Breathe My Name
by R.A. Nelson
by R.A. Nelson
BREATHE MY NAME by R. A. Nelson
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 11/8/07
Publisher: Razorbill
Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
Rating: 5 Stars
Frances Robinson’s story has a lot in common with several news stories in recent years. Eleven years ago, her biological
mother smothered her three younger sisters, and if it hadn’t been for the arrival of a total stranger, Frances might have
been next.
BREATHE MY NAME picks up when Frances is eighteen and a junior in high school. She lives with her loving adoptive
parents in a nice home in a nice town. She is relatively happy, but things are about to change.
First, Frances meets Nix, a new student who just moved from New Orleans. He’s a bit different but strangely fascinating.
As lab partners, they begin to get to know each other and share stories. But there’s a story Frances can’t seem to share
– the story of her mother and her sisters. How do you tell someone you care about something like that?
The other change for Frances comes in the form of a letter delivered by a special messenger. It appears to be from her
mother, who has been locked up for the past eleven years. She is about to be released to a group home and seems to be
requesting to meet with Frances.
R. A. Nelson’s BREATHE MY NAME tells the amazing story of a young girl trying to come to grips with her past and
decide how to move on with the future. Readers will find themselves pulled into the lives on the pages and carried along
the sometimes frightening and bumpy ride as Frances takes control of her own destiny. This book is well worth reading.
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 11/8/07
Publisher: Razorbill
Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
Rating: 5 Stars
Frances Robinson’s story has a lot in common with several news stories in recent years. Eleven years ago, her biological
mother smothered her three younger sisters, and if it hadn’t been for the arrival of a total stranger, Frances might have
been next.
BREATHE MY NAME picks up when Frances is eighteen and a junior in high school. She lives with her loving adoptive
parents in a nice home in a nice town. She is relatively happy, but things are about to change.
First, Frances meets Nix, a new student who just moved from New Orleans. He’s a bit different but strangely fascinating.
As lab partners, they begin to get to know each other and share stories. But there’s a story Frances can’t seem to share
– the story of her mother and her sisters. How do you tell someone you care about something like that?
The other change for Frances comes in the form of a letter delivered by a special messenger. It appears to be from her
mother, who has been locked up for the past eleven years. She is about to be released to a group home and seems to be
requesting to meet with Frances.
R. A. Nelson’s BREATHE MY NAME tells the amazing story of a young girl trying to come to grips with her past and
decide how to move on with the future. Readers will find themselves pulled into the lives on the pages and carried along
the sometimes frightening and bumpy ride as Frances takes control of her own destiny. This book is well worth reading.
