The Misadventures Of The Family Fletcher

The Misadventures Of The Family Fletcher

Juvenile fiction
In just about every neighborhood there is one family that can be
counted on to be outré and unpredictable. I was privileged to be one
of that clan in my growing up working class environs. My mom
successfully led a fight against urban renewal complete with don't
tread on me flag on a 50' flagpole. My father liked possessing exotic
pets but not tending to them. At a very young age I was given
responsibility for mammals while Harriet handled such large reptiles
people threatened to report dad to human services.
We would have gotten on quite nicely with the fictitious
Fletchers, the exotic clan whose escapades Dana Alison Levy brings to
life so colorfully in The Misadventures Of The Family Fletcher. In
addition to two dads, a lazy pug, and a crazed coon cat there's:
*12-year-old Sam, an athlete who has decidedly mixed feelings when he
gets a lead in a school musical;
*10-year-old Jax who must somehow find a way to interview their very
angry next-door neighbor for a project of veterans;
*Eli (also 10--the boys are all adopted) who starts attending an
expensive private gifted and talented school only to find himself
missing public school something awful;
And 6-year-old Frog (Jeremiah), owner of a vivid imagination who can't
get his family to realize his new school chum, Ladybug, is a real girl.
Chapters are told from the alternating viewpoints of the boys.
Each one starts with a note, memo, or similar communication from a
friend, family member, or the ultra cantankerous Mr. Nelson. Kids who
want a fast paced, genuinely funny read or evidence of not having the
strangest family in the world will devour this book.
On a personal note, although my new (marriage and childbirth) family
tends to be a shade more conservative, I keep the outré in the
household by performing my poetry at open mics, celebrating my
birthday through a fund raiser for girls' education in Africa (more
about that upcoming), applying for grad school with only bottle
redemption to pay all fees (more about that upcoming), and being in
outrageous events like dance marathons.
A great big shout out goes out to all individuals and families who
keep life colorful for others to view from a safe distance. :)
Julia Emily Hathaway


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