Hound Dog True
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فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2011
Lexile Score
710
Reading Level
3
ATOS
4.1
Interest Level
4-8(MG)
نویسنده
Catherine Taberشابک
9780307942449
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
Catherine Taber delivers the tentative intonations of shy fifth-grader Mattie, whose reticence is worsened by her mother's continual moving. Mattie has found her voice in writing. But that outlet ends when she's silenced by a fellow student who reads her journal and embarrasses her in front of others. When Mattie comes to live with her Uncle Potluck, she is shy and afraid. Her uncle is a quirky character who sees his niece's gifts. Taber gives his storytelling voice upbeat cadences and down-home accents. Taber's delivery makes his warm and supportive gestures on Mattie's behalf and her growing trust sound "hound dog true." S.W. (c) AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
Starred review from July 25, 2011
Urban (A Crooked Kind of Perfect) traces a highly self-conscious child's cautious emergence from her shell in this tender novel about new beginnings and "small brave" acts. Fifth grader Mattie Breen doesn't share her mother's eagerness to pick up stakes whenever "the going gets tough." Mattie hates starting over at unfamiliar schools, but when her mother announces they will be living with Uncle Potluck, Mattie feels hopeful, for once. Uncle Potluck tells funny, larger-than-life storiesâthe kind of stories Mattie likes to write, but is embarrassed to share with others. Mattie hopes that Uncle Potluck will make her his "custodial apprentice" at the school where he works (and which she'll attend) and that this time she'll finally find a "true, tell-your-secrets-to" friend. Urban's understated, borderline naïf narrative gives voice to Mattie's many uncertainties ("Always Mattie has been shy. Always school had made her feel skittish and small") while expressing the quiet yet significant moments in her day-to-day life. Mattie's growing trust of others and her attempts to be "bold and friendly" lead to gratifying rewards for Mattie and poignant moments for readers. Ages 9â12.
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