The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff
Published by Candlewick Press on April 13, 2021
ISBN: 1536215856
Pages: 256
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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The Great Godden

 

In a fascinating beach read, a narrator who we neither know the name of or the gender, tells of one summer spent in a beach home with a family of six, two other close family members, and the infamous Godden brothers, Kit and Hugo.

Kit must always be the center of attention and breaks up relationships everywhere he goes.  Hugo is distant and moody until the end where all is revealed.

The writing is lyrical but the plot was somewhat lacking.  The author, Meg Rosoff, has won the Printz award previously, but this book isn’t the one.  The descriptions of summer activities were very evocative.  Older teens will enjoy this, but bisexuality is depicted in a very negative manner.

 

Reviewed by Ellen Spring, Oceanside High School, Rockland