In Dave Eggers' New Book, Heroic Kids Do The Heavy Lifting
The Lifters takes some of today's grown-up economic concerns and folds them into a supernatural story for kids. Kids are "heroes in waiting," Eggers says; they just need a chance to prove it.
These days, it's not uncommon to open up the paper and read about a dying town that lost its factory. Or about families struggling economically. Or about a political battle tearing a community apart.
In his latest book, Dave Eggers folds those elements into a supernatural story for is about a young boy who discovers that a dangerous force is literally feeding on the despair in his community — and even threatening his family.
