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Title: The Acorn People by Ron Jones, Tom Parker ISBN: 044022702X Publisher: Laureleaf Pub. Date: September, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.78
Rating: 5
Summary: A Hidden Treasure
Comment: After recommending a book called SEEDFOLKS to a colleague, she recommended THE ACORN PEOPLE to me. Though written many years back and almost impossible to find in most libraries or bookstores, it's one of those hidden treasures that can make you laugh and cry at the same time. It tells the story of a college stuent turned summer camp counselor who gets a job working with severely physically handicapped youngsters and, almost immediately, feels like going AWOL from this job because of the overwhelming odds. However, he soon discovers that they can teach him far more about life than he ever learned in a classroom. Just as a blind person usually has a far keener sense of hearing, these physically handicapped youngsters have a way of sharing their true personalities and strengths, producing some mini-miracles (actually maxi-ones) for each other as well as themselves. Wording in the book is superb, realistic, and not the least bit maudlin. When I finished reading it and noticed something I had previously missed--that the story was actually true--it made this book even more meaningful to me. Though a short work, it's impossible to read it without feeling its strong, positive impact. It helps all of us to be grateful for what we have and to also see how we can compensate for what we do not have. THE ACORN PEOPLE depicts a summer that none of the group would ever forget in their short lives and that will stay with the reader as an inspiration for what people can do when they bother--and have fun doing it at the same time. With the exception of one word that won't be found in the dictionary, this work is one that should be read (or at least heard) by everyone over the age of ten. It would make the world a better place.
Rating: 3
Summary: Camp counselor for disabled children and their experiences
Comment: I would give this 3 1/2 stars, so mentally add a half star to this rating, everyone. The acorn people are five young boys and their counselor who share a bond tied to acorn necklaces they make. It is an honest portrayal of some of the experiences an unprepared young adult encounters when taking on the job of a summer camp counselor at a camp for disabled youngsters. This book will be misinterpreted by many as fiction, but it is a work of nonfiction. So, the thoughts and feelings are of a real person, not made up. (This author went on to become a teacher. I bet the experiences he had at camp made him an empathetic one.) The book is too brief, but that might be good for a first venture into this subject matter which may be difficult for a lot of readers. The book from its opening paragraphs gives insight into the common obstacles disabled children (and by extension, anyone who is disabled) must face. The epilogue made me cry even though I was expecting something like it. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't....
Rating: 4
Summary: Reading this book makes you have mixed emotions.
Comment: Hi am an eleven year old who has read this excellent novel titled "The Acorn People". The reason why this book was so good was because it gave you a chance to read about the struggles a handicapped kid has to go through everyday. This novel also makes you deep down inside cheer for one of the characters in the novel and it makes you feel like you too have to overcome all the obsticles the kids in the novel had to overcome as their camp days slowly came to an end. Even though the book had some happy points it also had some sad points. To me the ending was a little disturing. Yes, this novel is a true story which in some ways is very sad. Personally once I picked this book up I could not put it down. My favorite character was Benny because he was a speed demon just like me. He had no legs therefor his wheelchair took their place. Here are some names of the characters that you will learn to love: Dominic, Thomas Stewart (Spider), Benny, Martin, and Aaron Gerwalski (Arid). I advise people of all ages to read it so you to can live life through the eyes of a disabled child. One other thing that a personally did not like about the novel was that it was based on a boy's camp cabin. Yes, once or twice they talked about the girls but, not as often as I would have preferred but, do not let a minor reason like that shy away from the novel. I advise you to pick this bok up this book today at your nearest book stor, the library, or right here at Amazon Books online
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Title: Hiroshima by John Hersey ISBN: 0679721037 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: March, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton ISBN: 014038572X Publisher: Prentice Hall (K-12) Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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