭賳丿 賵 倬丕蹖 亘丕亘丕 乇丕 诏乇賮鬲賴. 亘丕亘丕 丿爻鬲卮 乇丕 丕賳丿丕禺鬲賴 丿賵乇 賲丕賲丕賳 賵 賲丕賲丕賳 賴賲 亘賴卮 鬲讴蹖賴 丿丕丿賴. 讴爻蹖 賳賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳爻鬲 賲丕 乇丕 丕夭 賴賲 噩丿丕 讴賳丿貙 趩賵賳 丕诏乇 賲蹖 禺賵丕爻鬲蹖 毓讴爻 蹖讴 賳賮乇 乇丕 倬丕乇賴 讴賳蹖 丨鬲賲丕 蹖讴 賳賮乇 丿蹖诏乇 賴賲 讴賳丿賴 賲蹖 卮丿.
247 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Suzanne LaFleur
6听books458听followersI grew up outside Boston in Newton, and later Natick, MA. During the school year I went to Catholic school, did a lot of homework, and read a couple books a week. During the summer I read a couple books a day and spent hours swimming and playing outside at our local pool or beach. I was very much a planner, dreamer, and writer, creating plays and shows for my siblings and the neighborhood kids to be in and filling up entire notebooks with novels. I always read late into the night and slept with a book under my pillow.
I went to college in Lexington, VA at Washington and Lee, where I studied English and European History; I went to grad school in New York City at The New School, where I studied Writing for Children.
Now I divide my time between Natick, MA and New York. Due to my frequent travels, I don't really have a "typical" day, but most days I spend some time writing, reading, exercising (swimming, lifting, or walking), and visiting with friends. I like to warm up for writing by playing computer games. I do my best writing at home in my pajamas, though a lot of days I will venture out to a library to work (in jeans and a sweatshirt, rather than PJ's!). Most days I take a nap, which I tend to do with a book on my chest, whether or not I was actually reading it before I fell asleep. I still read before bed, and, now that I'm older and have a big bed to myself, I slide the book I'm reading under the pillow next to me (rather than the one I'm planning to sleep on!).
Because readers of all ages visit me here on 欧宝娱乐, I really do like to put up a genuine record of what I read, whether it's for kids, teens, or adults. The books I read are not intended as recommendations for any particular age group.
I went to college in Lexington, VA at Washington and Lee, where I studied English and European History; I went to grad school in New York City at The New School, where I studied Writing for Children.
Now I divide my time between Natick, MA and New York. Due to my frequent travels, I don't really have a "typical" day, but most days I spend some time writing, reading, exercising (swimming, lifting, or walking), and visiting with friends. I like to warm up for writing by playing computer games. I do my best writing at home in my pajamas, though a lot of days I will venture out to a library to work (in jeans and a sweatshirt, rather than PJ's!). Most days I take a nap, which I tend to do with a book on my chest, whether or not I was actually reading it before I fell asleep. I still read before bed, and, now that I'm older and have a big bed to myself, I slide the book I'm reading under the pillow next to me (rather than the one I'm planning to sleep on!).
Because readers of all ages visit me here on 欧宝娱乐, I really do like to put up a genuine record of what I read, whether it's for kids, teens, or adults. The books I read are not intended as recommendations for any particular age group.
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February 28, 2017
Love, Aubrey focuses on eleven year old Aubrey, who lost her father and younger sister, Savannah, in a car accident earlier in the year. Aubrey's mom unable to function or deal with her grief left Aubrey. Aubrey is left to fend for herself until her grandma shows up at the door one day. Love, Aubrey is about getting unstuck from the terrible moments in your life and moving forward even if it's really really hard and painful. Even though Aubrey is resistant to leave her home in Virginia and move up to Vermont with her grandma, it's that move that helps Aubrey begin her journey of getting unstuck and dealing with not just the loss of her father and sister, but with the absence of her mother. There are of course happy moments of the book filled with the friends Aubrey meets, her new school and more.
Love Aubrey, is a good pick for readers who like books with the same sort of tone, but it's also a great pick for people who are going through a hard time too. You may not be going through the same thing as Aubrey, but her feelings and experiences are something most people can relate to at one point or another in their life. So reading the book is kind of comforting, like you and Aubrey are working through getting unstuck together.
Love Aubrey, is a good pick for readers who like books with the same sort of tone, but it's also a great pick for people who are going through a hard time too. You may not be going through the same thing as Aubrey, but her feelings and experiences are something most people can relate to at one point or another in their life. So reading the book is kind of comforting, like you and Aubrey are working through getting unstuck together.
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February 12, 2018
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丕賲丕 丌丿賲 夭賳丿賴 賲蹖鈥屬呝堎嗁�. 夭賳丿賴 賲蹖鈥屬呝堎嗁� 賵 亘丕蹖丿 蹖丕丿 亘诏蹖乇賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴賳賴. 亘乇丕蹖 毓夭蹖夭丕賳卮貙 賵 賲賴賲鈥屫� 丕夭 丕賵賳 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿卮. 丨鬲蹖 丕诏乇 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 爻禺鬲 賵 鬲賱禺 賵 讴卮賳丿賴 亘丕卮賴. 丨鬲蹖 丕诏賴 蹖賴 乇賵夭丕蹖蹖 丿賱鬲 亘禺賵丕丿 賴賲賴 趩蹖 鬲賲賵賲 卮賴... 丕賲丕 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕丿丕賲賴 丿丕乇賴. 賵 卮丕蹖丿 禺蹖賱蹖 胤賵賱 亘讴卮賴貙 丕賲丕 蹖賴 乇賵夭 禺賵亘 亘賵丿賳 乇賵 蹖丕丿 賲蹖鈥屭屫臂� 丿賵亘丕乇賴. 賲胤賲卅賳賲.
January 11, 2022
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丕賲丕 倬卮鬲賽 丕蹖賳 禺蹖丕賱鈥屫必ж屫� 蹖讴 趩蹖夭 丿蹖诏乇 賴賲 亘賵丿: 蹖讴 趩蹖夭 鬲蹖乇賴 賵 爻禺鬲 賵爻胤 丿賱賲貨 鬲賵蹖 毓賲賯 爻蹖賳賴鈥屫з�. 诏乇蹖賴鈥屫з� 賲孬賱 賵賯鬲鈥屬囏й屰� 賳亘賵丿 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫з嗃� 丨丕賱丕 賴賲賴鈥屭嗃屫� 亘賴鬲乇 卮丿賴. 囟噩賴鈥屰� 賯乇賲夭 賵 丿丕睾蹖 亘賵丿 丕夭 趩蹖夭賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賴賳賵夭 丿乇丿 丿丕乇賳丿貨 丌賳鈥屬傌� 讴賴 丿蹖诏乇 賳賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗃� 賮讴乇 讴賳蹖. 倬爻 丿蹖诏乇 賮讴乇 賳讴乇丿賲 賵 乇蹖禺鬲賲卮 亘蹖乇賵賳貨 亘丕 蹖讴 毓丕賱賲賴 丕卮讴 賵 爻乇賵氐丿丕.
May 24, 2016
Lovely book, brought tears to my eyes.
August 31, 2009
Love, Aubrey is another book to add to my pile of children left behind novels...and yet I enjoyed it. I had heard a lot of very complimentary things about this novel before I read it and so I was expecting a lot. I really wasn't all that sure what to think about it as I started reading. I was piecing together the story well before elements were confirmed and yet I was in the present with Aubrey. This could just be a story about grief, instead it's about being left behind, and all that that means.
The eleven year old protagonist is not someone I would normally want to read about. She's mourning her family - how it once was, what it isn't now. She's barely keeping her head above the waters swirling with grief, depression, anger and need. What surprised me is how removed I felt and how much emotion I felt. I am contradicting myself I know, but that's how I felt. The anger I felt towards Elizabeth is overwhelming, I understand on a base level that her depression overrode her daughter's needs but I didn't care. She left her child alone. The last remaining member of her immediate family and she just up and left her. How dare she?
While Aubrey's being difficult with her grandmother, befriending Bridget or missing Savannah - I didn't really connect. But it took one letter to her father to break me. I find it interesting that the one member of the family, the one mentioned the least, could elicit so much emotion from me. It was then I realised how beautifully crafted this novel is. Each word is deliberate. LaFleur's words are delicately placed creating a whirlwind of contrasting emotions that race through you, leaving an emotional wreck behind. It is a stunning debut effort, one that I am reluctant to quantify because I cannot place why it is so good. Perhaps it's the use of simple language which leaves you feeling sparse? Maybe it's the number of emotions, conclusions and thoughts that aren't ever directly stated? Maybe it's both. Regardless, this book is a revelation and the start to a very promising career for Suzanne LaFleur.
