Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze Book

In MILO: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze, author/illustrator Alan Silberberg shares a story of loss and hope guaranteed to make you laugh and cry.

Children's Literature

Milo is a young adolescent who has already endured more than most of us endure in our lifetime and yet maintains his sense of humor and perspective throughout his existence. Milo's mom has died and his life is not the same as it used to be but he fiercely holds on to the things that make sense to him. The book is filled with Milo's story from his point-of-view and smattered with comic style graphics that add to the story he is telling you, giving you insight into his very personal thoughts and feelings. This book is overflowing with humor and great insight into the mind of a typical adolescent as he traverses the road to adulthood and tries to discover how his individualism fits in the peer related world of school while traveling the road of isolationism from his father who is trying to figure out his own grief and a sister who is "doing her best." Milo spends the novel telling you the story and revealing his stories that are memories of a mom he dearly misses. An approaching teen reader will instantly identify with Milo and feel what he feels, even if never having experienced the situation in which Milo finds himself. Some memorable characters include Milo's secret love, Summer and his best friend Marshall. Reviewer: Patricia Williamson