I am still working my way through A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty. I am really enjoying the writing style and the author's choice to alternate chapters told from the perspectives of different characters. I am about a third of the way through right now and the plot has really thickened. Both Mosey and Big have figured out that it is likely that Mosey was kidnapped and have started searching for children who went missing around the same time Liza disappeared from their town. The author also provides flashbacks into Liza's life from the time she first left. We learn that her infant did in fact die. We also learn that she has a problem with stealing children and we are shown several different times where she has been compelled to steal a child (I'm still unclear as to what happened to these other children and/or if one of them is Mosey).
Last time I blogged, I posted a few questions, which I am going to try to provide an update for:
Whose remains are inside the box? I think they belong to Liza's biological daughter, who I believe died of SIDS.
Was Mosey kidnapped? It appears that this is so.
Where did Liza and Mosey do during that time period? Liza traipsed all across the country, hitching rides from many different people, mostly truckers.
Who is Mosey's father? No idea yet.
In some ways, this book reminds me of "The Face on the Milk Carton," a book written by Caroline B. Cooney that was later turned into a made-for-TV movie starring Kellie Martin. I loved the book growing up and still remember my excitement when it was made into a movie. Anyways, below is the first part of the movie and you can watch the other parts of the film on youtube if interested. There is a really clear connection between the two.
In the movie, Janie ends up finding her real family and they had desperately missed her and wanted her back. I am really curious (assuming Mosey was kidnapped at a young age) what her biological family is like and how she will fit in with them.
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