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Title: A Fine White Dust by Cynthia Rylant ISBN: 0-689-80462-8 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Fine White Dust
Comment: A Fine White Dust is about a boy named Pete who is afraid to going into hell.He meets this guy whom he thinks is a crimnal but it turns out that he is a preacher.The Preacher found out that Pete is very religious, so he helps him through his fear. The Preacher invites Pete to come along with him.Now he has to choose his parents or the Preacher...
I think that Cynthia Rylant wrote this book to teach us that you have to make choices.I also think she wrote this book because in our life we have to give up somethng to gain another.
I liked the book because the author describes it so well.I also like the suspense.I kept reading until I finished it.
Rating: 5
Summary: I loved it, but not everybody will
Comment: As an adult reader, I think this book is remarkable. I found it to be totally gripping and extremely intense. I couldn't put it down. However, I don't know if young readers would enjoy this book very much. The thing that made this book so remarkable to me was the emotional impact that it left on me. I think that this is because as an adult I can look at my own life experiences and relate to the deep and troubling issues that the character in this book battles with. If I had read this book when I was middle-school age, or perhaps even in high school, I dont' think I would have gotten nearly as much out of it. It wouldn't have left such a strong emotional impact because I wouldn't have had the insight and understanding that I now have as an adult.
I am not saying that young readers should not read this book. I think that there is much to explore in this book, and highly recommend it. I'm sure that there are many younger readers who would enjoy this book and who would be able to gain a lot from it. However, I can also see how many readers, especially (but not exclusively) younger readers, would not enjoy this book very much.
This is the kind of book that causes you to search your own soul. The author doesn't give you the meaning behind it all but leaves you to make your own meaning out of it. Some people will find a lot of meaning for themselves, and some will find very little.
Basically, if you are just looking for a story that has an exciting plot and lots of action or suspense, then this is probably not the book for you, because if you just look at the story on the surface then you probably won't get much out of it. But if you are looking for some truly thought-provoking literature that explores issues of the human spirit, then I would highly recommend this.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not what I expected
Comment: I was completely surprised that this book won so many prestigious prizes (The Newberry, Parent's Choice). I don't believe that it is written in a language that would interest any of my 7th or 8th grade students! I was disappointed, to say the least.
A young 13 year old, Pete, finds religion by himslef at a young age. His parents are not religious people, by choice. They do not begrudge their son his chosen religion or his devotion to it; however, they do not fully encourage it either. This leads Pete into a bit of confusion. Will his parents meet a firey death? Is his Atheist friend, Rufus that he has known forever, a sinner and in league with the devil?
The answer to his questions, and his prayers, seems to enter town in the form of "The Preacher Man."
This man preaches the word of God, saves souls in the name of Jesus, and helps true believers to "Be Saved." Pete is ripe for the picking. He has only to be lead into what he wants to hear. The Preacher picks up on that right away, and tells Pete that he should come with him (he is a natural!) and help him to preach the word of the Lord throughout the country.
It is my opinion that this is where the book touches upon a shady area. There are some implications that may lead the reader to believe that The Preacher Man is a potential pedophile. This is an undeveloped concept, but the hints are there.
Later we feel Pete's bewilderment and disappointement when he is told by his loyal friend, Rufus, that The Preacher man did not come to get him as planned because he left that very same night, in secret, with a young woman (quite a town scandal).
It is a short book. However, as a teacher, I believe that a young adult's time would be better spent reading something more worthy.
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Title: The Islander by Cynthia Rylant ISBN: 044041542X Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 09 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Missing May (Yearling Newbery) by Cynthia Rylant ISBN: 0440408652 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant ISBN: 0152003746 Publisher: Harcourt Paperbacks Pub. Date: 18 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.00 |
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Title: A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck ISBN: 0142300705 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman ISBN: 0140383352 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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