Bridge to Terabithia - Book versus Movie #2

Bridge to Terabithia, the novel, was originally written by Katherine Paterson, and won the Newbery Medal for this book. For this comparison, I read half of the book watched the movie, and then finished up with the book. I am not sure why I did it that way, it just worked out like that this time. This is a rare occassion where I actually liked the movie better than the book. The book was copyrighted in 1977, and the language and tone of the book reflects that time. The movie was a more updated version, and for some reason I seemed to relate to this better.

In both stories, Jess and Leslie become friends, which it seems at first is out of convenience and location than anything else. As the story evolves, they become very close, and venture into the woods to form an imaginary world, which they name Terabithia. Jess and Leslie are king and queen of Terabithia, and the creatures in this world often reflect people they encounter in their daily lives. This world is an escape for both of them. Neither child is well-liked at school or paid much attention to at home. Their imaginary world becomes a place where they can call the shots and actually feel in-control of something.

When Jess goes off on a private field trip with Ms. Edmunds (their music teacher) he has a brief notion of asking Leslie to come along, but decides against it. He has a crush on Ms. Edmunds and wants this time with her to himself. It is a fatal decision, because Leslie decides to go to Terabithia without him, and "magical rope" that swings them from one world to another breaks over the creek and Leslie dies. This affects Jess deeply, but he soon gets it together and passes on the magic of Terabithia to his little sister, May Belle.

The movie followed along closely with the story, with a few updates for a newer generation and some theatrical effects to enhance the experience. I actually liked AnnaSophia Robb in this movie better than I did in Because of Winn Dixie, she seemed to have grown up a little bit and was a better actress in this movie. While I did enjoy the movie better than the book, it was still not was I was expecting when I first saw the previews for this movie. I expected it to be a little more like The Chronicles of Narnia in that the other world was a little less make-believe and more of a real place. The fantastical creatures in the movie mostly focused on the evil, fighting ones (which I had to shield from my son), instead of the beauty they saw in Terabithia.

Both the book and movie were still highly enjoyable, and I would recommend them to anyone!

Sources:

Paterson, K. (1977). Bridge to Terabithia. New York: HarperTrophy Publishers.

Csupo, G. (Director). (2007). Bridge to Terabithia [Motion picture]. United States: Hal Lieberman Company.

www.barnesandnoble.com Book image retrieved 4-4-08.

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The Three Pigs by David Wiesner - a Caldecott Medal book

The Three Pigs was written and illustrated by David Wiesner, and is a tale of what would have happened had the pigs could have written the story. After some of the original tale, the pigs decide that instead of being eaten, they would "jump" out of the story and hide from the wolf. The three pigs find this is very exciting and go exploring in other stories, from which they gather some followers: The cat with the fiddle (from Hey diddle diddle!) and a big dragon. Instead of staying hidden in obscurity forever, the pigs, cat and dragon decide to head back to Number Three Pig's brick house and turn the tables on Mr. Wolf. Boy is he in for a surprise!

While I did not enjoy this book quite as much as I thought I would, it was still a fun tale. It reminded me of an assignment I had in eighth grade, where we were to make up alternate endings to common stories such as The Three Pigs. The illustrations were wonderful, and I liked them much better than some of the more abstract drawings I have seen in other books. I just do not understand that type of interpretation I guess!

Sources:

Wiesner, D. (2001). The three pigs. New York: Clarion Books.

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Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes - a Caldecott Medal book

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes is a delightful tale of a young kitten that sees her first full moon in the sky and thinks it is a dish of milk. The kitten tries every way she can think of to get to the "dish," but with no success. After several attempts and ending up soaking wet, the poor kitten decides to head home, where her luck changes after all. For there waiting on her is a REAL dish of milk, which she happily laps up.

Kevin Henkes also did the illustrations for this book, which are all in black and white. I really enjoyed the illustrations, and the faces Henkes sometimes gave the cat to express its feelings were hilarious! They almost had a human-like quality about them. Henkes also had a Caldecott Honor book in Owen, and received the Newbery Honor for his novel Olive's Ocean.

