Review of Covid Orphans
Posted: 27 Mar 2022, 06:49
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Covid Orphans" by Teri Peluso.]
Covid Orphans: Collateral Damage by Teri Peluso is a fantastic social novel. The book focuses on how COVID-19 affected many children who became orphans due to the death of either their parents or guardians because of this disease. It shows how the foster care system was not able to help these children. The book shows how some of these children tried to survive and how some of them were exploited due to their vulnerability. It shows how the community can help such children. Also, it tries to highlight different ways individuals can help.
The book also highlights how the government does not seem to be doing enough to help these children. The author does this by telling an emotional story that shows how the characters struggle to survive during the pandemic. The story highlights the difficulties that these orphans have, especially those from single mothers. These hardships resulted in sexual assault, lack of resources, and the unfair treatment they got from society while dealing with their cases.
The book follows the story of the Powell family. We are introduced to Chandra, Marshal, Isabella, and a newborn baby. Marshall seems to be with Chandra. They are the parents of Isabella and the new baby. The four of them move to a new place, where they can raise their children. After they moved, they started having problems. Marshal leaves the family and moves away. Chandra has to take care of her children herself. Years later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world. This is where the main plot of the story begins. The things that happen to the family during the pandemic affect them significantly.
There are so many positive aspects of this book. The book educates us on the problems people faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and after it. It also highlights the effects such problems had on people, especially children who became orphans due to the disease. The book shows how some of the children are sexually assaulted due to their vulnerability and how some of them become the victims of human traffickers. The book enlightens us on how people could help individually or through a community like the church in such situations. The book also shows how law enforcement agencies and the government can help in solving these issues. The book equally talks about other means the government could take to handle such issues.
The negative aspects were not hard to find. The book's timeline varies a lot in the book. Some of the actions that happen within two days can be spread into two chapters, while some actions that occurred in a month appear within a chapter. For instance, the family's life during the COVID-19 pandemic was shortened, while their life after the pandemic within the same time frame seemed to be unnecessarily lengthened in the novel. This made reading this book confusing. Although the dates are stated, it still does not negate this problem. Then, some dates seemed to be wrong.
I rate this book three out of four stars. The book satisfies the goal it set aside to meet, which is to enlighten people of the problems that arise from children being orphaned due to the COVID-19 virus. However, its storytelling was confusing due to the unnecessary shortening of some parts while making other actions unnecessarily long. The book was not professionally edited; I found numerous errors in it.
I recommend this book to people who work directly and indirectly with the foster care system. The book shows how faulty the system is and how some of those faults can be fixed through the help of the government and private stakeholders. I also recommend it to individuals who are recovering from any form of sexual assault and rape; this book shows how people can overcome, heal, and seek justice for such crimes.
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Covid Orphans
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Covid Orphans: Collateral Damage by Teri Peluso is a fantastic social novel. The book focuses on how COVID-19 affected many children who became orphans due to the death of either their parents or guardians because of this disease. It shows how the foster care system was not able to help these children. The book shows how some of these children tried to survive and how some of them were exploited due to their vulnerability. It shows how the community can help such children. Also, it tries to highlight different ways individuals can help.
The book also highlights how the government does not seem to be doing enough to help these children. The author does this by telling an emotional story that shows how the characters struggle to survive during the pandemic. The story highlights the difficulties that these orphans have, especially those from single mothers. These hardships resulted in sexual assault, lack of resources, and the unfair treatment they got from society while dealing with their cases.
The book follows the story of the Powell family. We are introduced to Chandra, Marshal, Isabella, and a newborn baby. Marshall seems to be with Chandra. They are the parents of Isabella and the new baby. The four of them move to a new place, where they can raise their children. After they moved, they started having problems. Marshal leaves the family and moves away. Chandra has to take care of her children herself. Years later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world. This is where the main plot of the story begins. The things that happen to the family during the pandemic affect them significantly.
There are so many positive aspects of this book. The book educates us on the problems people faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and after it. It also highlights the effects such problems had on people, especially children who became orphans due to the disease. The book shows how some of the children are sexually assaulted due to their vulnerability and how some of them become the victims of human traffickers. The book enlightens us on how people could help individually or through a community like the church in such situations. The book also shows how law enforcement agencies and the government can help in solving these issues. The book equally talks about other means the government could take to handle such issues.
The negative aspects were not hard to find. The book's timeline varies a lot in the book. Some of the actions that happen within two days can be spread into two chapters, while some actions that occurred in a month appear within a chapter. For instance, the family's life during the COVID-19 pandemic was shortened, while their life after the pandemic within the same time frame seemed to be unnecessarily lengthened in the novel. This made reading this book confusing. Although the dates are stated, it still does not negate this problem. Then, some dates seemed to be wrong.
I rate this book three out of four stars. The book satisfies the goal it set aside to meet, which is to enlighten people of the problems that arise from children being orphaned due to the COVID-19 virus. However, its storytelling was confusing due to the unnecessary shortening of some parts while making other actions unnecessarily long. The book was not professionally edited; I found numerous errors in it.
I recommend this book to people who work directly and indirectly with the foster care system. The book shows how faulty the system is and how some of those faults can be fixed through the help of the government and private stakeholders. I also recommend it to individuals who are recovering from any form of sexual assault and rape; this book shows how people can overcome, heal, and seek justice for such crimes.
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Covid Orphans
View: on Bookshelves