I was intrigued by the synopsis on the back. The book isn't bad, but I wouldn't say it's great either. It's pretty white-centric. I spent a lot of the first two chapters reading the characters as Black (wishful thinking on my part), until it's sort of made clear that they're all white. There are t...
I don't remember rereading this in 2010. I thought the Juan/Scarlett storyline was a lot larger in the book (it's pretty big in Toby's mind, not so much on the page). Overall the story holds up pretty well. The book feels like summer.
A strange, but oddly compelling little book about what it's like for a child to wait for the birth of a baby. In this case Iris is awaiting the birth of her cousin Gregory. She is curious and impatient and looks to the adults around her for answers - When will he come? And how? But their evasive...
The story is too long for a picture book. Kimberly should stick to novels. That's what she does best.
The best way I can think to describe this one is as a historical fiction with fantastical elements. It’s really well done, with a wide cast of characters that you learn to care about over the course of the book. It brings up a number of issues without every feeling preachy about them.
I love the circular story of the children looking for something to do, are fascinated by the trailer that Zachery Beaver lives in, and they end up helping him. They like to go up on the roof to see clearly. Oh, how I relate to that.This is about a boy, Toby, and his friendship with Zachery, an unusu...
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