Rabbit Cake

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Elvis Babbitt has a head for the facts she knows science proves yellow is the happiest color, she knows a healthy male giraffe weighs about 3,000 pounds, and she knows that the naked mole rat is the longest living rodent She knows she should plan to grieve her mother, who has recently drowned while sleepwalking, for exactly eighteen months But there are things Elvis doesn t yet know like how to keep her sister Lizzie from poisoning herself while sleep eating or why her father has started wearing her mother s silk bathrobe around the house Elvis investigates the strange circumstances of her mother s death and finds comfort, if not answers, in the people and animals of Freedom, Alabama As hilarious a storyteller as she is heartbreakingly honest, Elvis is a truly original voice in this exploration of grief, family, and the endurance of humor after loss. Download Rabbit Cake – kino-fada.fr On their birthdays their mom would make them rabbit cakes from a special rabbit mold That Is when 11 year old Elvis and her sister, Lizzie, fifteen, still had a mom, before she drowned in what they were calling an accident Elvis believes there isto the story, and is trying very hard to keep her little family together Things are not going so well though, her sister is sleep eating and her dad walks around wearing her mom s lipstick and articles of clothing Elvis is one of those child On their birthdays their mom would make them rabbit cakes from a special rabbit mold That Is when 11 year old Elvis and her sister, Lizzie, fifteen, still had a mom, before she drowned in what they were calling an accident Elvis believes there isto the story, and is trying very hard to keep her little family together Things are not going so well though, her sister is sleep eating and her dad walks around wearing her mom s lipstick and articles of clothing Elvis is one of those child narrators that buries herself under your skin and entrench herself firmly into your heart Her mom was working on a book about animals and Elvis volunteers at a zoo, trying to carry on her mom s legacy She studies animal facts and the steps of grieving This wonderful story has so much humor but also much sadness, though it is not handled in a melancholy fashion Elvis, and her wonderful insights and actions keeps this from being maudlin, rather it is heartwarming story of the family who is ...NOW AVAILABLE Elvis Babbitt shares a birthday with the King of Rock n Roll, which is why her mother insisted they name their second daughter Elvis On her tenth birthday, her Mom burned the rabbit cake, and warns Elvis that this might be an unpleasant year for her Rabbits are an omen of good luck, and her mother liked to celebrate new beginnings with a bit of good luck but a burnt rabbit that might not be so lucky Omens and belief in such things as spiritual rebirth and psychics NOW AVAILABLE Elvis Babbitt shares a birthday with the King of Rock n Roll, which is why her mother insisted they name their second daughter Elvis On her tenth birthday, her Mom burned the rabbit cake, and warns Elvis that this might be an unpleasant year for her Rabbits are an omen of good luck, and her mother liked to celebrate new beginnings with a bit of good luck but a burnt rabbit that might not be so lucky Omens and belief in such things as spiritual rebirth and psychics might seem out of character for a woman like her mother, but nobody makes perfect sense all the time Her sister Lizzie is a sleepwalker, like their Mom, but their Mom is also a sleepswimmer Elvis and Lizzie s Mom swims in her sleep one night and then disappears It s months later when they find her caught in a dam.Elvis is the storyteller here, her sweetly na ve voice mixed with grief, confusion and frustration S...That was what her rabbit cakes were about, celebrating every small good thing in your life I know most families don t celebrate every new moon or every solstice and equinox, but maybe they should You never know when someone you love will shoot themselves in the middle of their own birthday party, or be found dead in another state, caught in a river dam, so everyone might as well have their cake right nowThis quote is a prime example of this book s tone emotional, honest, darklyThat was what her rabbit cakes were about, celebrating every small good thing in your life I know most families don t celebrate every new moon or every solstice and equinox, but maybe they should You never know when someone you love will shoot themselves in the middle of their own birthday party, or be found dead in another state, caught in a river dam, so everyone might as well have their cake right nowThis quote is a prime example of this book s tone emotional, honest, darkly humorous, a bit shocking, but real Told from the perspective of a 10 year old who has learned her mother has died, she doesn t quite react how you d think a child should But that s the thing about grief isn t it There are no shoulds everyone processes it and copes differently Annie Hartnett s debut novel Rabbit Cake shows this fact perfectly with a complexity that surprises I so enjoyed this book It s a short and easy read, and as I have alre...Find all of my reviews atWe re all different combinations of crazyA book hangover, that is It appears a handful of my friends read Rabbit Cake this past Spring, but GR must have been glitchy or maybe I was sleep scrolling then because I don t remember hearing anything about it until just last week when my real life friend hard to believe, but yes I do have like two of them said she thought it might be right up my alley If you re reading this, let Find all of my reviews atWe re all different combinations of crazyA book hangov...Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett has personality galore I don t think I ve ever enjoyed a protagonistthan 10 year old, Elvis Babbitt She s eccentric, yes, she s a girl compassionate, intelligent, hilarious, and simply adorable This is a beautiful coming of age YA novel about grief and healing Elvis s mother dies unexpectedly in a drowning accident from sleepwalking , and Elvis is left with unanswered questions surrounding her mother s demise Was it an accident or was it intentional Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett has...I hugged this book to my chest multiple times while reading it that s how much I love it Rabbit Cake is a sweet and occasionally melancholic tale of intrigue, full of heart, and with a lovable cast of characters Elvis Babbitt is learning about grief after her mother s accidental death, which she still isn t convinced was a mishap Her sister, Lizzie, has been causing trouble during her sleepwalking episodes, and her dad has replaced his deceased wife with a parrot that can perfectly mimic I hugged this book to my chest multiple times while reading it that s how much I love it Rabbit Cake is a sweet and occasionally melancholic tale of intrigue, full of heart, and with a lov...I completely fell in love with Elvis s voice and the way Annie Hartnett depicts the Babbitt clan s messy and weird yet compellingly truthful journey through their grief It s that perfect balance of hilarious and poignant that will make you laugh out l...I read this book in one day Could not put it down Honest Quirky Funny Brutally real So so so very good.While this book ended up being completely different from what I was expecting, it DID have a baby hippo in it so I am not mad at it.When Elvis s mother burns the rabbit shaped cake she makes for all birthdays and new beginnings, it marks a bad start to her tenth year Elvis s mother dies in a freak sleep swimming accident Then her troubled older sister, Lizzie, starts sleep eating and almost poisons herself night after night Her father starts wearing her mother s lipsticks and robe in his state of grief, and then adopts a parrot from the local pet store because it can mimic his late wife s voice The place where Elvis When Elvis s mother burns the rabbit shaped cake she makes for all birthdays and new beginnings, it marks a bad start to her tenth year Elvis s mother dies in a freak sleep swimming accident Then her troubled older sister, Lizzie, starts sleep eating and almost poisons herself night after night Her father starts wearing her mother s lipsticks and robe in his state of grief, and then adopts a parrot from the local pet store because it can mimic his late wife s voice The place where Elvis takes refuge is the local zoo, where she works as a volunteer Like her mother, Elvis is interested in the science behind animal behavior This inquisitive nature encourages Elvis to finish the book on animal sleep patters her mother started writing It also leads Elvis to investigate her mother s death She can t believe the death was a random accident She winds up consulting psychics, local men her mother might have been having an affair wit...

Rabbit Cake
  • English
  • 24 July 2018
  • Paperback
  • 332 pages
  • 194104056X
  • Annie Hartnett
  • Rabbit Cake