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Synopsis
Departure Time is the amazing journey of a girl in two stories. The girl in the hotel with the fox and the rat, and the girl whose father travels a lot, who suggests they write a story together, a story about talking animals. She doesn't want to. She is angry with him, because he can't make it home in time for her birthday. Again. Still, the two stories start to intertwine and come together in a surprising ending.
Is Departure Time appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 7 and up.
Parents should know this is a gentle story about a girl processing her feelings about an absent father through parallel narratives involving talking animals. Themes center on family relationships and emotional reconciliation with no concerning content.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include abandonment.
Who'll love this
Kids will enjoy the magical story-within-a-story structure and talking animals while following a girl who's angry at her dad.