Amy and Todd have always been sure of their roles in the family, until things start changing. This book deals with issues in family life, specifically one parent losing a job and the other parent having to take on more work to compensate. Todd has always been the engineer in the family, and his sister Amy has always been the poet. But now that things are changing at home, Todd and Amy find that these roles no longer fit, and they struggle to find who they really are. Parents and teachers can use this book to demonstrate how it is unfair to judge a person by the one trait they display most. Children can evolve and change, and no one can be defined by just one aspect of their personality. ( )

Grade 5 read aloud suggestion