A Door Near Here

A door near here is the story of katherine douglas tracey and alisa.

A door near here.

Her father is far away with his new family. You didn t get to find out what happened to some of the important characters and i found it disappointing. It s not for everyone but it s a great introduction to the internal struggles experienced by innocent children in an alcoholic home. When their mother loses her job she succumbs to depression and alcoholism and stays in her bed living on alcohol for weeks.

A door near here was a eye opening insight into alcoholism and how it affects the ones near you. A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes supersummary offers high quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes characters quotes and essay topics. A door near here by heather quarles four kids live with their single mother near washington dc. With awesome writing and a great cast of characters to boot the only disappointment was the lack of information in the end.

A door near here is a heart wrenching book from author heather quarles with a poignant story line but that s aimed at young readers. A sibling s struggle to keep her family together despite overwhelming parental neglect. Katherine is only fifteen years old but since her mother went to bed with a bottle literally katherine is the only one left to hold the family together. An overstuffed page turner both melodramatic and absorbing with a tried and true premise.

Fifteen year old katherine tries to keep the family together even when a nosey teacher is asking too many questions and. Katherine 15 living on the outskirts of washington d c is desperate to keep her sister tracey brother douglas and half sister alisa fed clothed and in school.