A review by kristenremenar
Blackout by John Rocco

4.0

For those who teach "small moments" in writing or writing from personal experience, this is a great mentor text. When the lights go out in the city, two girls and their parents find ways to entertain themselves - making shadow puppets with flashlights, going up to the rooftop, eating ice cream before it melts on the front stoop. When the lights come back on, rather than resume the computer work and phone conversations, the family plays a board game together. Great perspectives in the art.