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Title: ALL THE LIVING by Jane Mills ISBN: 0027669904 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 1983 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95

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Rating: 3
Summary: A MORBID TASTE FOR GRIEF
Comment: Ten-year-old Karla and her 9-year-old brother, Jamie, unexpectedly spend the summer in a dilapidated old cabin in Maine, which the family has inherited from an uncle. Dad wants to sell, but the kids would really like to keep the sudden vacation windfall.

Real estate matters aside, both children are carrying a lot of emotional baggage on this trip: Karla is obsessed with the idea of death (innocent birds) and starts eating less. Meanwhile her non-athletic younger brother tries desperately to win his father's approval in some other arena. Mom, a would-be writer, just manages to be cheerful and keep them all functioning as a family unit.

This story reveals the struggle for self-esteem (Jamie) and the search for understanding of the meaning of death (Karla). All the Living reveals the inner turmoil of pre-adolescents and is written with tender insight into childhood's coping mechansims.

But Nature is saving up a dramatic denouement for our young heroes. Will Karla choose Life instead of her morbid fascination with the death of innocent animals and vegetarianism? Will Jamie gain his father's respect or be able to respect himself even if he will never be a jock? A serious story which will cause the thoughtful reader to ponder the importance of rejoicing in Life.