Holling Hoodhood is really in for it. He's just started seventh grade with Mrs. Baker, a teacher he knows it out to get him. Why else would she make him read Shakespeare . . . outside of class? The year is 1967, and everyone has bigger things to worry about. There's Vietnam for one thing, and then t...
No stars for you book! And don't you dare question my authority!This book is so sweet, I'm practically choking on its sweetness, in a good way. What I liked:EverythingWhat I loved:Holling and his friendsHolling and his sister"Did you find yourself?""What?" said my sister."Did you find yourself?""She...
4.5 stars. Probably would have been 5 stars, but I read Okay for Now only a week ago and it's so perfect that I had to knock this one down just a titch.
If a junior high aged boy is part of your household, give him this book. He'll love it, and it will do him good. And if you happen to have been in junior high during the year 1968, this book can serve as a reminder of life (and national politics) at that time. In case you don't remember, 1968 is t...
I've been putting off making a review for this. It's really difficult for me to make a review of a book that blew me away. It feels like a few words can't justify this book, or couldn't articulate how much this impacted me, or no one would appreciate what a delightful book this is.In the meantime, I...
I apparently am on a roll with books about adorable young teenagers. Holling reminded me a lot of T.C. from My Most Excellent Year - heck, he could have been T.C.'s dad, given the time period in which this book is set. Except for the Yankees thing.This book has a lot of charm to it, along with a rea...
The episodic nature makes it a little slow going at times, but overall I ended up really liking it. Schmidt pays attention to school dynamics, friendships and budding romance, family dynamics, small town politics, and national politics, which is an awful lot to take on. But he manages to make it wor...
I'm late to the party on this one, and loved it as expected. Sort of a combination of "A Year Down Yonder" and the movie "A Christmas Story" - so funny and sometimes unexpectedly heartbreaking. A few things I especially loved:- Holling and Meryl Lee: 7th-graders can be in a romantic relationship tha...
I love Schmidt's voice! The way he writes is both wittily sharp and very funny, charming both adult and children readers alike. Holling Hoodhood's (what a name!) perspective on the adult world makes you nod your head in agreement and also laugh, but most importantly Holling's cuttingly accurate port...
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