A Totally Depressing Story
I found this book totally depressing from cover to cover. I have read that people who have children with Down's Syndrome receive joy from the loving nature of these children. It seemed to me Jewel did not find much joy or pleasure in anything, much less Brenda Kay. She took care of her as a duty and obligation, but I never got the feeling she had a lot of love for this child. When they went on the picnic, she was scheming the whole time to get Lester to California. She couldn't just enjoy a rare family outing. She liked the fact that Lester was a loser. It gave her power.