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Title: The Last Safe Place on Earth by Richard Peck ISBN: 0-440-22007-6 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This should be required reading for adults and children.
Comment: Richard Peck has weaved a story that is well written, extremely interesting, believable and relevant.
Engagingly narrated in the first person by main character Todd Tobin, the book reveals the Tobins to be crafted as an All-American family. They are not perfect, however, in the vein of Leave it to Beaver or Ozzie and Harriet. This family has its flaws, questions its actions and makes mistakes. You can easily believe that they are based on a real family.
In addition to the excellent writing and characterization, the text touches on some alarmingly real and modern issues facing families today. One of the Tobin family helps organize an AIDS seminar which is virtually ignored by the conservative community. Todd's best friend has an alcoholic mother. The Tobin's babysitter is from a religious fanatic family and has corrupted the youngest daughter's mind in a way that borders on child abuse. Several members of the community are trying to ban books from the school library because they do not show Christianity in a superior position to other religions. Mr. Peck does not resolve all these issues and there aren't any easy answers, just like real life.
These are all important issues that touch the livesof all. Everyone should be required to read this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: this book is interesting!!
Comment: this book kept me wanting to read.
This family moved out of their town that they were in to get out of the misery they had in it. They moved to a town they thought was going to be different. It was different until they found out that the sitter they have had for their daughter Marnie was telling her that witches were real, and were getting things in her head about them. Like they were real and they will come and get you. Marnie has always loved halloween until the sitter was telling her that stuff. Marnie was changing drastically, she was changing in a bad way. She was always in her room all by herself every night and every day. The family got worried and had to think of something to do.
This book was interesting to read. I liked it
Rating: 4
Summary: The Last Safe Place on Earth
Comment: Todd, the main character in the book is in tenth grade. Everyone in his town thinks they live in a picture perfect town and community. They soon realize that not everything is what it seems. They also find out that outside forces are not going to stop influencing their towns and their children. Todd's little sister starts getting horrible nightmares and wakes up screaming in the night. The parents think that removing all the bad books from the library will eliminate the nightmares and influences that books, TV/media have on kids. It is a story about censorship and trying to keep kids in a 'bubble' away from the rest of the world. I enjoyed this book because it was easy to understand and it was a good mystery and suspenseful book.
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Title: The Wave by Todd Strasser ISBN: 0440993717 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 15 September, 1981 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Dreamland Lake by Richard Peck ISBN: 0141308125 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser ISBN: 0689848935 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Are You in the House Alone? by Richard Peck ISBN: 0141306939 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Nothing But The Truth: A Documentary Novel by Avi ISBN: 038071907X Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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