alotta words....a little story....what story there was - was decent enough but OMG all those words !!!! so very hard to sit thru this one with out passing pages back and forth....teenage girl struggles to protect her little brother from an abusive stepfather and takes matters into her own hands without much thought or reasoning....maybe a fourth/fifth grade summer reading list - but don't count on to many book reports....so many words....

This book felt way too brief. There was a great, engaging plot and the flashbacks to Savannah's life with Alice on the road were good. However, Savannah's relationship with her stepfather wasn't villainous enough for my tastes, especially when it seemed that she "just didn't like him" from the beginning. This didn't bother me at first, but when juxtaposed with her feelings for Kurti (another automatic dislike for no particular reason) it made me wonder why we should believe Savannah.(I'm NOT exc...

This book starts luring you in as soon as you read the first line, and has you consequently hooked all the way through. It's simple, cute, and quirky in it's own ways. Each chapter take turns revealing the life of Savannah's mother, Alice circa 1980's, and Savannah's escape with her younger brother Henry. It has likable characters, such as Matt, Savannah's past love interest that she tutored in high school. Savannah's great-aunt Jane, whom took up for Savannah's mother Alice all through her teen...

I loved Stealing Henry. I’ll admit I wasn’t completely pulled in by the synopsis on the jacket. The story sort of seemed like a snoozefest and the book is rather short (just 200 pages), so I figured it would flop--and though the cover is pretty, I was absolutely judging it. Honestly, they tell you not to judge a book by its cover for a reason. Shout out to Rodrigo Corral, by the way. Woop woop!The book description absolutely does not live up to the book itself. The book is short and fast paced b...

Stealing Henry is a young adult novel about a teenager who runs away, along with her younger brother, from an abusive father. The story is nothing new. However, MacCullough writes well and creates characters who are both believable and trustworthy. Since the print is huge and the margins are likewise, I finished it rather quickly; at the end I found myself feeling like I do on Thanksgiving - really quite satisfied, but more than ready for that pumpkin pie that is sitting on the counter. I would

I kind of loved this book. Kind of. In that 5/5 way. Read it in under 4 hours. Carolyn did a brilliant job with Alice and Savannah's voices, with flashbacks into the past, with the characterization of even the minor characters. It ended the way real-life would, which again I loved.Much recommended to you :)

Good read .

Stealing Henry, written by Carolyn McCullough, tells the story of Savannah and Henry with their journey about running away from the dreadful lifestyle they are forced to live in. Their abusive step-father fueled Savannahs abrupt leaving. With their mom always working and letting every abusive action fade into nothing, Savannah does what she feels as right by running away with her brother Henry. Their journey will force Savannah to deal with the consequences and whether what she did was right. Re...

I kind of loved this book. Kind of. In that 5/5 way. Read it in under 4 hours. Carolyn did a brilliant job with Alice and Savannah's voices, with flashbacks into the past, with the characterization of even the minor characters. It ended the way real-life would, which again I loved.Much recommended to you :)

I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 because i really liked it. The story its self is really deep and relateable to many people in this world and makes it understandable. The message put out through this book is powerful and makes me drawn to the book. While i was reading the book I would always want to keep reading and want to know what was gonna happen next. The only problem I had with the book is the ending I wish it would've ended with a happier ending and they actually got more of what they

Despite how short the book is, I still liked the writing style and the two stories throughout between Savannah and Alice. A quick but good read.

[Written: July 9, 2006] | [Edited: September 09, 2019]There's a lot to like and dislike about "Stealing Henry". The beginning of the story is not at all how you would expect a story such as this to start. You're thrown right in the middle of Savannah's life with her abusive father and her decision to run away from home with her little brother, Henry towing along, completely obliging to the idea himself. As the story rolls on, you are gripped with panic and fear that Savannah might be caught in h...

Savannah is in a tough spot. Her stepfather is a drunk and has hated her from day one, her mother who used to be her best friend, works all the time to escape from home, and Henry her little brother worships her. Things come to a head one night when Savannah is cooking dinner, mom works over nights, step-daddy, drunk again, starts in on her. When Henry walks in to stop the yelling the anger is turned on him, this is when Savannah snaps. She grabs the pan and beans step-daddy, grabs Henry and run...

Stealing Henry took me in from its opening line and from then on it was hard to put the book down. Stealing Henry tells a story about a girl named Savannah who hasn’t had an easy life. She spent the first half of her life traveling the country with her mother, Alice. Alice and Savannah never stay in one place long and Alice always had a new boyfriend and new job. Until one day she settles down and marries a drunk named Jack. He is both physically and emotionally abusive and Alice never listens t...

It was fantastic. I only wish it had been longer.

Finished this today, and may do a proper review when I'm feeling less brain-fuzzy. I thought this was just great - really well-written, great characters, and I loved the way Savannah's mother's story was interwoven - just enough that it added but didn't overwhelm Savannah's story. Savannah was a nicely complex character, which was good, as her 'determined survivor' nature would likely have been one-note characterization in many authors' hands. I was amazed to find myself so drawn in that I was h...

An intriguing book right from the start, Stealing Henry is a story that I think many kids can relate to. So many children grow up in single parent homes leading very difficult lives. Often times these struggling parents fall into toxic relationships, putting their children in very difficult situations. This story explores all of that, plus what it means to put yourself and your sibling(s) first by removing yourself from the situation. Very relatable and very compelling.

The night Savannah brains her stepfather Jack with the frying pan is the night she decides to leave home for good. It doesn't matter that she has no money and her eight-year-old brother Henry to take care of. It doesn't even matter that her stepfather will probably follow them. Savannah can stand a few obstacles as well as she can a slap or two. What she can't stand is the idea of becoming like her mother Alice.Alice used to be someone Savannah admired, someone she could look up to. But that was...

Saving Henry is about Savannah and her brother Henry on the run from their abusive father. Their mother usually just tells them to go to a neighbors house, but not this time. Savannah has had enough, after knocking out her stepdad, Jack, she tells Henry to pack their things, and they take off. Along the way you see past glimpses of Savannah and Henry's mother, Alice, and her struggles of her first love and teen pregnancy.

Savannah has lived a nomadic life with her mother, Alice, as they drift from town to town with seemingly little direction or purpose. But all that changes when their car breaks down on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike and her soon-to-be stepfather, Jack, stops to help them. Now Savannah finds herself suddenly and unexpectedly once more on the road; only this time without Alice. Fleeing from Jack's wrath, Savannah and her 8-year-old half brother, Henry, head north into the territory of Alice's...