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    Leftovers
    Leftovers
    Leftovers
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    Leftovers

    By Heather Waldorf

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    Fifteen-year-old Sarah Greene's father—chef by day, camera buff by night—choked to death on a piece of steak. It was the best day of Sarah's life. But a year later, Sarah still struggles with the legacy of her father's abuse. While other girls her age are determined to find boyfriends and part-time jobs and dresses for the prom, Sarah is on a search-and-destroy mission: to find the shoe box containing her father's collection of kiddy porn. After a brief skirmish with the law, Sarah is sentenced to do community service hours at Camp Dog Gone Fun, a summer program for shelter dogs. With the love of a big goofy dog named Judy, the friendship of Sullivan, a guy with problems of his own, and the support of a few good adults, Sarah begins to understand her past and believe in a brighter future.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateApr 1, 2009
    ISBN9781554696611
    Leftovers
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    Heather Waldorf

    Heather Waldorf was born in Ottawa and raised in small-town Eastern Ontario and now lives in Toronto. Heather is addicted to green tea, jigsaw puzzles, mystery novels and the tv show Bones. Also a lover of the great outdoors, she's never written a novel that doesn't, at some point, put the main character in a canoe. Heather has written several books for teen readers; Leftovers is her first book with Orca Book Publishers.

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    • 4/5
      This one wasn't quite as intense as I'd expected -- one of its core themes is sexual abuse -- and I found the author's treatment of this theme a little too light. However, the story was compelling. Taking place on a small island in the St. Lawrence River (close to Ottowa, Ontario), this is the story of Sarah Greene, who, after stealing and crashing her mom's boyfriend's car, is sentenced to community service at Camp Dog Gone Fun, a charity that treats misfit dogs to a summer of leisure. What her the judge, her fellow campers, and even her mother and her boyfriend, Tanner, don't know is that the reason she freaked out was that having her picture taken freaks her out. So when Tanner got out his brand new digital camera and asked Sarah to smile, all she could think of was the "secret" nude photos her dad had been taking of her up until he choked on a piece of steak and died. At the camp, though, Sarah throws herself into the work, cooking meals for her fellow delinquents and fin ding companionship not only in her special project -- a wild, enormous pup named Judy -- but also in Sullivan, the director's stepson. If she lets herself, this could be the summer that allows Sarah to heal, and her unexpected friendships with everyone at Camp Dog Gone Fun -- four-legged and biped alike, might just get her through. While I would have liked to see more grit in the story, LEFTOVERS ultimately makes a painful story of sexual abuse more accessible for readers who might not otherwise pick it up. Dog lovers will appreciate the canine hijinx and stories of rehabilitation, and Sarah's wacky sense of humor and conversational narrative shine a light at the end of the tunnel. This is a lovely, fast read that will find a place in the hearts of many young readers.
    • 4/5
      This is a lovely, well written YA novel about coming to terms with, and moving past, sexual abuse. The main character, Sarah, is engaging and thoughtfully written, and the psychological problems she deals with due to the prior abuse of her dead father are convincing and inspire empathy in the reader. By the end, I was cheering for her. There is a great love interest in Sullivan, and the addition of both he and Judy in her life help Sarah to find love and purpose again.
    • 4/5
      I’m so happy to have a book about dealing with past sexual abuse that isn’t so graphic that I can’t hand it to teens. The abuse is thoughtfully and tastefully presented, in fact, some kids may not be aware that something like that could be abuse, but it definitely is. There was obviously research done and well utilized. The character of Sarah is well drawn, as are the real and very funny characters at the dog camp and the dogs have their own distinct characters. I enjoyed this book, and any teen that loves dogs will adore it. It could also help kids who have been abused find peace.
    • 3/5
      While not particularly deep and fairly predictable, this was an easy read that had its moments. There was a good variety of characters and the setting made it unique and interesting. The combination of cooking and animals gives it broader appeal, as well as being an "issue" book.
    • 4/5
      Sarah won't let people take her picture. In fact, when it happens she sometimes loses control. When her mom's boyfriend tried to take her picture, she bolted out, stole his car, and crashed it into a statue. That is why she is sentenced to spend her summer doing community service - working at a camp for troubled dogs. People ask Sarah why she did it, but she doesn't tell them. She has a secret about her dead father - he used to take pictures of her naked. This book is fast paced and good. The characters are likeable and I found myself wanting to know what happens to them. This was a satisfying book. I loved the relationships between Sarah and Judy, a dog at the camp, and between Sarah and Sullivan, the camp owner's teenage son.
    • 5/5
      I know that summary is somewhat lacking in detail but it was the only one I could find. I will attempt to describe more of the plot in my review then I usually do. 15 year old Sarah is a survivor of sexual abuse. One day when he stepfather tries taking a picture of her she goes ballistic and winds up totally her mother’s car. As part of her punishment, Sarah is forced to spend her summer doing community service at Camp Dog Gone Fun. The camp is a place that dogs with behavioral problems go to be rehabilitated. Leftovers was a very emotionally charged book. I went through a roller coaster of emotions when reading Leftovers. The sexual abuse the Sarah experiences throughout her childhood is never described in great detail, but you can still feel her pain. The reasons for Sarah’s picture taking phobia are revealed slowly throughout the book. Sarah’s father took sexual photographs of her throughout her childhood and she never told anyone even after he died. I thought that Heather did an excellent job portraying the emotions that a sexual abuse victim experiences. I found Sarah to be a very believable and sympathetic character. I found myself routing for Sarah throughout the story. I really cared about what was happening to Sarah and wanted everything to work out for her. My favorite thing about Leftovers was reading about how being at the camp changed Sarah. It is no secret that I am a fan of animals. Animals can be very therapeutic for some people. In Leftovers, Sarah becomes attached to one dog in particular. I just thought that was really sweet. I am such a sucker for stories about animals and seeing how they improve lives. I really found myself tearing up at these moments. There were really no sour parts for me in Leftovers. I was also extremely touched by some of the human relationships that Sarah develops at the camp. While animals are great, you sometimes need the help of other people. Sarah really blossoms and grows while doing her community service. I particularly enjoyed reading about Sarah’s potential love interest. It was interesting to see how being sexually abused had an impact on her sexual development. Thankfully, this is not something that I ever had to experience! Leftovers was a really touching story about a girl overcoming sexual abuse. I would recommend it to anyone interested in this topic.

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