The eleven year old protagonist is not someone I would normally want to read about. She's mourning her family - how it once was, what it isn't now. She's barely keeping her head above the waters swirling with grief, depression, anger and need. What surprised me is how removed I felt and how much emotion I felt. I am contradicting myself I know, but that's how I felt. The anger I felt towards Elizabeth is overwhelming, I understand on a base level that her depression overrode her daughter's needs but I didn't care. She left her child alone. The last remaining member of her immediate family and she just up and left her. How dare she?
While Aubrey's being difficult with her grandmother, befriending Bridget or missing Savannah - I didn't really connect. But it took one letter to her father to break me. I find it interesting that the one member of the family, the one mentioned the least, could elicit so much emotion from me. It was then I realised how beautifully crafted this novel is. Each word is deliberate. LaFleur's words are delicately placed creating a whirlwind of contrasting emotions that race through you, leaving an emotional wreck behind. It is a stunning debut effort, one that I am reluctant to quantify because I cannot place why it is so good. Perhaps it's the use of simple language which leaves you feeling sparse? Maybe it's the number of emotions, conclusions and thoughts that aren't ever directly stated? Maybe it's both. Regardless, this book is a revelation and the start to a very promising career for Suzanne LaFleur.
January 29, 2021
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賵賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 噩丕賴丕 賴賲 丕丨爻丕爻 丕賲蹖丿 讴乇丿賲
亘賴 賳馗乇賲 亘賴 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 卮讴賱 賲賲讴賳 乇賵賳丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 倬蹖卮 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿 賵 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 丌禺乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕賵賳 趩蹖夭蹖 賳亘賵丿 讴賴 賲賳 鬲氐賵乇 賲蹖鈥屭┴必� 賵 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲 亘丕 鬲氐賲蹖賲 卮噩丕毓丕賳賴鈥屫й� 讴賴 丌亘乇蹖 丿乇 丕賳鬲賴丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲蹖鈥屭屫辟�
賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 鬲丕孬蹖乇 賳賵卮鬲賳 賳丕賲賴 乇丕 賴賲 賳卮丕賳 賲蹖丿賴. 丌亘乇蹖 亘丕 卮乇賵毓 賳賵卮鬲賳 賳丕賲賴鈥屬囏й屰� 亘賴 丿賵爻鬲 禺蹖丕賱蹖 爻丕賵丕賳丕貙 卮噩丕毓鬲 賳賵卮鬲賳 丨乇賮鈥屬囏й� 讴賴 丿乇 丿賱卮 丿丕乇賴 亘賴 倬丿乇貙 禺賵丕賴乇貙 賵 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 亘賴 賲丕丿乇卮 乇丕 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 亘丕 賵丕賯毓蹖鬲 讴賳丕乇 賲蹖丕丿.
" 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 胤乇賮 丌亘乇蹖貙 亘丕 毓卮賯" 賲賮賴賵賲 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴貙 賲乇诏 毓夭蹖夭丕賳貙 丕賮爻乇丿诏蹖貙 胤乇丿 卮丿賳 亘賴 禺賵亘蹖 賳卮丕賳 丿丕丿賴
賵 丿乇 丌禺乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘賴 丕蹖賳 賳讴鬲賴 丕卮丕乇賴 賲蹖卮賴 讴賴 禺丕賳賴 賵 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 賲讴丕賳 賵 毓丕丿鬲鈥屬囏й� 賲丕 賴爻鬲賳
亘乇卮蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘:
銆娰囏� 賱丨馗賴 賲賲讴賳 亘賵丿 賴乇 讴爻蹖 亘賲蹖乇丿 趩賴 丌賲丕丿賴 亘丕卮蹖貙 趩賴 賳亘丕卮蹖. 賲賲讴賳 亘賵丿 賲丕賴蹖 禺丕賳诏蹖鈥屫ж� 亘丕卮丿 蹖丕 禺賵丕賴乇鬲 蹖丕 禺賵丿鬲. 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖卮賴 賴賲丕賳 噩賵乇蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屬呚з嗀�... 趩賵賳 丌丿賲 賴蹖趩 賵賯鬲 賳賲蹖鈥屫з嗀� 趩賴 賯丿乇 賵賯鬲 丿丕乇丿責銆�
October 15, 2022
禺賵賳丿賳卮 賲孬賱 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 倬丕賵乇賯蹖 賲噩賱賴 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 乇賵 亘禺賵賳蹖
賲賳 丨賵氐賱賲 爻乇 賲蹖乇賮鬲 丕诏賴 爻乇蹖毓 鬲賲賵賲 賳賲蹖卮丿 賳氐賮賴 賵賱卮 賲蹖讴乇丿賲
賲賳 丨賵氐賱賲 爻乇 賲蹖乇賮鬲 丕诏賴 爻乇蹖毓 鬲賲賵賲 賳賲蹖卮丿 賳氐賮賴 賵賱卮 賲蹖讴乇丿賲
August 11, 2012
Bicara tentang kehilangan, tidak pernah sederhana..
Meski ia datang, kadang dengan cara yang teramat mudah..
Bukankah aneh, kita justru merasa sesak kala merasakan ketiadaan?
Isi kepala begitu penuh hingga tak mampu menampung sisi hidup yang lain..
Mengapa kekosongan alihalih menjelma semesta saat dirasa rengat di hati?
Seakan belum cukup kepergian Dad dan Savannah dalam kecelakaan yang tragis, Aubrey, gadis 11 tahun, masih harus mengalami kehilangan ibu nya..
Tapi bukan hanya Aubrey, ibu nya sendiri pun kehilangan diri nya sendiri..
Beliau tidak sanggup menopang kehilangan dua orang tercintanya
Hingga siang itu, beliau pergi
Aubrey yang menyangka ibunya hanya pergi berbelanja kebingungan..
Dan sesak karena kekosongan rumahnya..
Hingga malam datang, Aubrey sendirian..
Lalu malam berikutnya, dan berikutnya..
Bertahan dengan makanan sisa yang ada di dapur..
Di sini, saya sangat ingin memeluk Aubrey..
Betapa beruntungnya saya masih mempunyai Emak untuk saya peluk..
Kapan pun saya merasa dunia ingin menelan saya bulatbulat, Emak masih ada untuk mendengarkan saya..
Apalagi setelah tadi pagi saya berbincang dengan Ayu..
At some point, she felt tired of things, and she texted her mom..
Ini balasan si mamah, "Kalo kamu ngerasa gak kuat jalan, merangkaklah, belajar lagi dari awal buat berjalan. Tapi jangan pernah berhenti. Kalo kamu merasa capek, menangislah, habiskan dan kamu akan bisa ketawa lagi, tapi jangan pernah berhenti ya, nak. Percaya aja sama Allah. Sing sabar ya, Nduk.."
See?
Betapa beruntungnya kita yang masih punya Ibu untuk menguatkan kita..
Sedangkan Aubrey?
Tuhan..
Untungnya Gram datang, menyelamatkan Aubrey..
Membawa nya ke rumah dan mulai membangun sedikit demi sedikit kekuatan Aubrey..
Dan meski di awal pertemuan dengan Brdiget dan keluarganya justru membuat perut Aubrey bergejolak sesak, tapi mereka terlalu hangat hingga Aubrey merasa nyaman berada di tengah mereka..
Aubrey mulai mampu berdiri kuat..
Dan sekali lagi, nampaknya ujian belum selesai..
Mom datang..
Masih dengan ketidakmampuan menopang emosi nya sendiri..
Lalu perut Aubrey bergejolak lagi..
Mungkin karena kehilangan tidak pernah menjadi pilihan..
Saat kehilanganmu, contohnya..
Jika bukan karena simpul yang terpaksa aku jalin, kehilanganmu pasti kan terjadi dalam cara yang lain..
Jua ketika Bapak pergi, di Idul Fitri lima tahun Hijriah yang lalu..
Apa kami bisa memilih untuk tidak merasakan hampa saat lutut yang seharusnya kami cium di hari yang fitri justru telah terbujur kaku?
Yang aku yakini, hanya ada satu kehilangan yang sepenuhnya menjadi pilihan untuk kita..
Satusatu nya yang berada dalam genggaman kita..
KehilanganNya..
Karena Dia tak pernah tiada..
Acapkali, kita yang melupakan keberadaanNya..
