The Pages I've Turned [Book Reviews]

Just Juice by Karen Hesse

Title: Just Juice

Author: Karen Hesse 

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Life is hard but it's even tougher for poor people like Juice's family. Juice doesn't like going to school instead she wants to spend time with his depressed father. She doesn't want him to feel more depressed alone. Juice still doesn't know how to read. His father doesn't know how to read either. He kept all this to himself and no one knows about it even his wife. He's good at everything but reading. Juice discovered about it along the way. It still didn't change her impression of her father. She still looks up to him. The whole family eventually found out that the man of the family can't read. He's been taking care of the family and trying his best to provide for them. It made the wife to have some realizations about their tough situations. She helped his husband more and she loved him more. They might be able to save their house. 

Juice eventually doesn't mind if they lose the house or not so long as they are together. Her family is much more important than anything in the world. Juice may be the most helpful kid in their family but she has to go to school. Eventually, she learned to like going to school. Her classmates admired her for helping her mother give birth. She's amused that they don't think she's stupid anymore. They even thought she would be a doctor someday. Juice didn't quite like the idea, though. She loves to be around with her father and she'd rather learn things from him. 

I admire fathers who provide for their families despite how tough and cruel life is. They are the ones I look up to the most. They work so hard despite how low the wage is. They can't even afford to take a rest and all they do is work all day long. They are often unappreciated and taken for granted. They might get disheartened or discouraged at times but they never surrender or even think about giving up. They get exhausted but they still work hard to provide for their beloved family. If there's anything closer to being a superman, they're the fathers alongside the mothers. Parents are extraordinary people.