P.S. Lullabies for Little Criminals, (Paperback)

from Tamara.Murray

My husband must have thought I was crazy while I was reading this book, as I had tears running down my face one moment and I would burst out laughing the next. The young girl in the story, Baby, did not have a good life but for her it was just the way it was. I have read some articles that Heathe...

from Whisper1

What an incredible book! It is not an easy read, but I highly recommend it. O'Neill takes us to the deep, dark underbelly of the Montreal Canada streets where 12 year old "baby" scrapes by on a day to day existence with her heroin addicted, crazy, neglectful and unstable father. While the subje...

from wiremonkey

I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did- it was one of those books that made you feel that you died a little inside after it was done. It is raw and chafing and lyrical.

from Cecilturtle

This novel rests on contradictions: the sleeziness of adults and innocence of children; the creepiness of a dank apartment and magic of snow blanketing city streets; spiralling despair and hopeful redemption. As we follow Baby through the streets, we feel her fear, excitement and courage, but mos...

from c.michelle

I truly loved this book. To me, it was a real page turner because I always wanted to know if Baby, a young girl, was going to be okay. I cried, I laughed. You have to be in a certain mood to read it though, it gets quite dark. I recommend it to all my friends; it makes you see the world in a diff...