*dengan tambahan kata dari
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June 16, 2021
趩賯丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 毓賲蹖賯 賵 禺賵亘蹖 亘賵丿. 賯胤毓丕 诏乇賵賴 賳賵噩賵丕賳 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 禺蹖賱蹖 賱匕鬲 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘ辟嗀� 賵 禺蹖賱蹖 賴賲 丕夭卮 蹖丕丿 賲蹖鈥屭屫辟�. 讴鬲丕亘 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 丌亘乇蹖賴 讴賴 亘禺卮 丕毓馗賲 禺賵賳賵丕丿賴 丕卮 乇賵 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿賴 賵 丨丕賱丕 亘乇丕蹖 丕丿丕賲賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿丕乇賴 亘丕 禺賵丿卮 讴賳丕乇 賲蹖丕丿. 亘丕乇賴丕 亘丕 讴鬲丕亘 丕卮讴 乇蹖禺鬲賲 賵 丌亘乇蹖 乇賵 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 賯丿乇鬲蹖 讴賴 丿丕卮鬲貙 鬲丨爻蹖賳 讴乇丿賲. 丿乇 毓蹖賳 丨丕賱 讴賴 讴鬲丕亘 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 亘賴 倬蹖卮 賲蹖亘乇賴貙 乇丕賴 丨賱 賴丕蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘蹖 乇賵 賴賲 賲胤乇丨 賲蹖讴賳賴 讴賴 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 鬲丕孬蹖乇诏匕丕乇 賵 賲賴賲 賵 丌賲賵夭賳丿賴 亘丕卮賴. 夭賳丿诏蹖 诏丕賴蹖 賵賯鬲 賴丕 禺蹖賱蹖 鬲賱禺賴 賵賱蹖 亘丕蹖丿 蹖賴 噩賵乇丕蹖蹖 亘丕 丕蹖賳 鬲賱禺蹖 賴丕 讴賳丕乇 丕賵賲丿.
May 1, 2023
鄢/鄣
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November 16, 2020
賴賲蹖卮賴 禺賵賳丿賳 鬲噩乇亘賴鈥屬囏й� 丌丿賲 賴丕 丿乇亘丕乇賴鈥屰� 丿乇丿賴丕卮賵賳 賵 丿蹖丿賳 丕蹖賳讴賴 趩胤賵乇蹖 禺賵丿卮賵賳 乇賵 丿賵亘丕乇賴 賲蹖爻丕夭賳 賵 丿賵亘丕乇賴 卮乇賵毓 賲蹖讴賳賳 亘乇丕賲 噩丕賱亘 亘賵丿賴!噩丿丕 丕夭 賴賲賴鈥屰� 丕蹖賳鈥屬囏� 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 鬲毓丕丿賱 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘蹖 乇賵 亘蹖賳 丕賵賳 睾賲 丿乇丿賳丕讴 賵 卮丕丿蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 亘乇賯乇丕乇 讴乇丿賴 讴賴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 乇賵 賲卮鬲丕賯 亘賴 禺賵賳丿賳 賵 丿賵賳爻鬲賳 賲蹖讴賳賴 丨鬲蹖 亘丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 讴鬲丕亘 丿乇丿賳丕讴 賵 睾賲诏蹖賳賴!禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 禺賵賳丿賳卮 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲 賵 丿賵爻鬲卮 丿丕卮鬲賲鈾�
May 19, 2015
3,5*
Apa rasanya tiba-tiba saja kehilangan ayah dan adikmu dalam kecelakaan mobil..
Apa rasanya tiba-tiba saja ibu kandungmu sendiri meninggalkanmu di suatu pagi...
itu yang terjadi pada aubrey, dia berumur sebelas tahun ketika dunia indahnya terenggut oleh tangan2 takdir..
Dia harus menguatkan dirinya untuk hidup sendiri, setelah ibunya tiba2 pergi pada suatu pagi.. Tidak sedikitpun terlintas di pikirannya utk menghubungi gram atau uncle david, sampai akhirnya gram datang dan membawanya utk tinggal di rumahnya di vermont..
Di sana dia bertemu bridget, gadis kecil yg tinggal bersama ayah, ibu dan dua adiknya di sebelah rumah gram..
setiap melihat kebahagian keluarga bridget, perutnya bergejolak..
melihat mabel adik bridget di angkat di udara oleh ayahnya perutnya bergejolak..
bermain bersama bridget n mabel pun kadang membuat perutnya bergejolak...
sampai saat itu tiba, saat kenyataan menghantamnya.. saat akhirnya bukan cuma membuat perutnya bergejolak, tapi membuatnya merintih, meratap saat kesadaran itu mengoyak jiwanya, saat dia memahami sulit untuk menggapai mereka yang meninggalkannya...
campur aduk yang gw rasain pas baca buku ini,
sedih saat aubrey menyangkal apa yang terjadi..
marah saat pertama ibunya meninggalkan aubrey tanpa pesan..
miris saat aubrey berusaha tinggal sendiri..
menangis saat aubrey merintih dan meratap, terpuruk di tengah hutan..
tersenyum saat aubrey dengan kekuatannya menemani bridget di unit gawat darurat..
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hehehe belum kenal sebenernya ma pemiliknya, di rak petrik ada buku ini, punya mba Nenny katanya :)
makasih ya mbaaaa *dah kelar baca baru nge add friend* :p
Apa rasanya tiba-tiba saja kehilangan ayah dan adikmu dalam kecelakaan mobil..
Apa rasanya tiba-tiba saja ibu kandungmu sendiri meninggalkanmu di suatu pagi...
itu yang terjadi pada aubrey, dia berumur sebelas tahun ketika dunia indahnya terenggut oleh tangan2 takdir..
Dia harus menguatkan dirinya untuk hidup sendiri, setelah ibunya tiba2 pergi pada suatu pagi.. Tidak sedikitpun terlintas di pikirannya utk menghubungi gram atau uncle david, sampai akhirnya gram datang dan membawanya utk tinggal di rumahnya di vermont..
Di sana dia bertemu bridget, gadis kecil yg tinggal bersama ayah, ibu dan dua adiknya di sebelah rumah gram..
setiap melihat kebahagian keluarga bridget, perutnya bergejolak..
melihat mabel adik bridget di angkat di udara oleh ayahnya perutnya bergejolak..
bermain bersama bridget n mabel pun kadang membuat perutnya bergejolak...
sampai saat itu tiba, saat kenyataan menghantamnya.. saat akhirnya bukan cuma membuat perutnya bergejolak, tapi membuatnya merintih, meratap saat kesadaran itu mengoyak jiwanya, saat dia memahami sulit untuk menggapai mereka yang meninggalkannya...
campur aduk yang gw rasain pas baca buku ini,
sedih saat aubrey menyangkal apa yang terjadi..
marah saat pertama ibunya meninggalkan aubrey tanpa pesan..
miris saat aubrey berusaha tinggal sendiri..
menangis saat aubrey merintih dan meratap, terpuruk di tengah hutan..
tersenyum saat aubrey dengan kekuatannya menemani bridget di unit gawat darurat..
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hehehe belum kenal sebenernya ma pemiliknya, di rak petrik ada buku ini, punya mba Nenny katanya :)
makasih ya mbaaaa *dah kelar baca baru nge add friend* :p
November 16, 2021
I'm glad I read this when I was younger AND now that I'm an adult. I remember loving this book and re-reading it often (and conveniently forgetting the plot each time except the main theme of "abandonment") and I'm also glad that my opinions still held up now.
Low-key I wish I can read it again without knowing anything just to see my reaction when I see the first plot unfold like damn.
Rather than thinking back and analysing my experience reading this, I'll just say it simply and in a subjective manner: If you like middle grade stories tackling heavier topics such as abandonment, forgiveness, family and healing, please give this a try. I was devastated reading this when I was younger but I'm still devastated now for newer reasons (such as seeing similar symptoms that I'm experiencing now through the eyes of such a young child).
This just has a special place in my heart.
Low-key I wish I can read it again without knowing anything just to see my reaction when I see the first plot unfold like damn.
Rather than thinking back and analysing my experience reading this, I'll just say it simply and in a subjective manner: If you like middle grade stories tackling heavier topics such as abandonment, forgiveness, family and healing, please give this a try. I was devastated reading this when I was younger but I'm still devastated now for newer reasons (such as seeing similar symptoms that I'm experiencing now through the eyes of such a young child).
This just has a special place in my heart.
April 4, 2021
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇亘丕乇賴 丌亘乇蹖賴貙 讴賴 鬲賵 蹖讴鈥� 鬲氐丕丿賮 倬丿乇 賵 禺賵丕賴乇卮 乇賵 丕夭 丿爻鬲 賲蹖 丿賴 賵 亘毓丿 賲丕賲丕賳卮 賲蹖鈥� 匕丕乇賴 賵 賲蹖乇賴 賵 丌亘乇蹖 賲噩亘賵乇 賲蹖 卮賴 亘丕 賲丕丿乇亘夭乇诏卮 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴賳賴.
讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丨丿賵丿 爻丕毓鬲 3 氐亘丨 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 亘毓囟蹖 噩丕賴丕卮 丕賳賯丿乇 賯卮賳诏 亘賵丿 讴賴 丕卮讴賲 丿乇 丕賵賲丿.
"賵賱蹖 賵丕賯毓丕 賴乇 賱丨馗賴 賲賲讴賳 亘賵丿 賴乇讴爻蹖 亘賲蹖乇丿貙 趩賴 丌賲丕丿賴 亘丕卮蹖 趩賴 賳亘丕卮蹖. 賲賲讴賳 亘賵丿 賲丕賴蹖 禺丕賳诏蹖 鬲 亘丕卮丿 蹖丕 禺賵丕賴乇鬲 蹖丕 丨鬲蹖 禺賵丿鬲. 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖卮賴 賴賲丕賳 噩賵乇蹖 賳賲蹖 賲丕賳丿. 卮丕蹖丿 賴賲賴 賲丕賴蹖 賴丕蹖 丿賳蹖丕貙 賲丕賴蹖 賴丕蹖 禺丕賳诏蹖 禺丿丕 亘丕卮賳丿貙 禺丿丕 丌賳賯丿乇 夭賳丿賴 亘賵丿賴 讴賴 丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕 亘賳馗乇卮 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賳爻丕賳 賴丕 禺蹖賱蹖 讴賵鬲丕賴 丕爻鬲.亘賴 丌丿賲 賴丕 賳诏丕賴 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴賴 蹖賴 賲丿鬲 卮賳丕 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿 賵 亘毓丿 賴賲 丿蹖诏乇 卮賳丕 賳賲蹖 讴賳賳丿"
讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丨丿賵丿 爻丕毓鬲 3 氐亘丨 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 亘毓囟蹖 噩丕賴丕卮 丕賳賯丿乇 賯卮賳诏 亘賵丿 讴賴 丕卮讴賲 丿乇 丕賵賲丿.
"賵賱蹖 賵丕賯毓丕 賴乇 賱丨馗賴 賲賲讴賳 亘賵丿 賴乇讴爻蹖 亘賲蹖乇丿貙 趩賴 丌賲丕丿賴 亘丕卮蹖 趩賴 賳亘丕卮蹖. 賲賲讴賳 亘賵丿 賲丕賴蹖 禺丕賳诏蹖 鬲 亘丕卮丿 蹖丕 禺賵丕賴乇鬲 蹖丕 丨鬲蹖 禺賵丿鬲. 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖卮賴 賴賲丕賳 噩賵乇蹖 賳賲蹖 賲丕賳丿. 卮丕蹖丿 賴賲賴 賲丕賴蹖 賴丕蹖 丿賳蹖丕貙 賲丕賴蹖 賴丕蹖 禺丕賳诏蹖 禺丿丕 亘丕卮賳丿貙 禺丿丕 丌賳賯丿乇 夭賳丿賴 亘賵丿賴 讴賴 丕丨鬲賲丕賱丕 亘賳馗乇卮 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賳爻丕賳 賴丕 禺蹖賱蹖 讴賵鬲丕賴 丕爻鬲.亘賴 丌丿賲 賴丕 賳诏丕賴 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴賴 蹖賴 賲丿鬲 卮賳丕 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿 賵 亘毓丿 賴賲 丿蹖诏乇 卮賳丕 賳賲蹖 讴賳賳丿"
December 19, 2009
Life can鈥檛 get any worse for eleven year old Aubrey, or can it? After a devastating car accident claims the lives of Aubrey鈥檚 dad and seven year old sister, Savannah, Aubrey and her mom, overwhelmed with guilt and sorrow, struggle to deal with the tragedy. Imagine Aubrey鈥檚 surprise one evening when she realizes her mother, unable to cope with the enormity of her loss, has abandoned her. Finally cognizant of her daughter鈥檚 neglect and Aubrey鈥檚 fragile emotional state, Aubrey鈥檚 grandmother takes her home to Vermont intent on providing Aubrey with the love and stability she desperately needs. With patience and compassion, Aubrey鈥檚 grandmother, close neighbors and the school counselor assist Aubrey in coming to terms with her loss, gain insight into her mother鈥檚 actions and find solace in her memories of Savannah and her dad. Written in first person narrative, Aubrey鈥檚 emotions are palpable as random events trigger flashbacks of family memories. Printed in italics and woven throughout the story, letters, written by Aubrey to Savannah鈥檚 imaginary friend and significant family members, reveal Aubrey鈥檚 painful reflections, the depth of her sorrow and anger. The conflict Aubrey experiences when her mother attempts to reclaim her role will resonate with young readers anxiously awaiting Aubrey鈥檚 decision. LaFleur has crafted a poignant tale about loss, the importance of love and the resilience of the human spirit that elementary readers (grades 3-5) will find both credible and touching. For older students, pair this book with Barbara Park's Mick Harte Was Here for a discussion about loss and grieving.
Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur
ISBN: 978-0-385-73774-6
$15.99, 262 pgs.
hardcover, realistic fiction
Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur
ISBN: 978-0-385-73774-6
$15.99, 262 pgs.
hardcover, realistic fiction
September 9, 2010
I picked this up on the the strength of the title font along the spine. I glanced at the cover, flipped it over and read the back. I opened it up, read the first few pages and decided I was taking it home with me. Surprisingly, this doesn't usually happen. I frequently pick up books because of the way they look. Reading the back usually induces me to put them back on the shelf. If the book passes that test, I read the first couple of sentences and, usually, a few random passages through the book. Rarely will I read the first few pages, instead of just the first few sentences. When a book manages to draw me in like that I buy it. Which is what happened with this book.
This is a heart-breaking story about death, grief and loss. It should be required reading for all children, and everyone who is too old to have had it required of them. Every single one of you should read this book. This is not a typical children's book. This is a book that deals with real life issues in a way that does not require the metaphor of fantasy. It's an emotional survival handbook that is relevant to anyone who has ever lost someone to grief.
This is a heart-breaking story about death, grief and loss. It should be required reading for all children, and everyone who is too old to have had it required of them. Every single one of you should read this book. This is not a typical children's book. This is a book that deals with real life issues in a way that does not require the metaphor of fantasy. It's an emotional survival handbook that is relevant to anyone who has ever lost someone to grief.
March 29, 2021
毓卮賯 貙 賲丨亘鬲 貙 丿賵爻鬲蹖 貙 丿賱賳鬲诏蹖 貙 睾賲
賴賲卮賵賳 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 噩賲毓 卮丿賴 亘賵丿貙 賮賵賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲 貙 丨爻 丕亘乇蹖 賵 亘丕乇賵賳蹖 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲 貙 睾賲 丌亘乇蹖 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲貙 賳丕賲賴 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丌亘乇蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丿賵爻鬲 鬲禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵丕賴乇 賲乇丿賴 卮 賲蹖賳賵卮鬲 賵丌禺乇 賳丕賲賴 賴丕卮 ((丕夭 胤乇賮 丌亘乇蹖 亘丕 毓卮賯)) 乇賵 賲蹖賳賵卮鬲 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲.
亘毓丿卮 賳丕賲賴 賴丕 乇賵 賲蹖賳丿丕禺鬲 鬲賵 乇賵丿禺賵賳賴 鬲丕 亘賴 丿爻鬲 丿賵爻鬲 鬲禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵丕賴乇卮 亘乇爻賴(讴賴 丕爻賲卮賵 蹖丕丿賲 賳賲蹖丕丿馃檮)
蹖丕 賵賯鬲蹖 讴賴 亘丕丿 鬲賳丿蹖 賲蹖賵賲丿 貙 賳丕賲賴 乇賵 鬲賵 亘丕丿 乇賴丕 賲蹖讴乇丿 賵 賳丕賲賴 賲蹖乇賮鬲.
卮禺氐蹖鬲 倬乇丿丕夭蹖 囟毓蹖賮 亘賵丿 賵賱蹖 賯丕亘賱 鬲卮禺蹖氐 賳亘賵丿 貙 蹖毓賳蹖 丕賵賳賯丿乇丕 賲賴賲 賳亘賵丿 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 貙 賳賴 丕蹖賳讴賴 亘诏賲 丕氐賱丕 卮禺氐蹖鬲 倬乇丿丕夭蹖 丿乇 讴丕乇 賳亘賵丿貙 趩乇丕 亘賵丿 貙 賵賱蹖 丕賵賳賯丿乇丕 乇賵卮 讴丕乇 賳卮丿賴 亘賵丿貙 賮囟丕 爻丕夭蹖 賴賲 禺賵亘 亘賵丿貙 囟毓賮 賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 讴丕賲賱丕 亘丕 丨爻 賴丕蹖 丌亘乇蹖 倬賵卮賵賳丿賴 卮丿賴 亘賵丿.
