The Earth Kitchen

by Sharon Bryant

In 1963, twelve-year-old Gwen tries to find the path to recovery in a mental ward.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2002

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Weird. Really weird. You don't really understand it all until the end but it's really really good.

[jana ☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book is so weird but in the best way possible. it's has that vague/eerie feel to it, but it's not necessarily a "horror" book, if that makes any sense. I found it a bit confusing at times, but overall an amazing read that I keep going back to!

[Eli Poteet · Rating 3 out of 5]

It didn't actually take me this long to read this middle school book but I did lose interest for the middle couple chapters. Overall this title seemed like a g rated version of Girl Interrupted. I would've enjoyed more historical references to anchor the story into the time age of nuclear meltdown. I feel as though the author skipped out on the practical dramas of a young girl being forced into a mental ward. I fee like some explanations were missing in the middle of the story, the plot seemed to hop and jump about without details. I appreciate the reference to the chronicles of narnia because those tails were written in the shadow of looming air raises similar to this piece.

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Told from the point of view of a girl in a mental hospital, 1963.