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Walking backward (C) by Catherine Austen [Austen, Catherine] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Walking backward (C) about?

When Josh's mother dies in a phobia-induced car crash, she leaves two questions for her grieving family: how did a snake get into her car and how do you mourn with no faith to guide you? Twelve-year-old Josh is left alone to find the answers. His father is building a time machine. His four-year-old brother's closest friend is a plastic Power Ranger. His psychiatrist offers nothing more than a blank journal and platitudes. Isolated by grief in a home where every day is pajama day, Josh makes death his research project. He tests the mourning practices of religions he doesn't believe in. He tries to mend his little brother's shattered heart. He observes, records and waits—for his life to feel normal, for his mother's death to make sense, for his father to come out of the basement. His observations, recorded in a series of journal entries, are funny, smart, insightful—and heartbreaking. His conclusions about the nature of love, loss, grief and the space-time continuum are nothing less than life-changing.

Who reads Walking backward (C)?

Author

Catherine Austen [Austen, Catherine]

Publisher

Orca Book Publishers

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781554691470

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Children'S

Rating

3.83 / 5 (127 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14