When Zachary Beaver Came Town
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780786225156 (0786225157)
Publish date: April 1st 2000
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Family,
Coming Of Age
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.
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...