賲乇蹖賲 貙 亘丕 鬲賲丕賲 賵噩賵丿賲 賲蹖诏賲 丌亘乇蹖 賲孬賱 鬲賵 亘賵丿 貙 亘毓囟蹖 賵賯鬲丕 趩卮賲丕卮 亘賵蹖 睾賲 賲蹖丿丕丿 貙 賵賯鬲蹖 賱亘禺賳丿 賲蹖夭丿 貙 丿賵爻鬲卮 亘賴 胤賵乇 賳丕禺賵丿丌诏丕賴 鬲賵 趩卮賲丕蹖 丌亘乇蹖 睾乇賯 賲蹖卮丿.
睾賲丕蹖 丌亘乇蹖 貙 睾賲丕蹖 賲賳 亘賵丿貙 鬲賵 賴賲 丌亘乇蹖 賴爻鬲蹖 貙 賲卮讴賱丕鬲 賵 睾賲丕鬲 貙 賲卮讴賱丕鬲 賵 睾賲丕蹖 賲賳賴.
鬲賵 賴賲 丿乇爻鬲 賲孬賱 丌亘乇蹖 貙 賳丕賲賴 賲蹖賳賵蹖爻蹖 賵 乇賴丕卮 賲蹖讴賳蹖 鬲賵 賵夭卮 卮丿蹖丿 亘丕丿.
鬲賵 賴賲 丿乇爻鬲 賲孬賱 丌亘乇蹖 亘毓囟蹖 賵賯鬲丕 趩卮賲丕鬲 亘賵蹖 睾賲 賲蹖丿賴.
鬲賵 賴賲 丿乇爻鬲 賲孬賱 丌亘乇蹖 毓卮賯 亘丕夭蹖 賲蹖讴賳蹖 亘丕 禺丿丕鬲.
禺賱丕氐賴 讴賴 乇賵 賲賳 禺蹖賱蹖 丨爻丕亘 讴賳 乇賮蹖賯 貙 睾賲丕鬲賵 鬲禺乇蹖亘 賲蹖讴賳賲貨)
丕夭 胤乇賮 賲乇蹖賲 貙 亘丕 毓卮賯:)
賴賲卮賵賳 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 噩賲毓 卮丿賴 亘賵丿貙 賮賵賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲 貙 丨爻 丕亘乇蹖 賵 亘丕乇賵賳蹖 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲 貙 睾賲 丌亘乇蹖 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲貙 賳丕賲賴 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丌亘乇蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丿賵爻鬲 鬲禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵丕賴乇 賲乇丿賴 卮 賲蹖賳賵卮鬲 賵丌禺乇 賳丕賲賴 賴丕卮 ((丕夭 胤乇賮 丌亘乇蹖 亘丕 毓卮賯)) 乇賵 賲蹖賳賵卮鬲 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲.
亘毓丿卮 賳丕賲賴 賴丕 乇賵 賲蹖賳丿丕禺鬲 鬲賵 乇賵丿禺賵賳賴 鬲丕 亘賴 丿爻鬲 丿賵爻鬲 鬲禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵丕賴乇卮 亘乇爻賴(讴賴 丕爻賲卮賵 蹖丕丿賲 賳賲蹖丕丿馃檮)
蹖丕 賵賯鬲蹖 讴賴 亘丕丿 鬲賳丿蹖 賲蹖賵賲丿 貙 賳丕賲賴 乇賵 鬲賵 亘丕丿 乇賴丕 賲蹖讴乇丿 賵 賳丕賲賴 賲蹖乇賮鬲.
卮禺氐蹖鬲 倬乇丿丕夭蹖 囟毓蹖賮 亘賵丿 賵賱蹖 賯丕亘賱 鬲卮禺蹖氐 賳亘賵丿 貙 蹖毓賳蹖 丕賵賳賯丿乇丕 賲賴賲 賳亘賵丿 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 貙 賳賴 丕蹖賳讴賴 亘诏賲 丕氐賱丕 卮禺氐蹖鬲 倬乇丿丕夭蹖 丿乇 讴丕乇 賳亘賵丿貙 趩乇丕 亘賵丿 貙 賵賱蹖 丕賵賳賯丿乇丕 乇賵卮 讴丕乇 賳卮丿賴 亘賵丿貙 賮囟丕 爻丕夭蹖 賴賲 禺賵亘 亘賵丿貙 囟毓賮 賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 讴丕賲賱丕 亘丕 丨爻 賴丕蹖 丌亘乇蹖 倬賵卮賵賳丿賴 卮丿賴 亘賵丿.
賲乇蹖賲 貙 亘丕 鬲賲丕賲 賵噩賵丿賲 賲蹖诏賲 丌亘乇蹖 賲孬賱 鬲賵 亘賵丿 貙 亘毓囟蹖 賵賯鬲丕 趩卮賲丕卮 亘賵蹖 睾賲 賲蹖丿丕丿 貙 賵賯鬲蹖 賱亘禺賳丿 賲蹖夭丿 貙 丿賵爻鬲卮 亘賴 胤賵乇 賳丕禺賵丿丌诏丕賴 鬲賵 趩卮賲丕蹖 丌亘乇蹖 睾乇賯 賲蹖卮丿.
睾賲丕蹖 丌亘乇蹖 貙 睾賲丕蹖 賲賳 亘賵丿貙 鬲賵 賴賲 丌亘乇蹖 賴爻鬲蹖 貙 賲卮讴賱丕鬲 賵 睾賲丕鬲 貙 賲卮讴賱丕鬲 賵 睾賲丕蹖 賲賳賴.
鬲賵 賴賲 丿乇爻鬲 賲孬賱 丌亘乇蹖 貙 賳丕賲賴 賲蹖賳賵蹖爻蹖 賵 乇賴丕卮 賲蹖讴賳蹖 鬲賵 賵夭卮 卮丿蹖丿 亘丕丿.
鬲賵 賴賲 丿乇爻鬲 賲孬賱 丌亘乇蹖 亘毓囟蹖 賵賯鬲丕 趩卮賲丕鬲 亘賵蹖 睾賲 賲蹖丿賴.
鬲賵 賴賲 丿乇爻鬲 賲孬賱 丌亘乇蹖 毓卮賯 亘丕夭蹖 賲蹖讴賳蹖 亘丕 禺丿丕鬲.
禺賱丕氐賴 讴賴 乇賵 賲賳 禺蹖賱蹖 丨爻丕亘 讴賳 乇賮蹖賯 貙 睾賲丕鬲賵 鬲禺乇蹖亘 賲蹖讴賳賲貨)
丕夭 胤乇賮 賲乇蹖賲 貙 亘丕 毓卮賯:)
October 26, 2011
Fiuuuh, that was a hard long ride, reading this book.
No, not because this is not a good book, but because it's so heart wrenching, yet so beautifully written, even after it got translated.
Ceritanya tentang seorang gadis cilik berusia 11 tahun. Di awal buku diceritakan kalau pada suatu pagi Ibu gadis ini tiba-tiba menghilang dan meninggalkan dia begitu saja. Hal itu ternyata karena keluarga mereka baru saja kehilangan Ayah dan seorang anak, Savannah, adik Aubrey.
Awalnya Aubrey nggak bilang pada siapa pun tentang kepergian Ibunya, tapi akhirnya Gram, neneknya, datang dan mengetahui itu semua. Gram akhirnya membawa Aubrey ke Vermont dari Virginia untuk tinggal bersamanya.
Di Vermont, Aubrey memulai kehidupan yang baru, dia bahkan memiliki sahabat baru, Bridget, yang tinggal di sebelah rumah Gram. Keluarga Bridget masih utuh, dan dia memiliki dua orang adik.
Mereka sering bermain ke dalam hutan, dan Aubrey sering meninggalkan surat-suratnya kepada Jilly yang misterius di pohon luka milik Bridget. Mereka bermain luncur salju, membuat manusia salju, berkemah di halaman, mendatangi pesta Holloween Christian yang sedang ditaksir Bridget, dan merayakan ulang tahun Aubrey bersama Marcus, cowok dari kelas Aubrey yang ceria tapi diam-diam sedih.
