The Agony of Bun O'Keefe

from wcs53

I didn't know anything about it or the author, but the synopsis looked interesting. So I gave it a go and I'm really glad that I did. Although it was aimed more at younger readers, it was a book that I thoroughly enjoyed. It was a fairly quick read, but it touched on some fairly deep themes and q...

from CherylGrimm

14 year old Bun O'Keefe has just been kicked out of the house she has lived in with her 300 pound, emotionally abusive, hoarding mother. She has not been away from home since her father left them while she was in kindergarten. Educated on the books and movies her mother adds to the piles of flea ...

from blakefraina

The Agony of Bun O'Keefe brought back fond memories of my favorite childhood book. When I was about 9 years old, I read The Sand Ponies by Shirley Rousseau Murphy. It was about two orphaned children who run away from the drunk, abusive uncle with whom they've been sent to live and head toward the...

from jessicadelellis

I received this book for free through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers. This book was utterly amazing! It simultaneously broke my heart and gave me warm fuzzy feelings that filled my heart with joy. The characters were hands down the best part. Bun was a precious cinnamon roll (no pun intended). Bu...

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In one weekend, I was able to hunker down and read both Heather Smith's newest young adult titles. Starting with The Agony of Bun O'Keefe I was struck by the honesty of her writing. The year is 1986, the place is Newfoundland and Bun O'Keefe is a fourteen year old girl basically living off the gr...