Glimpse (Paula Wiseman Books) - Children's Picture Book for Early Readers | Perfect for Bedtime Stories & Classroom Reading

I have come to really love verse novels. This one is no exception. Carol Lynch Williams takes on some very tough issues in this book, and does it in a way that will make you want to protect Hope until the very end.Hope and Lizzie aren't just sisters, they are best friends. When Hope finds Lizzie with a gun to her head there lives are changed forever.The tragic events in this story are pretty easy to unravel from very early on, but because of the age of the narrator, Hope, it takes a while for things to unfold in the story. In some cases I would find this very annoying, but it wasn't. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time waiting for Hope to figure it out, and waiting to see how she would react. I was able to relate to Hope's confusion and guilt when it came to her sister. I have an older sister myself, and when I was a teenager she tried to kill herself. So I could understand all of Hope's feelings on that issue.Williams' writing was very good. The story was told at a pace that made it unable to put down. The Southern atmosphere of the story made it feel like it could be happening in my backyard. It was all very beautiful, even though the content was hard.All in all, this was a great read. It was fast, it took me maybe 2 hours to read it. And you will be thinking about it for days afterward. Read it!