Deliver Us from Normal
I read Deliver Us from Normal about a year ago. I thought it was a very good book and was actually pretty sad when I finished it. The author, Kate Klise, has a very good way of describing what's going on in this fictional story. About halfway through the book you will find that it has two parts.
The book is about a boy who leads an irregular life style with his whole family in their town Normal. The boy grows up thinking that his family is definitely not normal. He figures that his life will never get any better and he wishes his life was not filled with embarrassment, tragedies, and change.
Just as life starts to look up for him and his family, something changes. His sister decides to run for class president in their middle school. That seems to get the family into a pickle. They wind up having to sell their house, move far away, start homeschool, and change their entire lifestyle. The journey the family goes through seems to bring them closer together in an odd, funny, and eye-catching read.
This book is in our library's collection. Next time you're there, check it out!