Sources:

Henkes, K. (2004). Kitten's first full moon. New York: Greenwillow Books.

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Journey Home - a book by Yoshiko Uchida

Journey Home by Yoshiko Uchida is a sequel to the book Journey to Topaz, which concentrated on Yuki (a young girl and main character of the stories) and her family being sent to a Japanese interment camp during World War II. Journey Home is the story of the family being released from Topaz, only to discover that much has changed since being in the camp. For awhile, Yuki and her family cannot return home to Berkeley, California because it has been forbidden for Japanese families to live in California.

After dealing with that adjustment, the family must also worry about their son Ken, who is a Japanese-American fighting in World War II for the Americans. Soon, the ban of Japanese from the West Coast is lifted, and Yuki and her family may return to the place they love, but they find that all the Japanese families must completely start over. Where once there were successful shops and vibrant Japanese churches lie neglected and run down buildings. Yuki's family helps her best friend and grandmother come back to California from Topaz, and with another man, help each other start a new life. It is very different from the life Yuki once knew, but she begins to embrace it as her own and begin to feel at home again.

This book was a very powerful tale about the treatment of the Japanese-Americans by the American government during World War II. The author, Yoshiko Uchida, based some of this book on her own family's struggles during this time. Uchida was born in California in 1922, and was a Japanese-American. During her senior year at the University of Berkeley, she was sent to one of the Japanese interment camps that popped up in the United States during World War II.

Uchida began writing about the Americn injustices and how Japanese-Americans were treated duing this time. She created literature for Asian-American children where there was none. She died in 1992.

Other titles by Yoshiko Uchida include:

• Journey to Topaz (prequel to Journey Home)
• A Jar of Dreams
• Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese-American Family
• The Bracelet
• Pricture Bride
• The Best Bad Thing
• Samurai of Gold Hill

Sources:

Uchida, Y. (1978). Journey home. New York: Antheneum.

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www.clarion.edu/edu-humm/libsci/buchanancoursesyl/uchida2.htm Information retrieved on 4-1-08.

Liar, Liar - a book by Laurence Yep

Laurence Yep was born in San Francisco, CA in 1948. As an author, he has won numerous awards, including a Newbery Honor Award. He is one of the most respected Asian-American writers of his time.

He fell in love with writing almost by accident. In high school, his English teacher told his class that to get an "A" they would have to get published in a national magazine. Although the teacher later withdrew that threat, Yep begin writing and sold his first story for a penny a page at the age of 18.

The book I read by Yep was Liar, Liar. This book is fairly old, and the image on this page of the book is not the image on the book I actually read! But the story remains the same. Sean Pierce, a 16 year old, tries to prove that his friend's car was tampered with before he had a fatal accident. When it comes out that Sean has lied before, people pass off his notions as "crazy." For once, he is telling the truth, but it may be too late by the time anybody believes him, because now the killer is after him. This book is a great mystery, and it shows how the boy who cried "wolf" too many times finds it hard to get people to believe in him, especially when the killer is a respected business man. I thought the book was well written, if a little juvenile. The main character took on some responsibilities that most 16-year old boys would not take on.

After doing some research, I wish I had read a different book of his, but this was all my library currently had in. Maybe when I have some free time (ha! ha!) I can read one of his more recent works!

Other titles by Laurence Yep include:

• Dragonwings
• Child of the Owl
• The Lost Garden
• The Rainbow People
• Sea Glass
• Dragon of the Lost Sea

Sources:

Yep, L. (1983). Liar, liar. New York: William Morrow and Company.

www.eduplace.com./kids/hmr/mtai/yep.html Information retrieved on 3-13-08.

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Because of Winn-Dixie - Book versus Movie #1

In this comparison, I actually read the book before I watched the movie. The book, by Kate Dicamillo, is an enchanting tale of a young girl and her ugly dog, and the wonderful friends she meets along the way when trying to get used to living in a new town. The way India Opal interacts with some of the townspeople is very loving and innocent, and gave her a naivete that was very endearing. I literally did not want to put the book down! I read it in one day, so I was really excited to see the movie.

