Illustrated by Matt Phelan
Pages: 134
Finished: Dec. 21, 2007
Reason for Reading: Newbery Project
First Published: 2006
Genre: children fiction
Awards: Newbery Award
Rating: 2.5/5
First Sentence:
Lucky Trimble crouched in a wedge of shade behind the Dumpster.
Comments: 10-year-old Lucky lives in a rural town with a population of 43. She is constantly worried that her Guardian will leave her and go back to live in France. This book left me greatly underwhelmed. I had no great liking for the characters and the plot was mostly uneventful. Disappointing for a Newbery winner.
4 comments:
I agree. The Newbery Honors, on the other hand, were great reads.
I haven't read any of the honors yet but all 3 of them intrigue me.
I agree, too. This was "just okay" for me (3/5). Definitely a disappointment for a Newbery.
Glad to see I'm in such good company! I thought maybe it was just me at first, but good to hear others thought the same.
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