The Thing Im Most Afraid Of
Today, on Hook of a Book, I reviewed The Thing I\u2019m Most Afraid Of, a new book by Kristin Levine. Kristin Levine also wrote The Lions of Little Rock, which I reviewed on Hook of a Book\u2019s very first episode. Anyway, it\u2019s 1993. When 12-year-old Becca\u2019s dad takes a job in Austria, Becca is worried. She has anxiety, and she is scared of airplanes, riding a bike, soft-boiled eggs, Ferris wheels, crowds, sickness, bruises\u2026.you get the idea. When Becca comes to visit her father, she finds that he has a new girlfriend, Katarina, whose son, Felix, prefers books to people. And, what\u2019s more, Becca\u2019s father found Becca and Felix an au pair for the summer, which is basically a very young nanny. Becca feels that she\u2019s too old for a nanny, but her au pair, Sara, turns out to be a refugee who fled the Bosnian War. Sara doesn\u2019t have a work permit, and she could get in a whole bunch of trouble if she is caught as an au pair. And Sara\u2019s family is missing. Becca really wants to help Sara, but to do that she just might have to face some of her biggest fears. \n\n\nIf you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com. You can also send in a voice message below! \n\n\n\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/Ellie-Mano/message