Unfortunately, as Hollywood is wont to do, the movie did not have near as much charm as the book. There were a lot of scenes in the book that had been left out of the movie. For instance, Jeff Daniels (who plays India Opal's father in the movie) was talking to her about her mother. In the book, he told her exaclty ten things about her mom, including that her mother liked to drink. This is not how it went in the book, and Ithought that was a key element to the plot line. It explained a lot about why her mother left, and although hinted to in the movie, it was never really said. I thought the actess that played India Opal in the movie over-acted the part. They would have done better to cast Dakota Fanning's little sister (who played Sweetie Pie in the movie) as India Opal. They also skipped parts of the book around so that they were not necessarily in the order as the book.

All in all, I liked the book much better than the movie on this one.

Sources:

www.barnesandnoble.com. Images retrieved 3-29-08.

DiCamillo, K. (2000). Because of Winn-Dixie. Cambridge: Candlewick Press.

Wayne, W. (Director). (2005). Because of Winn-Dixie [Motion Picture]. United States: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.

Rosa by Nikki Giovanni - Coretta Scott King Award Book

Rosa by Nikki Giovanni is a unique look at the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery, Alabama. This book won the Coretta Scott King Award and is Caldecott Honor Book. This book tells the story of how Rosa Parks was tired of being treated as less-than-human and refused to give up her seat on the bus. The legendary tale sparked a series of events from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraging the citizens to walk "until justice runs down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream" (p. 23) to the 1956 Supreme Court ruling that segregation was wrong on all fronts.

The illustrations in this book (done by Bryan Collier) are wonderful, and really help to tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement. They add to the story, and I think the most powerful on is the cover itself, with the white man looking down sternly at Rosa Parks. It almost gave me chills to look at this drawing, it is that good.

I would recommend this book to anyone, young and old alike. I think a lot of different groups can learn a lesson from this story - that all people should be treated equally.

Sources:

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Giovanni, N. (2005). Rosa. New York: Henry Holt and Company.

In for Winter, Out for Spring by Arnold Adoff - a book illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

In for Winter, Out for Spring is a book written by Arnold Adoff and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.The story tells a tale of how a family goes through the seasons and the different things they do together at each one. It is a delightful story of family dynamics, and the coffee-house poetry style the author uses is a fascinating way to tell it, one which I have never seen before. The verse gives the story a beautiful flow and helps the reader "feel" the changing of seasons.

The illustrations by Pinkney really help tell the story. Jerry Pinkney is an African-American and a beloved children's book illustrator. He won a full scholarship to art school and later opened an art studio with several other artists. His family is very talented as well - his wife and daughter-in-law are successful children's book authors, and his son is a famous illustrator in his own right. Other books that Pinkney has illustrated include:

• The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy
• The Tales of Uncle Remus by Julius Lester
• Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack
• The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci
• Back Home by Gloria Jean Pinkney
• Sam and the Tigers by Julius Lester

Pinkney has received the Caldecott Honor several times, as well as the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators.

Sources:

www.barnesandnoble.com Image retrieved 3-14-08

www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/jpinkney.html Retrieved on 3-13-08

Adoff, A. (1991). In for winter, out for spring. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers.

The Red Book by Barbara Lehman - Caldecott Honor Book

The Red Book was illustrated by Barbara Lehman. It is a picture book, so we know how I struggle with those, but I enjoyed this one much more than Flotsam. The pictures tell the story of a little girl who finds a red book in the snow. She lives in a city, and the book tugs are her curiousity all day. When she opens it, she is surprised to see a map and then a face staring back at her that can see her too (from his own little red book). She goes out to seek this stranger, but he thinks she is leaving, so he begins to cry. She traveled across the world with balloons and drops out of the sky to meet her new friend! On the way to meet her new friend, she drops her book on the street, only to be discovered by another boy!

