is the story of Stanley Yelnats and his unfortunate streak of bad luck. Sent to Camp Green Lake, after he was incorrectly charged with stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley makes friends with a motley group of other delinquents. Stanley's story is tied up in a few other plots, including that of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.
I don't know why it took me so long to get around to this glorious book, but I finally read it. I adore the movie, so the plot wasn't terribly surprising, but I was pleased at how well the movie followed the book. No wonder I liked the movie! The humor shone through and I simply loved the weaving of the separate stories together. It is no great wonder this book won a Newbery.
RATINGS:
s-factor: !
(I don't remember any, but maybe one or two)
mrg-factor: none
v-factor: ->
Just a little bit mentioned, not described.
Overall rating: *****
is a story about three little kittens who have the audacity to survive a harrowing trip across a busy highway. The hardened highway cats aren't much interested in them, since they are so small and helpless, but Shredder begins to see something extraordinary about them. Particularly when they miraculously help the other cats to protect their homes from being demolished.
is a book written almost entirely of letters. When Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a man she never met, asking about a book he owns, she never expected where that correspondence might lead. She is introduced, by letters, to various members of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, formed during the German occupation of the island Guernsey. Juliet, who was on the look out for ideas for a new book, thinks she just might have found the perfect subject.
