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Title: A Sailor Returns by Theodore Taylor ISBN: 0-439-24880-9 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: About what it means to have a grandparent in the world
Comment: A grandfather who long abandoned the family and who was believed dead attempts new contacts with Evan and his mother, earning the resentment of their stepfather. Why has his grandfather returned home at this time, and how can he fit into their new family? Evan discovers an unusual bond exists as he learns what it means to have a grandparent in the world.
Rating: 3
Summary: Touching but Disappointing
Comment: In an otherwise touching and wonderful story about a man finding his family after many years, a family discovering the father/ grandfather they thought dead, and their reunion for a brief summer, I was truly disappointed in the depiction of the father/ son-in-law. Eleven year old Even Bryant is pleasantly surprised to discover that his maternal grandfather, a sailor presumed dead, finds his family and comes for a short visit. His deep dark secrects of where he has been and what has kept him from seeking out his family before this are told. My disappointment comes from the way Even's father is characterized. He is a regular church attender and even sings in the choir, but is depicted as mean spirited and mercenary. I find it a bit offensive that the only really religious person in the story is depicted this way. I suggest that anyone who wishes to encourage their children to attend religious services to read this book before giving it to a child. This is reviewed from a uncorrected proof version of the book.
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Title: Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes ISBN: 0060535431 Publisher: Greenwillow Pub. Date: 12 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Maggie's Door by Patricia Reilly Giff ISBN: 0385326580 Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (Newbery Medal Book) by Kate Dicamillo, Timothy B. Ering ISBN: 0763617229 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech ISBN: 0060292903 Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli ISBN: 0375813748 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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