The picture-within-a-picture theme was reminiscent of Flotsam, but I think the story the illustrator was trying to convey was much better. I am beginning to understand the novelty of picture books. It is truly amazing how pictures can tell a whole story without a single word being written on the page.

Sources:

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Lehman, B. (2004). The red book. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.

John Henry - a book by Julius Lester

For the Julius Lester pick, I chose to read John Henry - a wonderful tale about an African-American man who was born strong and grew overnight to be huge! He used his size for wonderful things, like helping his mother and father build on to their house, and helping to make roads in the blink of an eye. This book was illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, and I found later that he has illustrated several of Lester's books. The story of John Henry was a fabled tale in the African-American community, no one can seem to prove or disprove that this man actually existed. There have been many folk songs written about John Henry, and each version is a little different. John Henry, the way the book tells it, was very respected, and sometimes even the sun peeked out to see what he was up to! I enjoyed this book - I thought the illustrations really helped add to and tell the story, and I couldn't help but to love the gentle giant with the big heart.

The author, Julius Lester, is an African-American professor who has taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for over 30 years. He started life wanting to be a musician, but has written more than 25 books (both adult and children's books). As mentioned before, several of his novels have been illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Here is a list of some of the other titles he has written:

• Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue (A Coretta Scott King Award Winner)
• To Be a Slave
• The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
• Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales
• From Slave Ship to Freedom Road

Sources:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ Retrieved 3-13-08

www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/lester.html Retrieved on 3-13-08

Lester, J. (1994). John henry. New York: Dial Books for Young Children.

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat and The Lorax

It was such a delight re-reading Dr. Seuss' book, The Cat in the Hat. It had been a really long time since I had read it, and I enjoyed it immensely. I know that Dr. Seuss wrote these books as an alternative to the Dick and Jane books popular of their time, but I find the Dr. Seuss books far more sophisticated than the Dick and Jane books. I also read The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, which was a book I had never read before, and found that book to be very thought provoking, as most Dr. Seuss novels are. I think Dr. Seuss books can be enjoyed by people of all ages, and this has been repeatedly shown by the use of Oh, the Places You'll Go! as a common graduation gift. Both of these books that I read seem to have a greater message than the pure joy one gets from reading them. The Cat in the Hat urges us that maybe Mom really does know best, and the fish somewhat serves as our conscience to remind us of what we are not supposed to do! In The Lorax, the greater message is one of environmental awareness - to love the beauty that surrounds us and try not to destroy it in the process.

While I do not know if there is a contemporary book that has the tension present as in The Cat and the Hat, I do know that it still appeals to children today. My son loved it when I read it aloud to him, and laughed out loud when I made a voice for the fish! I thin kthis book will always be able to capture the hearts of readers, no matter what age they are.

In terms being didactic - which means designed or intended to teach - The Lorax is definitely that! It teaches readers to take care of and treasure their environment because perhaps all the things we love about it could eventually disappear. There are still didactic books today, especially those teaching social messages of equality and diversity. They may not be as controversial as The Lorax, but they are still being written and read.

It was great fun reading these books, and it makes me want to go and re-read many more of Dr. Seuss' legendary tales. I know my son and I will enjoy them for many years to come!

Sources:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ Retrived on 3-13-08

http://www.mirriam-webster.com/ Retrieved on 3-13-08 (Call me stupid, but I had to look up what didactic meant!)

Dr. Seuss. The cat in the hat(1957). New York: Random House.

Newbery vs. Caldecott Awards - What's the difference?

I must be honest, before this class, I did not know the difference between the Newbery Award and the Caldecott Award. I simply thought they were both awards given to children's books. While they are that, they are also so much more. They have some similarities, but the major component of each award is very different.

The Newbery Award is awarded annually to the most distinguished American children's book published in the previous year. This award mainly focuses on the author of the book. It is named for an eighteenth-century English bookseller named John Newbery, and it was the first award ever given for children's books.

