When one’s parent leaves or dies, other members of the family find different ways to kill the hurt inside. They often separate. The Key to the Golden Firebird is a great example of that. It shows how a family can grow apart if one of them is missing. Brooks, May, and Palmer Gold had a great and happy family. They spent a lot of time together, until their father died.

It all happened last year, when their father had a heart attack. Their mother had to start working much more, May got a job and started helping with the family budget, Brooks started drinking, and Palmer hardly ever talked to anyone, all she did was watch television or play softball.

When May got her driver’s license, the three girls drove to the Camden Yards, in Baltimore. They buried their father’s ashes in the middle of the baseball field, on the pitcher’s mound. At that moment they felt the connection that was between them before their father died.

When the Gold girls tried to find ways to kill the hurt of their father’s death, they separated. All they had to do was keep together, and it would have been much easier for them. This book was really great, and it gives an example of how members of the family always have to stick together no matter what. I really liked this book, and enjoyed reading it. If you are trying to spend as little time as possible with your family, you have to read this book.