Dawn By Tim Wynne-Jones

"Dawn" is the interesting story. I got confused by some part of the story. This does not seem like a American story.

Barnsey admired by Dawn who look strange and different. At first when he met Dawn at the bus he thought that Dawn was strange then later found out that she was cool due to she dressed up as a punk. Before he met Dawn, his mother told him that she will see him in a while as soon as possible. This was strange to him because his mother tend to ride with him on the bus to his grandmother house. So, this time he is by himself. Why did his mother gave the bus driver tips? Later the bus driver gave Barnsey the money from his mother anyway.

At first I thought Barnsey and Dawn age is probably close till I realized that Barnsey is 13 while Dawn is about 23 years old. Barnsey and Dawn share some similar interest. Both of them like to listen to music from the tape, Xiphoid Process. I wonder what type of music is that. When Dawn told Barnsey to listen to one of her tape, Barnsey can not hear. Then Dawn told him to listen closely and carefully then he was able to hear it. This is like you are seeing something that you have never see before or like you have to clean your glasses to see or understand things better.

Then later Dawn have left somewhere to different places while Barnsey went to his grandmother house. When Barnsey saw only his dad arrive, he knew something is wrong. His parents had divorce which he wish he was told before. Changing is difficult for him to adjust because he it's abnormal for him to see his parents separated. His father have gave Barnsey all the love that he can give and help to reinforce him to a new change.

Before I forget, Barnsey got influenced from Dawn by saying "rubbish". Once Dawn had said it, then Barnsey have said it repeatedly more often. Could be part of preteen things as they tend to say things that they like to use repeatedly.

By the time Barnsey want to escaped and he was thinking about going with Dawn, his role model, which he had miss her. Barnsey left in the morning to go to the bus. His dad dress up unprepare find his son waiting at the bus station was worry. Before that when Barnsey was looking for his tape to listen while he waiting for the bus, he find the note from Dawn that Dawn have gave tape to Barnsey. His dad hug him and making sure that he is okay then when Barnsey told his dad to listen to the tape that Dawn have gave him. Both of them listen to the tape together, for this it seem that they have created a bond again as father and son. Dawn had giving Barnsey a new beginning since Barnsey is getting accostume to the new change.