I'm Being Stalked by a Moonshadow (review)
2008; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2008.0044
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Themes in Literature Analysis
ResumoReviewed by: I'm Being Stalked by a Moonshadow Karen Coats MacLeod, Doug I'm Being Stalked by a Moonshadow. Front Street, 2007200p ISBN 978-1-59078-501-0$16.95 R Gr. 7-10 Demure and hapless Seth has a lot to worry about these days—his father has gone to war with an environmental health officer over trumped-up code violations, his younger brother delights in stealing Seth's potential girlfriends, and his parents don't seem to be having as much sex as they used to. He drools over muscular women, and he finally meets Miranda, the girl of his dreams, at the local community center, only to find that she is the daughter of the health officer and the ex-girlfriend of a jealous thug. However, Seth is a problem-solver, so, armed with a list of things to look for in a perfect boyfriend, he sets out to become one, and to help his dad become one as well. Seth's deadpan delivery of sometimes screamingly funny, sometimes mildly witty, and sometimes thoughtful way-homer quips, observations, and anecdotes is the gas that makes this Australian story go. His interactions with a couple who have emigrated from Serbia deserve their own laugh track, as does his relationship with his strangely metrosexual little brother and his musclebound love talk with his crush (gotta love the feel of callus on callus when holding hands with your best girl). The escalating war between Seth's and Miranda's fathers is comic in its boyish immaturity and the scatological nature of the pranks; the plot draws together one eccentric thread after another into a tightly woven climax with a gentle resolution, giving the entire package a Hilary McKay sensibility. Readers who like quirky situation comedies with funny, oddball narrators will enjoy this boy meets girl, boy gets threatened with bodily harm by girl's father, community intervenes, boy gets girl story. Copyright © 2008 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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