Lalu, ketika akhirnya Ibu Aubrey tiba-tiba muncul kembali, haruskah Aubrey kembali ke Virginia yang gelap dan suram seperti yang diingatnya dan meninggalkan kehidupan barunya yang menyenangkan di Vermont?
Saya membaca buku ini di kereta dalam perjalan ke kampus. Jadilah saya harus berkali-kali mengusap sudut mata dengan sembunyi-sembunyi, supaya penumpang lainnya nggak ada yang menyadari air mata yang mendesak muncul gara-gara membaca buku ini.
Semua orang yang merasa butuh a good cry harus membaca buku ini, atau mungkin, orang-orang yang merasa butuh diyakinkan bahwa bahkan setelah yang terburuk terjadi pun, harapan akan selalu ada, dan kesempatan untuk tertawa gembira pasti akan muncul kembali.
Dan nggak ada yang salah dari hal itu.
Selamat menikmati. Selamat menangis, selamat tertawa, dan tentunya, selamat membaca ;]
No, not because this is not a good book, but because it's so heart wrenching, yet so beautifully written, even after it got translated.
Ceritanya tentang seorang gadis cilik berusia 11 tahun. Di awal buku diceritakan kalau pada suatu pagi Ibu gadis ini tiba-tiba menghilang dan meninggalkan dia begitu saja. Hal itu ternyata karena keluarga mereka baru saja kehilangan Ayah dan seorang anak, Savannah, adik Aubrey.
Awalnya Aubrey nggak bilang pada siapa pun tentang kepergian Ibunya, tapi akhirnya Gram, neneknya, datang dan mengetahui itu semua. Gram akhirnya membawa Aubrey ke Vermont dari Virginia untuk tinggal bersamanya.
Di Vermont, Aubrey memulai kehidupan yang baru, dia bahkan memiliki sahabat baru, Bridget, yang tinggal di sebelah rumah Gram. Keluarga Bridget masih utuh, dan dia memiliki dua orang adik.
Mereka sering bermain ke dalam hutan, dan Aubrey sering meninggalkan surat-suratnya kepada Jilly yang misterius di pohon luka milik Bridget. Mereka bermain luncur salju, membuat manusia salju, berkemah di halaman, mendatangi pesta Holloween Christian yang sedang ditaksir Bridget, dan merayakan ulang tahun Aubrey bersama Marcus, cowok dari kelas Aubrey yang ceria tapi diam-diam sedih.
Lalu, ketika akhirnya Ibu Aubrey tiba-tiba muncul kembali, haruskah Aubrey kembali ke Virginia yang gelap dan suram seperti yang diingatnya dan meninggalkan kehidupan barunya yang menyenangkan di Vermont?
Saya membaca buku ini di kereta dalam perjalan ke kampus. Jadilah saya harus berkali-kali mengusap sudut mata dengan sembunyi-sembunyi, supaya penumpang lainnya nggak ada yang menyadari air mata yang mendesak muncul gara-gara membaca buku ini.
Semua orang yang merasa butuh a good cry harus membaca buku ini, atau mungkin, orang-orang yang merasa butuh diyakinkan bahwa bahkan setelah yang terburuk terjadi pun, harapan akan selalu ada, dan kesempatan untuk tertawa gembira pasti akan muncul kembali.
Dan nggak ada yang salah dari hal itu.
Selamat menikmati. Selamat menangis, selamat tertawa, dan tentunya, selamat membaca ;]
November 7, 2016
Rounding up to 4 Stars.
I read this aloud to my daughter.
This novel begins with Aubrey left to fend for herself after her mother flees in response to the accidental death of her husband and youngest daughter. Not only is Aubrey making sense of her unimaginable grief of losing her dad and little sister, she's been abandoned by her mother. The first chapter draws you in. Aubrey is living alone, in secret, scraping money together to buy canned food, insisting to herself that she will be just fine. Holed up in her house, she is willing to wait as long as it takes for her mom to return.
I almost wanted the book to explore her self-reliance more, but soon Aubrey is rescued by her grandmother. This left me slightly disappointed, until I got to know Gram.
The characters in "Love, Aubrey" are beautifully crafted. This is not a plot driven story but rather one of relationships and slow recovery. I may have enjoyed it more than my daughter, who cried, "It's sooo sad!" But she still handed the book off to a friend excitedly.
I read this aloud to my daughter.
This novel begins with Aubrey left to fend for herself after her mother flees in response to the accidental death of her husband and youngest daughter. Not only is Aubrey making sense of her unimaginable grief of losing her dad and little sister, she's been abandoned by her mother. The first chapter draws you in. Aubrey is living alone, in secret, scraping money together to buy canned food, insisting to herself that she will be just fine. Holed up in her house, she is willing to wait as long as it takes for her mom to return.
I almost wanted the book to explore her self-reliance more, but soon Aubrey is rescued by her grandmother. This left me slightly disappointed, until I got to know Gram.
The characters in "Love, Aubrey" are beautifully crafted. This is not a plot driven story but rather one of relationships and slow recovery. I may have enjoyed it more than my daughter, who cried, "It's sooo sad!" But she still handed the book off to a friend excitedly.
April 25, 2018
鈥淪ometimes I wonder if life is all about one moment. Everything before and everything after is about that one moment, and we are all stuck there.鈥�
Perasaan setelah membaca ini, mengharu dan perasaan yang sama sehabis membaca a monster calls nya patrick ness. Dengan mengangkat tema yang sama perihal kehilangan, aku sebagai pembaca dapat larut dalam cerita Aubrey. Perjuangan bocah 11 tahun menghadapi kedukaan di tinggalkan Ayah dan Adiknya Savannah, dan sekali lagi harus kehilangan ibu nya yang menelantarkan nya dirumah sendiri. Rasanya sehabis membaca kepengen memeluk Aubrey, everything will okay soon. Dan suka ending cerita nya yang menurutku masih realitis dan sesuai dengan karakter Aubrey sepanjang cerita.
Sekali lagi, middle grade book bikin hati bolong. T.T
Perasaan setelah membaca ini, mengharu dan perasaan yang sama sehabis membaca a monster calls nya patrick ness. Dengan mengangkat tema yang sama perihal kehilangan, aku sebagai pembaca dapat larut dalam cerita Aubrey. Perjuangan bocah 11 tahun menghadapi kedukaan di tinggalkan Ayah dan Adiknya Savannah, dan sekali lagi harus kehilangan ibu nya yang menelantarkan nya dirumah sendiri. Rasanya sehabis membaca kepengen memeluk Aubrey, everything will okay soon. Dan suka ending cerita nya yang menurutku masih realitis dan sesuai dengan karakter Aubrey sepanjang cerita.
Sekali lagi, middle grade book bikin hati bolong. T.T
October 28, 2014
This book was beautifully written, and is great plot for the "Real World". It explores the crazy journey a young girl must take after an incident that took away her father and sister. Love Aubrey is a creative, emotional book that has beautiful story worth reading! I recommend this book for mature kids, preferably 11 or 12 MATURE kids! It really matters how you comprehend everything that happens because this is like a real world situation--- this can happen.
This book is truly recommended young adults. You will love this one!
This book is truly recommended young adults. You will love this one!
March 13, 2023
蹖賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 丕賲丕 睾賲 丕賳诏蹖夭 亘丕 賳賵卮鬲賴 賴丕 噩賵乇蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 亘乇丕鬲 亘丕夭蹖 賲蹖讴賳賴 讴賴 亘卮蹖賳蹖 賴賲乇丕賴卮 诏乇蹖賴 讴賳蹖.
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賵 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖卮賴 讴賴 趩噩賵乇蹖 亘丕 丕蹖賳 丕鬲賮丕賯 亘丿 乇賵 賲蹖诏匕乇賵賳賴.
賲賳 丿賵爻卮 丿丕卮鬲賲 賵 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕蹖 賳卮乇 倬乇鬲賯丕賱 蹖賴 禺賵亘蹖 丿丕乇賴 爻賳蹖賳 倬丕蹖蹖賳 鬲乇 賴賲 賲蹖鬲賵賳賳丿 亘禺賵賳 賵 亘乇丕蹖 亘夭乇诏爻丕賱 賲鬲賳 乇賵賵賳蹖 丿丕乇賴 讴賴 賲蹖鬲賵賳蹖丿 蹖讴 乇賵夭賴 鬲賲賵賲卮 讴賳蹖丿.
