![]() ![]() ![]() This story by the legendary author, completed shortly before she died, is her usual combination of homey and humane, and while its gentle meandering sometimes shifts the story more to the adults than to Lester, his need for connection and attempt to create his own stability are vividly storytold. Each night, when the insecurity hits the hardest, Lester creeps into his parents’ room with his suitcase and action figures, hoping to be allowed to clamber onto the bed with his dads and dog Wincka and “be safe from everything bad in the whole world.” When finally he confesses that he’s lonely in his bedroom on his own, it’s Wincka who solves the matter by relocating to Lester’s bedroom. Lester is finally going home with his adoptive parents, Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, but once there he isn’t quite prepared to let go of his suitcase and the beloved action figures housed within it. ![]()
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