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Title: Frenchtown Summer by Dan Krovatin, Robert Cormier ISBN: 0-440-22854-9 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautifully written, haunting and lyrical
Comment: This book is a departure for author Robert Cormier who has always been a favorite of mine because of his tight, twisting plots and his unflinching look at life. But Cormier's first novel written in verse is as marvelous as anything he has ever written and is truly a book to treasure.
I usually end up reading parts of Cormier's novels quickly in order to find out what happens next. But this is a book which makes the reader want to savor every word. He is a master at subtlty and understatement, using one or two words to convey so much meaning.
The relationship between Eugene and his mother, the glimpses into the lives of his neighbors, the secret of tragedy which surrounds his uncle...every one of the elements of this book with intrigue and move the reader.
Some books are great for a quick read and then either sit on a shelf gathering dust or are promptly returned to the library and forgotten. Not Frenchtown Summer. You will want to return to the passages again and again. It would also be a perfect gift for just about anyone and definitely a book to treasure.
Rating: 5
Summary: Poetry that tells a story
Comment: Robert Cormier is an excellent writer. My co-worker didn't like this book, but when I read it I was impressed by how beautifully he told this story in poetic verse. Gradually you learn about 12 year old Eugene's life and the life of the inhabitants of Frenchtown before WW II. Cormier is a dark writer and I often steer away from his books, but I would recommend this one to everyone.
Rating: 5
Summary: More Plot, story and poetry than other free verse novels
Comment: FRENCHTOWN SUMMER is brilliant. Where other free verse novels
seem to be words thrown together in quick, uneven fashion,
this one (like OUT OF THE DUST and JUDY SCUPPERNONG) has
heart, poetic language and story. Robert Cormier has succeeded
in giving us real, solid, amazing literature.
Page after page is an easy, quick, yet worthy read.
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Title: In the Middle of the Night by Robert Cormier ISBN: 0440226864 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 11 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones ISBN: 0064462188 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 23 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Heroes by ROBERT CORMIER ISBN: 0440227690 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 08 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia ISBN: 0140385614 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Foreign Exchange : A Mystery in Poems by Mel Glenn ISBN: 0688164722 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 26 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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