Dizzy

What a wonderful book this is! Dizzy's parents were fringe kids who had to grow up fast when Dizzy came along. Dad coped, Mom not so much. When Mom comes back into Dizzy's life, everything is turned upside down. The characters are memorable and believable, the story sweet and not too far-fetched. I found this an unmitigated delight.

On the eve of her 12th birthday, Dizzy is about to see her greatest dream come true when her hippie mother, absent from the family for four years, returns to convince Dizzy's dad to let her come away for the summer. Dizzy is introduced to a life much different from the one back home.

I read this at the request of my 12 yr. old after she finished. I thoroughly enjoyed it. A good coming of age book and how children are many times at the mercy of the parent's habits, good or bad. Lots of lessons in terms that young people can accept.

Dizzy is a child of divorced hippies. She is being raised by her father, after being abandoned by her mother. Dizzy's only relationship with her mother is each birthday when her mother sends her a card or momento. On Her 12th birthday, Dizzy's mom shows up and takes Dizzy on a whirlwind holiday to festivals. Through this Dizzy creates a sense of family where she least expects to find it. A warm story about friendship and non traditional family life. Several details and references to drugs..

"Dizzy" is a girl who has spent years wishing for a connection with her mother. When her mother shows up on her birthday, she is surprised and delighted, and when her mother says that her father says she can go to festivals with her, she is especially delighted. The festivals turn out to be less fun than anticipated, but she makes friends with Finn and her quasi-brother, Mouse. She learns more about both her parents, and she grows in the process.

I think that this book is just okay. Dizzy's mother really sorta freaked me out, and dad was so great, so that kind of irrated me that she sort of went along with her mother. All this book was really, just okay.

Dizzy has a nearly perfect because her mum left her when she was small. She lived with her dad but every birthday she has she gets a post card and a present. But on her 8th birthday she didnt get antthing but a surprise came on her door step and which will make her dizzy.