A Door Near Here

Katherine is only fifteen years old but since her mother went to bed with a bottle literally katherine is the only one left to hold the family together.

A door near here.

Her father is far away with his new family. The four children can t turn to their estranged and remarried dad because. An overstuffed page turner both melodramatic and absorbing with a tried and true premise. When their mother loses her job she succumbs to depression and alcoholism and stays in her bed living on alcohol for weeks.

A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes supersummary offers high quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes characters quotes and essay topics. With awesome writing and a great cast of characters to boot the only disappointment was the lack of information in the end. A door near here is a heart wrenching book from author heather quarles with a poignant story line but that s aimed at young readers. A door near here was a eye opening insight into alcoholism and how it affects the ones near you.

Fifteen year old katherine tries to keep the family together even when a nosey teacher is asking too many questions and. A door near here is the story of katherine douglas tracey and alisa. Katherine 15 living on the outskirts of washington d c is desperate to keep her sister tracey brother douglas and half sister alisa fed clothed and in school. A sibling s struggle to keep her family together despite overwhelming parental neglect.

It s not for everyone but it s a great introduction to the internal struggles experienced by innocent children in an alcoholic home. Thanks for exploring this supersummary plot summary of a door near here by heather quarles.