丌亘乇蹖 讴蹖賵鬲 賲丕 丿賵丕夭丿賴 爻丕賱卮賴 丕賲丕 丕賵賳 蹖賴 乇賵夭 亘乇丕卮 丕鬲賮丕賯 禺蹖賱蹖 亘丿蹖 賲蹖賮鬲賴 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 亘丕 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 丕卮 賲蹖乇賴 賲爻丕賮乇鬲 蹖賴 讴丕賲蹖賵賳 丕夭 噩丕丿賴 禺丕乇噩 賲蹖卮賴 賵 賲爻鬲賯蹖賲 亘賴 爻賲鬲 賲丕卮蹖賳卮賵賳 賲蹖丕丿 亘丕毓孬 鬲氐丕丿賮 亘丿蹖 賲蹖卮賴 丌亘乇蹖 讴賵趩賵賱賵 賲丕 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 鬲氐丕丿賮 禺賵丕賴乇 賵 倬丿乇卮 丕夭 丿爻鬲 賲蹖丿賴....
賵 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖卮賴 讴賴 趩噩賵乇蹖 亘丕 丕蹖賳 丕鬲賮丕賯 亘丿 乇賵 賲蹖诏匕乇賵賳賴.
賲賳 丿賵爻卮 丿丕卮鬲賲 賵 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕蹖 賳卮乇 倬乇鬲賯丕賱 蹖賴 禺賵亘蹖 丿丕乇賴 爻賳蹖賳 倬丕蹖蹖賳 鬲乇 賴賲 賲蹖鬲賵賳賳丿 亘禺賵賳 賵 亘乇丕蹖 亘夭乇诏爻丕賱 賲鬲賳 乇賵賵賳蹖 丿丕乇賴 讴賴 賲蹖鬲賵賳蹖丿 蹖讴 乇賵夭賴 鬲賲賵賲卮 讴賳蹖丿.
June 26, 2021
袧械 褉械泻芯屑械薪写褍褦褌褜褋褟 褔懈褌邪褌懈 胁 写芯褉芯蟹褨. 袘芯 褟 锌褨胁 写芯褉芯谐懈 锌谢邪泻邪谢邪. 袟胁芯褉褍褕谢懈胁邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌械褉械卸懈胁邪薪薪褟 胁褌褉邪褌懈. 袣薪懈谐邪 锌褉芯 写懈褌懈薪褍 褋褌邪谢邪 写谢褟 屑械薪械 褌械褉邪锌褨褦褞. 袣褉芯泻邪屑懈 写芯 蟹褑褨谢械薪薪褟 屑懈薪褍谢芯谐芯. 袛芯褉芯谐芯褞 写芯 谢褞斜芯胁褨, 锌褉懈泄薪褟褌褌褟 褋胁芯褩褏 褋谢邪斜泻芯褋褌械泄 褨 薪械写芯褋泻芯薪邪谢懈褏 褉褨写薪懈褏, 褖芯 谢褞斜谢褟褌褜 薪械 褌邪泻, 褟泻 芯褔褨泻褍胁邪谢芯褋褟.
袧邪写蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪.
袘褨谢褜褕械, 薪褨卸 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟.
笑械 - 谢褨泻懈.
袧邪写蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪.
袘褨谢褜褕械, 薪褨卸 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟.
笑械 - 谢褨泻懈.
September 12, 2016
I read Eight Keys last year and I absolutely loved it. It was my first foray into children's literature for a little while and I adored the way Elise's story was told 鈥� through discovering a key that leads to unlocking eight rooms in her family's barn 鈥� and so I did not hesitate to read Suzanne LaFleur's d茅but novel, Love, Aubrey.
Love, Aubrey is a heartbreakingly realistic tale of an 11-year-old who suddenly loses her father and younger sister Savannah in a devastating car crash. Aubrey wakes up not long after the tragic accident and discovers that her mother is not at home, and it looks like she's never coming back. Aubrey's determined to survive on her own with TV, cheese and crackers, and her new pet fish Sammy, because if she faces the truth too quickly, she won't be able to bear it.
Aubrey's emotional transition throughout the novel is slow but noticeable. The story takes place over a few months and we watch as she tries to come to terms with the drastic changes in her life, and frequently has watery flashbacks of the way her family used to be. Suzanne LaFleur is unafraid to show that Aubrey is depressed. Aubrey isn't sad, she isn't unhappy, she's going through something much deeper and traumatic. Suzanne LaFleur does this in a subtle yet purposeful way, which I think is hugely important as a child isn't simply going to say 'I'm depressed'. I also loved how the adults were supportive and not submissive. They recognised that Aubrey was not going to 'snap out of it'. Instead, Aubrey deals with the situation in her own way as she writes letters to her sister's best friend Jilly, and in ways suggested by those that care for her, such as her grandmother giving her 'to do' lists every day.
Love, Aubrey is an important reminder that children's books aren't just for children, a poignant story about grief and consoling. It's not a book you 'enjoy', per se. Instead, you'll become deeply invested in the well-being of this little girl, richly understanding every emotion and thought running through her head. Suzanne LaFleur has a talent for understand children's experiences 鈥� and how they can be both very different, and very like, the experiences of adults 鈥� and I look forward to seeing who she endeavours to tell the story of next.
Thank you Puffin for providing this book for review!
I also reviewed this book over on .
Love, Aubrey is a heartbreakingly realistic tale of an 11-year-old who suddenly loses her father and younger sister Savannah in a devastating car crash. Aubrey wakes up not long after the tragic accident and discovers that her mother is not at home, and it looks like she's never coming back. Aubrey's determined to survive on her own with TV, cheese and crackers, and her new pet fish Sammy, because if she faces the truth too quickly, she won't be able to bear it.
Aubrey's emotional transition throughout the novel is slow but noticeable. The story takes place over a few months and we watch as she tries to come to terms with the drastic changes in her life, and frequently has watery flashbacks of the way her family used to be. Suzanne LaFleur is unafraid to show that Aubrey is depressed. Aubrey isn't sad, she isn't unhappy, she's going through something much deeper and traumatic. Suzanne LaFleur does this in a subtle yet purposeful way, which I think is hugely important as a child isn't simply going to say 'I'm depressed'. I also loved how the adults were supportive and not submissive. They recognised that Aubrey was not going to 'snap out of it'. Instead, Aubrey deals with the situation in her own way as she writes letters to her sister's best friend Jilly, and in ways suggested by those that care for her, such as her grandmother giving her 'to do' lists every day.
Love, Aubrey is an important reminder that children's books aren't just for children, a poignant story about grief and consoling. It's not a book you 'enjoy', per se. Instead, you'll become deeply invested in the well-being of this little girl, richly understanding every emotion and thought running through her head. Suzanne LaFleur has a talent for understand children's experiences 鈥� and how they can be both very different, and very like, the experiences of adults 鈥� and I look forward to seeing who she endeavours to tell the story of next.
Thank you Puffin for providing this book for review!
I also reviewed this book over on .
September 23, 2010
Oh dear, where to begin with this book? Love, Aubrey wrenched out my heart and stomped on it. But in a good way. I started it in the late afternoon/early evening and I couldn't bear to put it down. By 1am the following morning, I had finished it and was bawling like a baby in my bed. Actually sobbing big fat tears. So be warned! This one is a weep-inducing book.
Before I started reading this book, I knew it was going to be sad. But I thought that 11 year old Aubrey would be on her own throughout the novel, and that isn't the case, thank god. She is eventually rescued by her grandmother and taken somewhere safe and stable. But that time spent on her own? Using her birthday money to buy Spaghetti-Os and a pet fish for company? Broke my heart. The whole thing did.
As the reader, you aren't told straightaway all the details of how Aubrey is left on her own, instead the story is drawn out a bit and you can piece it together through some of Aubrey's flashbacks of life before and through her letters. When she goes to live with her grandmother, things are a bit difficult for everyone. Aubrey struggles to adjust with her new life, the different relationship with her grandmother. She's feeling angry at her mother, grief at the loss of her father and little sister. You can see how hard it is for her to trust again and the deep depression she Aubrey is in, as she doesn't want to get out of bed or just sits and watches television and avoiding any conversations where she might have to feel or remember.
Eventually though, with the help of a new best friend, a guidance counsellor and her grandmother, Aubrey is able to fight her way to back to some semblance of a normal 11 year old girl who goes sledding in the snow and has pizza parties on her birthday instead of worrying about her loved ones abandoning her and how she'll cope.
Love, Aubrey could have been more heavy-handed with the emotional issues, but despite how it sounds, it really isn't. In some parts, mostly at the beginning, it's like we're really seeing things from Aubrey's perspective as she tries to detach herself from feeling so much so that it all doesn't overwhelm her. But gradually, Aubrey is able to let out a little of what she's feeling and when that happens? Be ready to get walloped by the strong emotions. Keep tissues handy.
