Cal occupies his time by getting his brother to do almost anything: from collecting ants to doing Calvin?s chores. It?s hot, he has no friends and the only kid around is his six-year-old brother, Sammy, who can barely throw a basketball as high as the hoop. He?s recently moved from a big city to a small town and there's nothing to do. I killed my brother.It's the summer before grade six and Calvin Sinclair is bored to tears. My name is Calvin Sinclair, I'm eleven years old and I have a confession?.

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Instead, the story is told with honesty and genuine emotion in a way that touches the heart and makes readers think while addressing the subject in a straightforward way. While the subject mater is not happy, it’s also not overly emotionally wrought. The author is a pediatrician who works in Pediatric Oncology, and his insights gained from experience add meaning to the story. Anyone who knows someone experiencing illness will find it a guide to how to help, but it’s also good for anyone who just seeks to understand the human condition. Stressed parents argue when they take different approaches to coping.įrom Ant to Eagle is not an easy book to read, but it is an important one. What would have been normal sibling frustrations, an older brother having to entertain a younger brother and chafing at the restrictions that inevitably brings, become a source of guilt in the face of illness. Through Cal’s eyes readers are able to see how the disease affects the whole family in devastating ways.

But when Sammy gets sick, Cal realizes how much his brother means to him and how much he stands to lose if Sammy doesn’t get better.įrom Ant to Eagle by Alex Lyttle looks at childhood cancer from the viewpoint of a sibling. When Aleta moves to town Cal finds the friend he’s been looking for, and the two of them start to spend more and more time together without Sammy. Sammy has to perform certain tasks to level up, and the tasks always take him a long time, giving Cal the break he’s looking for. Sammy sticks to Cal like glue, always bugging him to read a book or play a game. When Calvin’s family moves from the city to the countryside, he’s stuck with no one to play with except his younger brother Sammy.

From Ant to Eagle by Alex Lyttle