Harrell, Mary. The Mythmaker. 2018. 148p. ISBN 978-1-63051-500-3. Available at FIC HAR on the library shelves.
Katie Neumann comes from a large family, but the birth of the youngest member also brings about her mother’s death, and at thirteen Katie finds herself motherless. Her father, overwhelmed with seven children to take care of, quickly remarries to a woman who doesn’t care about the children, since they are not “blood” related. Growing up without a mother is tough, and Katie finds herself having to figure out being a woman by herself, without the caring help a mother can provide.
When an angel first comes to visit, Katie is pleased that her mother sent her some help. Over the course of the next three years, as Katie grows up and begins to understand who she is, she establishes a trusted relationship with the angel, who provides her with guidance and comfort as she deals with younger sibling, an uncaring step-mother, and a father who won’t understand reason.
A personal myth of sorrow and growth, The Mythmaker will be appreciated by anyone who has suffered the loss of a close relative.
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