The Caldecott Award is also awarded annually, but to the artist or illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children. It is named after the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott.

These awards have several things in common. One, they are both awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, which is a division of the American Library Association (or ALA). Both awards are given to distinguished American children's books; however, both awards are named after Englishmen.

From reading books out of each category of awards for this class, I have come to understand that I enjoy the Newbery Award winners the most. I feel myself gravitating toward books for older students - i.e. middle school and up. I enjoy reading books to my son, but I must admit that I am selfish and enjoy reading books for older children so much more. I like the more complicated plots with less pictures. I have found that I like to paint a picture of characters in my own mind, instead of having them drawn out for me. My son has enjoyed some of the Caldecott Award winners I have read to him, but he is two years old and gets bored easily. This statement is not to slight the Caldecott Award winners, it is just my preference. But I am glad that I at least understand the difference between the two!

Source: http://www.ala.org/ Retrieved on 3-10-08

Realization

I just realized I read one too many Newbery Award Winners for my class. I know I will not receive credit, but it didn't hurt anything, and I enjoyed those books.

The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster - Caldecott Medal Winner

I recently read The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster. The book is illustrated by Chris Raschka. I must say, I was not in love with this book. The story was charming, but very simple. It is about a girl that loves to spend time with her grandparents, and they all love this window in her grandparents' kitchen. They can see each other in it when the little girl comes over, and then when she leaves. I do not know what I was expecting, but this wasn't it.

For me, the pictures were a little confusing. I know the premise is for the book to look like a child drew the pictures since the child is the narrator of the story, and it did accomplish that. But I did not feel like the drawings added or enhanced the story in any way. Perhaps I was just in a bad mood when I read this story, but it was definitely not my favorite children's book of all time. My favorite part of the book was the fact that this child is very close to her grandparents, which I also happen to be. It did bring back some good memories about growing up and visiting them, and that was about as far as it got for me.

I am sure there are people out there reading this blog that are gasping with shock that I did not like this book, but what can I say? With an honor like the Caldecott Medal attached to it, I was looking for more, but left a little disappointed.

Sources:
Juster, N. & Raschka, C. (2005). The hello, goodbye window. New York: Michael Di Capua Books.
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Flotsam by David Wiesner - Caldecott Medal Winner

Well, I have discovered that I am not the biggest fan of picture books. Please do not misunderstand, the illustrations in this book are amazing and beautiful to look at. I just prefer to read someone else's words than to have to come up with my own.

In Flotsam, David Wiesner tells (or draws?) the story of a little boy who likes to look for things that have washed up on shore, or flotsam as it is called. The boy finds an underwater camera and gets the film developed, only to discover amazing things that go on at the bottom of the sea. For instance, Wiesner depicts islands in the middle of the ocean are really enormous starfish that can move at their will, and families of octupi reading books together. He finally comes upon a picture of a girl holding a picture of a boy holding a picture, and so on and so forth. He decides to do the same, him holding a picture of a picture (are you following all of this?!) and then throw the camera back into the ocean for someone else to enjoy. Trust me, the whole story is better in the pictures!

I was trying to come up with a story to go along with this book so my son and I could read it together. He got immensely bored with me and moved on to playing ball with his dad! I just am not a creative person, so this story was difficult to come up with in my mind. I like other peoples' imaginations much better!

Sources:

www.barnesandnoble.com Retrieved image on 2-18-08

Wiesner, D. (2006). Flotsam. New York: Clarion Books.

A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck - 2001 Newbery Medal Winner

A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck is the sequel to A Long Way from Chicago. Both book werew honored by the Newbery Award in some way, but I must admit that this is my favorite. The sequel picks up when Mary Alice is fifteen. Her family has fallen on hard times during a recession (1937 to be exact) and with Joey gone out west, her parents send her to live with Grandma Dowdel for the year. Moving cities and schools at such an important time in a young woman's life has Mary Alice scared and apprehensive.

