Lipinsky has a good deal of bite to him, but (of course) he turns out to be a bit of a softy at heart. They took a few little turns I wasn’t quite expecting, which is good! 🙂ĥ) I almost wanted more interaction between Thyme and the neighbour-man who lives in the apartment below Thyme’s family.
I like the fact that we get to see how the different family members deal with this.Ĥ) The new friendships that develop in the story were nicely done. Conklin does a nice job with making this work for the story in just the right balance… the longing vs. Because well, her name sounds a lot like it.ģ) It’s hard to leave your home and friends behind. What a wonderful woman she is! I love how Thyme gives her the nickname (in a fond sense) of Ravioli. Ravelli, the Italian woman who comes to help the family by cooking, cleaning, and walking Thyme to school. Not sure what would have been a better name, though! But I do like the names for Thyme and Coriander.Ģ) One of the best characters is Mrs. First, because valerian root is a sleep agent and that seems a little weird to me. Okay, so I’m not super enamored with Val’s name. Rosemary)! Thyme = well, Thyme Cori = Coriander and Val = Valerian. And I do like that their names are all garden herbs… thanks Mom (i.e. And also the relationship (at times hard at other times sisterly) with her sister Cori. And then there’s Val’s cancer treatments… WHAT’S COOL…ġ) I enjoyed the relationship between Thyme and her little brother Val. She even signs up to take part in the Spring Fling musical at school in… uh oh… March. But things start to get complicated, especially when Thyme starts to make new friends. So, she plans to save up the slips in her Thyme Jar (a little reward system used by her parents) so she can go home early to spend her birthday with Shani in March… just like they do every year. Thyme’s not keen on leaving behind her best friend Shani. What that means is that their family leaves their home in California to go to get him a special treatment in New York City. Basic plot: Thyme Owen’s little brother Val has cancer.
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