Before I started reading this book, I knew it was going to be sad. But I thought that 11 year old Aubrey would be on her own throughout the novel, and that isn't the case, thank god. She is eventually rescued by her grandmother and taken somewhere safe and stable. But that time spent on her own? Using her birthday money to buy Spaghetti-Os and a pet fish for company? Broke my heart. The whole thing did.
As the reader, you aren't told straightaway all the details of how Aubrey is left on her own, instead the story is drawn out a bit and you can piece it together through some of Aubrey's flashbacks of life before and through her letters. When she goes to live with her grandmother, things are a bit difficult for everyone. Aubrey struggles to adjust with her new life, the different relationship with her grandmother. She's feeling angry at her mother, grief at the loss of her father and little sister. You can see how hard it is for her to trust again and the deep depression she Aubrey is in, as she doesn't want to get out of bed or just sits and watches television and avoiding any conversations where she might have to feel or remember.
Eventually though, with the help of a new best friend, a guidance counsellor and her grandmother, Aubrey is able to fight her way to back to some semblance of a normal 11 year old girl who goes sledding in the snow and has pizza parties on her birthday instead of worrying about her loved ones abandoning her and how she'll cope.
Love, Aubrey could have been more heavy-handed with the emotional issues, but despite how it sounds, it really isn't. In some parts, mostly at the beginning, it's like we're really seeing things from Aubrey's perspective as she tries to detach herself from feeling so much so that it all doesn't overwhelm her. But gradually, Aubrey is able to let out a little of what she's feeling and when that happens? Be ready to get walloped by the strong emotions. Keep tissues handy.
November 15, 2012
Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com
Aubrey Priestly has eaten the last of the cheese and crackers and finished the juice in the refrigerator. There is nothing left to eat so she takes the birthday money Gram sent and heads to the store. She knows she can buy groceries and take care of herself, but she's worried about what might happen if someone finds out she is eleven and living alone.
Tragedy struck and took Aubrey's sister and father, and now her mother has been gone for days. Aubrey thought it was best to ignore the constantly ringing telephone since she had no idea what to tell any caller that might ask to speak to her mother. However, one afternoon she just couldn't ignore the repeated ringing of the doorbell. When she opened the door, she found Gram standing on the porch.
What follows is Aubrey's concerned grandmother bustling about asking questions about how long she's been alone and then giving instructions about what to pack since Gram is taking Aubrey back with her. They ride the train from Virginia to the familiar old house in Vermont. Used to visits only on holidays, it seems strange to be moving in with Gram, but it's a relief to have someone taking care of her again.
Aubrey gradually opens up to her grandmother as the two of them work to adjust to the tremendous changes in their lives. But even with Gram's loving care, a new best friend living right next door, and a helpful counselor at her new school, Aubrey finds the most relief when she writes letters to the loved ones now missing from her life.
LOVE, AUBREY is the first novel by Suzanne LaFleur. The story is filled with emotion. The heart-wrenching sadness Aubrey experiences as old memories begin to surface are sure to bring tears to the eyes of even the most jaded reader. LaFleur shows Aubrey dealing with grief and loss as she struggles to understand her feelings and the confusing choices made by her grieving mother.
This is a powerful story about love, loss, and healing that goes far beyond its targeted middle grade audience.
Aubrey Priestly has eaten the last of the cheese and crackers and finished the juice in the refrigerator. There is nothing left to eat so she takes the birthday money Gram sent and heads to the store. She knows she can buy groceries and take care of herself, but she's worried about what might happen if someone finds out she is eleven and living alone.
Tragedy struck and took Aubrey's sister and father, and now her mother has been gone for days. Aubrey thought it was best to ignore the constantly ringing telephone since she had no idea what to tell any caller that might ask to speak to her mother. However, one afternoon she just couldn't ignore the repeated ringing of the doorbell. When she opened the door, she found Gram standing on the porch.
What follows is Aubrey's concerned grandmother bustling about asking questions about how long she's been alone and then giving instructions about what to pack since Gram is taking Aubrey back with her. They ride the train from Virginia to the familiar old house in Vermont. Used to visits only on holidays, it seems strange to be moving in with Gram, but it's a relief to have someone taking care of her again.
Aubrey gradually opens up to her grandmother as the two of them work to adjust to the tremendous changes in their lives. But even with Gram's loving care, a new best friend living right next door, and a helpful counselor at her new school, Aubrey finds the most relief when she writes letters to the loved ones now missing from her life.
LOVE, AUBREY is the first novel by Suzanne LaFleur. The story is filled with emotion. The heart-wrenching sadness Aubrey experiences as old memories begin to surface are sure to bring tears to the eyes of even the most jaded reader. LaFleur shows Aubrey dealing with grief and loss as she struggles to understand her feelings and the confusing choices made by her grieving mother.
This is a powerful story about love, loss, and healing that goes far beyond its targeted middle grade audience.
July 28, 2011
Catatan tukang baca:
1. Cerita cukup menohok dengan gaya bercerita seperti anak-anak, seperti Aubrey yang bercerita.
2. Suratnya juga tidak mengada-ada. Ditulis berasal dari isi hati.
3. Aubrey yang berusaha lari dari kenyataan tersebut memang sudah terkunci dalam dunianya sendiri. Ini yang bisa mengoyakkan hati pembaca. Apalagi pembaca melankolis.
4. Dalam narasi, ada yang masih terasa janggal. Terutama anak seusia Aubrey sudah dapat bertahan hidup 7 hari di rumahnya sendiri dan tak seorang pun tahu.
5. Setidaknya, ini novel dengan tema yang sungguh menyedihkan. Apalagi kalau benar-benar terjadi di luar sana.
Itulah yang aku ingin Dad tahu: bahwa aku mencintaimu. Aku merindukanmu. Kuharap meskipun aku tumbuh besar, Dad masih bisa mengenaliku kalau melihatku nanti. Aku akan terus menjadi Aubrey-mu. Dan, Dad akan selalu menjadi ayah terbaik bagiku. Aku berharap Dad tidak harus pergi.
Aku pamit dulu.
Love,
Aubrey ------ hal 168
6. Di beberapa surat untuk adiknya, Aubrey belum terasa bahwa ia kehilangan adiknya. Masih berkesan biasa-biasa saja, padahal ia pun tercabik karenanya.
Love,
Aveline
1. Cerita cukup menohok dengan gaya bercerita seperti anak-anak, seperti Aubrey yang bercerita.
2. Suratnya juga tidak mengada-ada. Ditulis berasal dari isi hati.
3. Aubrey yang berusaha lari dari kenyataan tersebut memang sudah terkunci dalam dunianya sendiri. Ini yang bisa mengoyakkan hati pembaca. Apalagi pembaca melankolis.
4. Dalam narasi, ada yang masih terasa janggal. Terutama anak seusia Aubrey sudah dapat bertahan hidup 7 hari di rumahnya sendiri dan tak seorang pun tahu.
5. Setidaknya, ini novel dengan tema yang sungguh menyedihkan. Apalagi kalau benar-benar terjadi di luar sana.
Itulah yang aku ingin Dad tahu: bahwa aku mencintaimu. Aku merindukanmu. Kuharap meskipun aku tumbuh besar, Dad masih bisa mengenaliku kalau melihatku nanti. Aku akan terus menjadi Aubrey-mu. Dan, Dad akan selalu menjadi ayah terbaik bagiku. Aku berharap Dad tidak harus pergi.
Aku pamit dulu.
Love,
Aubrey ------ hal 168
6. Di beberapa surat untuk adiknya, Aubrey belum terasa bahwa ia kehilangan adiknya. Masih berkesan biasa-biasa saja, padahal ia pun tercabik karenanya.
Love,
Aveline
November 6, 2019
丕丨爻丕爻貙 賯氐賴貙 丕賵噩... 賴乇 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丕夭 蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮蹖 乇賵 丿丕乇賴. 丌亘乇蹖賴 郾郾 爻丕賱賴 蹖讴 鬲賳賴 亘賴 噩賳诏 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 賲蹖乇賴貙 鬲氐賲蹖賲丕蹖 亘夭乇诏 賲蹖诏蹖乇賴 賵 禺賵丿卮 賴賲 亘丕 鬲氐賲蹖賲 賴丕卮 亘夭乇诏 賲蹖卮賴. 賴乇 趩賳丿 讴賴 丿賱卮 賳賲蹖禺賵丕丿 禺蹖賱蹖 夭賵丿 亘夭乇诏 亘卮賴.
May 16, 2016
Five years later, and I still laughed, smiled and cried as if I was reading it for the first time.
March 6, 2022
when I was a kid (elementary school), I read this book at least twice. 3 stars because I could've finished this earlier it just didn't hit the same for some reason.
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