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Title: Strays Like Us by Richard Peck, Robert Hunt ISBN: 0-8037-2291-5 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: May, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Strays Like Us
Comment: Strays Like Us by Richard Peck is a fictional story about a girl name Molly Moberly. Molly is a 12-year-girl sent to live with her Aunt Fay in a small Missouri town while her mtoher is in the hospital. Aunt Fay, a distant relative, is Molly's only family. Aunt Fay works hard all over town as a home nurse. Molly waits for her mom everyday to come back. Molly is a pretty good artist but she only draws pictures of Debbie, her absent mother. She meets a boy named Will McKinney, who lives with his grandparents next door. Will tells Molly that they are two strays living with relatives. The McKinney's have a secret that will change Will's family dramatically.
School starts, and Molly has to enroll because her mom has not came back for her yet. Not making any friends, Molly meets a home-schooled girl named Tracy at the public library. Everything is so perfect. Molly thinks that it would be cool to have a girl as a friend until Tracy invites her over and Molly realizes that she is not accepted in Tracy's world. Others, including her teachers, try to take Molly out of her shell but they fail in doing that. When Molly learns the terrible truth about her mother, the dramatic experience will change her forever. This book will keep you turning the pages at the edge of your seat. Molly and Will are Strays Like Us in this unraveling five star novel recommended for everyone!!
By: Ariel, Camille, Kristen, and Stefanie
Ms. Malone's 7th grade reading class!
Rating: 4
Summary: A Really Good Book
Comment: I like this book 'Stays Like Us' because it's about two kis, a boy and a girl, that have the same problem and become friends over that problem. I also like the book because the girl was tough, which you don't really see, and thought she knew everything but found out you can't know everything. One thing I didn't like about the book is the girl was a little too tough, like she fell out of a tree and didn't get hurt.
My favorite part of the book was when Emma, the girl, was in the bathroom and a short boy, who was in her grade, was in there too. Emma beat him up and a teacher came in and took them to the office.
The most vivid story elements would have to be setting and conflict. The setting was vivid because the girl kept talking about what she hated about the town where she was. the conflict was vivid because Emma kept wondering when her mom would come back an get her, which never happened.
Rating: 5
Summary: Exclamation Points.
Comment: I have read a lot of books; three or four a week for the last 20 years. Many many of them have been very good. Few, however, are written as well as this one. Richard Peck is a fine author. I believe this may be his best book.
It is not a long story, I read it in just a few hours. The depth of character development in this book is amazing, though. Also, Peck chooses his words so well. Many times I found myself thinking, "My this is good!" I wish I could write that way.
What I find most interesting, however, is Peck's use of punctuation marks - or lack of it. About halfway through the book, I realized that he never used exclamation points. Oh, he did one or two times for a minor character, but never, not once, for the main character, Molly. Not during the fight. Not at the McKinney's on Thanksgiving Day. Not when she found out about her mother. Never once. Read the book with that in mind and notice how well it fits the story.
Highly recommended. I am buying a personal copy of this book now.
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Title: The Ghost Belonged to Me by Richard Peck ISBN: 0140386718 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: September, 1997 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: The River Between Us by Richard Peck ISBN: 0803727356 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Fair Weather by Richard Peck ISBN: 0142500348 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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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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