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Reviewed by Vernita Naylor for Readers' Favorite
As we try to normalize ourselves during this COVID pandemic, there is so much going on behind the scenes; hunger, abuse, loneliness, and death. One day, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Thomas found his dad dead in his bed due to COVID complications. While he didn't know what to do, he knew that his brother, Vincent Van Gogh Thomas, would. Van Gogh always has a plan. Even if the plans are never carefully thought out and quick off the mark, Wolfgang knows that he can trust his brother. Van Gogh has always taken care of things ever since they were little kids. Since their dad has passed, now all they have is each other. As minors, they must do whatever they can to stay together and out of the foster care system. Where can they go? Who can they turn to for help? Should they look for their mother? Where do they start in looking for her?
I loved Breathe Deep & Swim by Jenna Marcus and want to share it with the world. I visualized Breathe Deep & Swim as a movie because it has so many layers of where we are in today's society. This book speaks of hope, innocence, and challenges from the perspectives of teenagers. Myth, media sensation, fake news, and no masks are all associated with the COVID pandemic because there are some people that don't believe that this illness exists, even on their deathbed. I loved how the author was able to interweave so many current nuances as a backdrop to tell the story. In the era of the COVID pandemic, we're seeing things like never before and we each have decisions to make. "You just need to breathe deep and swim until you find the shore," says Jenna Marcus. Highly recommended.
