The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly by Rebecca Ansari

He's not quite sure whether the dreams are trying to tell him something, but he feels a connection exists between him and the people in his dreams. The mystery of The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly involves what happened between these two brothers, we know it was something major, but what could've been so bad that caused one brother to make a wish leading to the disappearance of the other? Early in the story, Charlie begins to have bad dreams, images of himself during the 1800s in Ireland and then later immigrating to the United States. It's definitely a book to be shared with someone you love. The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly is a wonderful addition for any classroom~ but I think it'd be a phenomenal bedtime story to share with an older child. But what I loved most were the themes of unconditional love, remorse, and forgiveness that drive the story forward. Several elements were especially appealing to me: the unbreakable friendship between Charlie and Ana, the new bonds formed over the course of the journey, and the eerie mood throughout the tale. A complex cast of characters all help to put the puzzle together~ and the mystery is multifaceted and intriguing.

When he finds that his parents have no recollection of a little brother named Liam, Charlie's life changes forever.Īnsari creates a stunning world of melancholic mystery. His little brother Liam is driving him crazy! When he wakes, Liam isn't in his room anymore, but he isn't anywhere else either. Last year Charlie went to bed on the eve of his birthday hoping he'd be gifted his own room. Remember when you were a kid and in a fit of sadness/regret/rage you wished you had never been born? This book walks Charlie and his brother, Liam, down that path. Thank you to the author for providing a copy of The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly to collabookation for review. The note leads Charlie and Ana to make some profound discoveries about a magic they didn’t know existed, and they soon realize that if they're going to save Liam, they may need to risk being forgotten themselves, forever. The search seems hopeless-until Charlie receives a mysterious note, written in Liam’s handwriting. The only person who believes Charlie is his best friend, Ana-even if she has no memory of Liam, she is as determined as Charlie is to figure out what happened to him.

No one even remembers him-not Charlie’s mother, who has been lost in her own troubles and not Charlie’s father, who is gone frequently on business trips. Then came the morning when the bunk, and Liam, disappeared forever. Liam, his eight-year-old kid brother, who, up until a year ago, slept in the bunk above Charlie, took pride in being as annoying as possible, and was the only person who could make Charlie laugh until it hurt. Which is why it makes everyone uncomfortable when he talks about his brother.

The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly by Rebecca Ansari