Title: Dirty Little
Secrets
Author: C. J. Omololu
Publication Date: Feb. 2, 2010
Publisher: Walker Childrens
Source: Library
Everyone has a secret.
But Lucy’s is bigger and dirtier than most. It’s one she’s been hiding
for years—that her mom’s out-of-control hoarding has turned their lives
into a world of garbage and shame. She’s managed to keep her home life
hidden from her best friend and her crush, knowing they’d be disgusted
by the truth. So, when her mom dies suddenly in their home, Lucy
hesitates to call 911 because revealing their way of life would make her
future unbearable—and she begins her two-day plan to set her life
right.
Genre: Issue driven, daughter of a hoarder,
contemporary YA
Cover: A little haunting, fitting for the macabre,
tragic, yet realistic subject matter
Plot: So real. It moved. You felt for her, and my
biggest test for if a plot worked is seeing whether or not I want to hold
someone’s ear hostage and tell them every single detail about what happened.
That is what happened with this book. It’s short, not sweet, realistic, dark,
and moving. The pages turned themselves as you felt for Lucy, and it wasn’t
just from the problems that arise with being the daughter of a hoarder; it was
about the psychological ripple effect hoarding has on those who didn’t chose to
live the life. And I would say more, but I will so not be accused of giving
things away! :)
Romantic Element: It was present. It helped move the
plot but wasn’t the focus. It was a motivator—an added stake
Overall: This book is a short read, and that read is
worth it. I like that it doesn’t sugarcoat. It doesn’t pretty anything up. You
end up wanting to read it because it feels like this story could and probably
has happened. It’s like a new insight into untapped content—or really a new perspective
on content.
Sooo? Have you read it? Are you going to? You should. Let me
know below!
And, for the song to write by, I consulted the author, C.J.
led me to her soundtrack, and I chose the following: “Island in the Sun” by
Weezer. :) <3
My dad is a hoarder. As soon as you wrote those words above, I knew instantly what this child went through and will continue to go through. It's such destructive behavior and represents utter stagnation.
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