THE GRAVE ROBBER’S SECRET by Anna Myers
I have read and enjoyed other books by Anna Myers. This one
left me slightly off kilter. It wasn’t bad or poorly written, I was just
uncertain to the point of the book. The
ending didn’t seem to have a conclusion and for a middle grader book, there was
no clear right and wrong.
Robby’s Pa takes him with him to rob a grave. They sell the body
to a hospital for teaching purposes, but Robby is very disconcerted by stealing
the body and defiling it. He thinks about the family whose loved one is now
being dissected.
Right, wrong, the value of education, concern for others,
empathy, all come into play as the book proceeds. Because the book caused such
ambivalent feelings, I am hesitant to recommend it. Parents may want to read
and discuss the book with their preteens.
3 of 5 stars with reservations
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