AUTHOR: Carolyn Coman
GENRE: Juvenile Fiction
AWARD: Newbery Honor Book
THEME: Domestic violence, abuse and conflict
PRIMARY
AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS: Jamie and his
mom Patty
DATE
OF PUBLICATION AND PUBLISHER: 1997,
Puffin
SUMMARY:
This is rather a sad book. Jamie is a 9
year old boy who witnesses his step father throwing his little sister across
the room. Luckily his mom Patty caught
her before she hit the wall. The three
of them run away and hide in a trailer which belongs to a friend. They are living in poverty, which Jamie
sleeping in the only bed, his mom sleeping in the chair and baby Nin sleeping
in a dresser drawer. The story takes a
turn when the step father Van finds them, what happens next will have you on
the edge of your seat.
HOW
I WOULD USE THIS BOOK AS A TEACHER: This
book would definitely bring up discussion points of abuse and conflict so I
would recommend older children only reading it.
There is also mild profanity in it. The book is full of similes and metaphors so
students could be asked to identify and explain them. What
Jamie Saw would definitely promote empathy and awareness.
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