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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
Canadian author Michael Hiebert has given the reader a provocative book with much food for thought. In "Dream with Little Angels," we meet preteen boy Abe Teal, his mother Leah who is a small-town detective and finally, Abe's older sister Carry. The characterizations are all wonderful and the roles remain consistent and credible. When the story begins, Abe is trying to climb from childhood to puberty while his sister's hormones are already raging and causing consternation to her preoccupied mother. The small fictitious town of Alvin, Alabama, has just experienced the disappearance of a fourteen year old girl, causing Abe to ask questions his mother is ill-prepared to answer. While Leah takes over the investigation of the missing girl, Abe's maternal uncle comes to be with the two children.
What I liked about this story was the subtle and not-so-subtle coming of age lessons for Abe. At times, he was eased into puberty and at other times, he was hit by a bolt of lightning regarding the "real" world about him. The reactions of the overly-stressed mother are described beautifully. I did have a couple of questions about the issues and definition of racism for that time period (the 1980's) but my questions in no way detracted from the flow and pain-pleasure aspects of the novel. Although I don't quite see a Harper Lee quality in this story, I loved the plot and the author carried it through with style.
