Colm's got the house to himself. His mom just remarried, so she's off in Vegas with her new husband and Colm's baby sister; his older sister has already moved out of the house. He plans to re-do the laundry room as a wedding gift, organize his baseball cards, and enjoy the peace and quiet. But of course, things never go as they are planned. Colm's dog dies unexpectedly, and something even more upsetting happens. Colm's long absent father turns up, offering Colm $70,000 if he'll drive him to California, to Frank.
Huh?
Colm wouldn't even be interested in his offer, having long dismissed his father as a loser at the game of life, but when his mom starts talking about staying in Vegas and selling the house, well, Colm just can't let that happen. He has to keep the house off the market; he has to buy the house. Which means accepting the $70,000 and his father's proposition.
Joan Ackermann (who turns out to be related to this librarian's boyfriend) has written a heartwarming and at times, laugh out loud funny, first novel. In The Space Left Behind is a road trip story, but so much more than that.
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Four stars
Recommended to: fans of realistic fiction, baseball fans, readers that like stuff by John Green, Barry Lyga, etc.
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