Book Title: Free Pizza by G.C. McRae
Category: Middle-Grade Fiction, 360 pages
Genre: Humorous Fiction
Publisher: MacDonald Warne Media
Release date: May 1, 2019
Tour dates: May 1 to 17, 2019
Content Rating: PG (No sex or drugs, just mild expletives such as "hell" and "damn".)
Book Description:
Brian McSpadden is always hungry. Does he have a disease? Worms? Does it have something to do with his being adopted? He spends his days at his crazy friend Danny’s house, hoping for snacks, but nothing seems to fill the void.
Then Brian receives a mysterious birthday card that says, Free Pizza. He soon discovers the card has nothing to do with food and everything to do with the big questions in his life: where did I come from, why did my mother give me up and is there anyone out there who will like me the way I am?
To read reviews, please visit G.C. McRae's page on iRead Book Tours.
Buy the Book:
Meet the Author:
In his latest work, Free Pizza, McRae spins the highly emotional themes from his decidedly unfunny childhood into a brilliantly comic yarn. After being given up for adoption by his teenage mom back when single girls were forced to hide unplanned pregnancies, his adoptive parents didn’t exactly keep him under the stairs but, well, let's just say, there were spiders.
A lot has changed since then. McRae’s own children have now grown and he runs a small farm with his wife, who is herself an award-winning writer.
Connect with the Author: Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ LibraryThing
Review
Brian McSpadden leads a pretty boring life. His parents are a little older and very strict. His mom spends most of her time taking care of Brian's younger brothers who seem to have constant issues and can never seem to feed Brian enough. This all changes around Brian's 12th birthday. First, Brian's chaotic friend Danny manges to get Brian in trouble even when he didn't do anything. Now, Brian and Danny are stuck doing chores for Danny's. Then, Brian receives a strange birthday present and a call from his adoption agency saying that his birth mother wants to get in touch with him for his birthday. In addition to finding a whole new family, Brian gets roped into the drama with Danny's extended family and his cousin Alvin. Will Brian be able to figure it all out?
Free Pizza is a charming, wholesome and amusing story about a very typical 12 year old boy. I immediately felt as if Brian could be any 12 year old boy that I had known, always hungry, trying to do his best, but somehow keeps getting in trouble. One of the things that I liked best in the book was that Brian was adopted, but that is not what the story centers around. Even though Brian should be focused on the momentous event of meeting his birth mother and discovering a whole other family, it takes a back seat to his own family and the craziness of Danny's family. There were elements of suspense and adventure tied in with Danny's neighbor, Grantree and an expensive stamp collection as well as Danny's sick aunt and having to find Alvin a place to stay. Between Brian's family, his birth mother's family and Danny's family, the fact that there is no normal is really highlighted. Each of these families are unique and a little crazy in their own way, but all of them share love and acceptance.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
Enter the Giveaway!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Brian McSpadden leads a pretty boring life. His parents are a little older and very strict. His mom spends most of her time taking care of Brian's younger brothers who seem to have constant issues and can never seem to feed Brian enough. This all changes around Brian's 12th birthday. First, Brian's chaotic friend Danny manges to get Brian in trouble even when he didn't do anything. Now, Brian and Danny are stuck doing chores for Danny's. Then, Brian receives a strange birthday present and a call from his adoption agency saying that his birth mother wants to get in touch with him for his birthday. In addition to finding a whole new family, Brian gets roped into the drama with Danny's extended family and his cousin Alvin. Will Brian be able to figure it all out?
Free Pizza is a charming, wholesome and amusing story about a very typical 12 year old boy. I immediately felt as if Brian could be any 12 year old boy that I had known, always hungry, trying to do his best, but somehow keeps getting in trouble. One of the things that I liked best in the book was that Brian was adopted, but that is not what the story centers around. Even though Brian should be focused on the momentous event of meeting his birth mother and discovering a whole other family, it takes a back seat to his own family and the craziness of Danny's family. There were elements of suspense and adventure tied in with Danny's neighbor, Grantree and an expensive stamp collection as well as Danny's sick aunt and having to find Alvin a place to stay. Between Brian's family, his birth mother's family and Danny's family, the fact that there is no normal is really highlighted. Each of these families are unique and a little crazy in their own way, but all of them share love and acceptance.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
Enter the Giveaway!
Ends May 25, 2019
RSS Feed
