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BOOK REVIEW: Leave it to Claire
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by Laura V. Hilton Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Leave it to Claire Author: Tracey Bateman Publisher: Warner Faith ISBN: 0-446-69608-0 Genre: Inspirational/Mom-lit Claire Everett somewhat of a local celebrity in her town. After all, she is a published author. She is also the single mom of four children, facing an unexpected surgery, and still battling anger toward her ex-husband five years after he left her. Most of the time, Claire doesn’t even bother to get out of her pajamas and slippers, a fact that embarrasses her teenage daughter, Ari, to no end. And her thirteen-year-old son, Tommy, is another story. What’s with all the black clothes? When the fifth-grade teacher calls Claire in for a parent/teacher conference, Claire is convinced this will be a piece of cake. After all, the child they are going to discuss is her perfect child, Shawn. To her surprise, the teacher is very handsome and appears to be equally attracted to her. But Shawn isn’t quite as perfect as Claire believes, and she is left struggling to regain her footing. To try to make matters better she invents six-steps-to-a-better-life. Will these plans work? Or will they cause more problems than she’s prepared to handle? Leave it to Claire is the first book in a new series by Tracey Bateman. I instantly identified with Claire, and emphasized with her as I face some of the same struggles in my own life. I couldn’t wait to see what happened next read the book from cover to cover in one sitting. Claire is ‘real’ and some of the scrapes she manages to get herself into are funny. The sequel to Leave it to Claire, Claire Knows Best will be coming out in June 2006 and I can’t wait to read it. Tracey Bateman is definitely a name to watch in the mom lit genre. Discussion questions are included at the end, making this book ideal for discussion groups. $12.99. 325 pages. |
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