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Title: Begging for Change by Sharon G. Flake ISBN: 0-7868-1405-5 Publisher: Jump Sun Pub. Date: May, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: For the Love of Money
Comment: BEGGING FOR CHANGE is the highly anticipated sequel to Sharon G. Flake's Money Hungry. This book picks up the story of Raspberry Hill a girl who is obsessed with money, because of the security it brings her. Determined not to be homeless again, Raspberry is the budding entrepreneur, doing anything legal to obtain money. In this book, she finds that although money can bring about security, it cannot ensure happiness.
The book begins with Raspberry's mother being assaulted by a young girl because she is trying to keep peace in her neighborhood. Raspberry is distraught, feels threatened, and as a result she steals money from her best friend, Zora. This causes a rift between the girls. Raspberry also begins to develop feelings for Sato, a boy from her school. She is faced with the dilemma of being in love without losing her entrepreneurial spirit. The book also introduces Raspberry's father, a homeless, crack addict. Although Raspberry loves her father, she has difficulties in "liking" him, especially when he steals her hard-earned money. She also deals with an identity crisis, wondering if she has inherited any of her father's ways.
Sharon G. Flake has done it again. Her latest book ties up loose ends from Money Hungry, but introduces new problems and situations. The recurring theme of the identity crisis, shown through Raspberry and her biracial friend, Mai, is one that children who read this book will readily relate to. I highly recommend this book for fans of Flake, and for children who may have difficulties accepting themselves or their parents.
Reviewed by Latoya Carter-Qawiyy
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
Rating: 4
Summary: Enjoyable and real
Comment: I haven't read a juvenile fiction book in quite some time but the voice of the narrator is what made me want to read Begging for Change. It's the story of Raspberry, a young girl who is going through much adversity that involves her family and friends. I think Raspberry is a character that kids or grownups can understand. She is emotional - mad, happy, afraid, shy, indignant, jealous, and everything in between. She's not perfect, she's real and that's a wonderful attribute to find in fiction. If you enjoy reading about young people and want to understand how they think and where they are coming from in terms of friendships, family, loyalty, and justice, you might enjoy reading Begging for Change.
Rating: 5
Summary: she did it again!
Comment: Sharon Flake did it again! All her books are so interesting! I couldn't put 'Begging for Change' down! I read it in 2 days. I hope she keeps on writing...
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Title: Money Hungry by Sharon G. Flake ISBN: 0786815035 Publisher: Jump Sun Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The First Part Last (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) by Angela Johnson ISBN: 0689849222 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Olive's Ocean (NEWBERY HONOR BOOK) by Kevin Henkes ISBN: 0060535431 Publisher: Greenwillow Pub. Date: 12 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going ISBN: 0399239901 Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: The River Between Us by Richard Peck ISBN: 0803727356 Publisher: Dial Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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