The Lottery Rose
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425101537 (0425101533)
Publish date: October 15th 1986
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Read For School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Sociology,
Abuse
Overall, it was an interesting way to approach the subject of teacher-student bullying and child abuse, but the story could have attempted to dig deeper.
Review: Older middle grade books usually age quite quickly. While The Lottery Rose made some very excellent points, the story was straight-to-the-point and tended to overly generalize the "big mean world" of adults. Perhaps I was not the target audience for such a story. Hunt's writing reflects sha...