Of course, a year with Grandma will be adventerous to say the least! Up to her same old antics, Grandma unwittingly helps Mary Alice adjust to her new life and school. Grandma is as sneaky as ever, quietly manipulating people into doing exaclty as she wants!

I liked the fact that this sequel focused on Mary Alice, as the first book focused more on Joey's point of view. Richard Peck is a wonderful author, and he tied up the loose ends from the first book in a very elegant way. We find at the end of the book exactly where Mary Alice ends up (and with whom!) and just how close her and her grandmother had really become. As I was reading this book, one of my cheerleaders was watching her grandmother fight a losing battle with brain cancer. It touched me in a very poignant way, because I know that my cheerleader and her grandmother were very close. I also know that she would loved to have her grandmother there with her at the big moments in her life, but it was just not meant to be. It also made me think of my own grandmother, whose vitality rivals that of Grandmother Dowdel, and how much I would miss her if she were not with us anymore.

Long live the grandmothers of the world!!

Sources:

Peck, Richard. (2002). A Year Down Yonder. New York: Puffin.

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A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck - 1999 Newbery Honor Book

A Long Way from Chicago is the wonderful story of a brother-sister combo (Joey and Mary Alice, respectively) that gets sent from Chicago to spend a week with their grandmother (who lives in a small Illinois town). The way Richard Peck conveys the siblings' summers is told in short chapters - each chapter devoted to a different summer.

At first, the siblings do not want to go spend a whole week of their summer with their grandmother, but as the story moves on, the reader finds the pair more anxious to go than the previous year. The antics of Grandma Dowdel are hilarious - she is like a snake in the grass, one you do not see until you almost step on it! With her larger-then-life stature, most townspeople fear Grandma. She has a keen way of getting the best of people, usually without them even knowing it!

As I was reading this book, I found myself looking forward to discovering what trick Granmda was up to next. I enjoyed reading about the children getting older, and seeing how their attitudes toward that summer week grew and changed with them. The book also made me think of how close I am with my grandmother, although she is not as sneaky as Grandma Dowdel, and how I love spending time with her. My grandparents' home has always been a place of security and love for me, and the book really resonated with me on that front. I also read the sequel to this book, which will also be posted. My favorite between the two is the sequel, so read on to find out more!

The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron - 2007 Newbery Medal Winner

I have to admit, I was a little apprehensive about reading children's books, mostly because it has been so long since I have read things like this. I read to my son a lot, but they are very basic books that are mostly filled with colorful pictures and not much writing! I must say that I was pleasantly surprised after reading The Higher Power of Lucky. This book was written by Susan Patron and included some black and white illustrations by Matt Phelan. The writing and illustrations were both well done, with the illustrations being fairly sparse throughout the book. They did, however, help paint a picture in my mind of the characters.

This book is about Lucky, a ten year old girl whose mother died and whose father is no where to be found. She has a guardian named Brigitte, a young woman from France who was her father's first wife. Lucky has a great friend named Lincoln, who is being groomed to become the President of the United States (hence the name Lincoln). They live in a desolate town called Hard Pan, which is basically in the middle of nowhere, California. After finding some clues, Lucky is convinced Brigitte is going to leave to go back to France, leaving Lucky as a ward of the state. She decides to run away, only to find out that she read the clues all wrong.

As I was reading this book, my heart broke for Lucky. To be so young and vulnerable without her mother or father around must have been very difficult for her. The way Lucky describes Brigitte is a little misleading - she comes across as snooty and uncaring at first. At the end of the book, the reader sees that Brigitte really has a heart of gold, and is truly being the mother to Lucky that she needs.

While this has not been my favorite book that I have read, I did enjoy it and can see why it won the Newbery Medal. The book is slated for ages 9-11, but beware of some of the more mature words that are used, such as "scrotum." Most 9-11 year olds do not know what that is, and they may ask after reading this book! The way the story is told also reminded me how a child's mind works, and that sometimes the best intentions can be misread by a young mind.

Sources:

Patron, S. (2006). The higher power of Lucky. New York: Simon & Schuster.

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