The Long Way Home, Barbara Cohen

Significance

The significance of this book is that it takes you through a frightening issue of breast cancer, and gives it a humorous, honest and reveals a family who must learn to rely on another and have trust and say whats on their mind. So the reasoning for caring about this book is that is shows a family who has almost and is falling apart, for lack of talking and about whats going on in their mind. It shows how a family is broken down by a medical issue of breast cancer by their mother and they lose the bond between them, but they come to mind and really think about it and things work out for them. Also, the two sisters in the family Sally and Emily are being sent to a camp, instead of the usual of going to the beach. So Sally is mad at everybody, on this summer. So this terrible summer turns into a wonderful summer. At camp, at home, and on the bus between the two places, Sally really finds her way back to Emily, her mother, back to hope. That's the significance of what it shows for this book.

Perspective

My perspective of this book is that it was a great book. The author Barbara Cohen really put lost of thought into this book and made it a excellent book. The title she had for this book was also excellent (the Long Way Home). It really shows how a family takes lots of struggles and goes trough a lot and returns home after the long ride of honesty and trust and make it. Quote "there is nothing like being home." The characters where also great they showed lots of real aspects that I picked up and it really felt like I was in the book. All of the characters had different attitudes and showed different emotions which also gave the book the 5 star mentality. I thought it was a great book and it really made me think about how things can affect your living and if you just do or say that simple thing, things will work out for you and many others lives.

Evidence

For this book I found lots of evidence in which supported my statement above. The main argument that is being made in this book or the question that is being asked is that. Will anything ever be the same? The facts that are used to support it is that in the book it shows how things and people come back together from the family on selective pages and tells you that things will come to past and be brought out in a good way. Another facts is that in the book is says that they get a better understanding of each other and become more open which also ties into this statement. I know these facts versus opinions because it shows and tells me throughout the book as I see their lives progress. There are broader questions being asked like, Is Mom going to die?, Will Sally get breast cancer someday too?, Is there anyone Sally can turn to when her whole is falling apart? Those are some questions that can be answered reading this book, but I reflected upon the main argument that was made.

Connections

This book made lots of connections. This book can connect to the real world because, there are families out there struggling and not understanding or talking to one another and something is going on but they can't get it out, so this connects to lots of people in the real world. It's been influenced by the past just the same way it is going on in the real world, it been affected by the struggle known when breast cancer comes to women families and they break down and don't communicate and they go there ways. It can affect the future by people knowing that things will happen that you think shouldn't but you shouldn't lose your bond and still communicate and have faith and hope and things will come through in the long run and work out just fine.

Supposition

As I conclude this book I want to say that it was an amazing family story. Life would be different if this book didn't take place, because now families can realize things will be all right through all of the hurt and pain if you have faith and believe you will receive a blessing and don't ever lose your bond stay close. I don't think I would change none of this book. It was great!