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Eggs
Nine-year-old David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Sarcastic and bossy 13-year-old Primrose lives with her childlike, fortuneteller mother, and a framed picture is the only evidence of the father she never knew. Despite their differences, David and Primrose...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
June 1st 2007
by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
(first published January 1st 2007)
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Reviewed by Lynn Crow for TeensReadToo.com
EGGS is a novel of lost souls--a boy who has lost his mother and a girl who wishes she could lose hers, both who more than anything need a human connection. For David and Primrose, that's easier said than done.
As their awkward friendship develops from a strange meeting during an Easter egg hunt to late-night worm catching and finally a trek along a railway line, they badger each other and fight and eventually find a sort of peace.
Most of the chapters f...more
EGGS is a novel of lost souls--a boy who has lost his mother and a girl who wishes she could lose hers, both who more than anything need a human connection. For David and Primrose, that's easier said than done.
As their awkward friendship develops from a strange meeting during an Easter egg hunt to late-night worm catching and finally a trek along a railway line, they badger each other and fight and eventually find a sort of peace.
Most of the chapters f...more
9-year-old David is heartsore after the loss of his mother and resents his grandmother's attempt to make a normal homelife for him. His chance encounter with Primrose, an offbeat 13-year-old girl with a sham medium for a mother, leads to a quirky friendship that helps both young people come to terms with the harsh realities of their lives. David needs to cope with loss and learn to trust loving adults again while Primrose needs a normal relationship. Together and with the understanding help of R...more
Eggs by Jerry Spenelli is an encouraging yet confusing book. They balance out perfectly to make an fantastic book.The main characters Primrose and David are torn damaged children that dont know which direction to go.This book takes place in modern time.These two children are missing something valuable in every childs life and that is FRIENDSHIP.Despite there differences of the 9 and 13 year old they learn to trust each other and fill that big gap that they are both missing.
Despite all of the poi...more
Despite all of the poi...more
This book is basically pointless, but it is very good!!!!!!
A story of loss, friendship and emotional recovery. David, a 9 year old boy who is bitter over the loss of his mother, crosses paths with Primrose, a rebellious 13 year old girl who lost her father, one fateful day and the encounter changes their lives. They become friends, in a hate relationship, and stay out late garbage hunting. They are both sourpusses and often call each other names. They break their friendship one day after they verbally attack each others' pain of loss. Months pass before...more
Not a bad read about some very interesting characters. It doesn’t go into very much depth, but it would make a great read for a character study. I know, I know – sounds too “teachery” for you, but I think you might enjoy it as a quick reading vacation from anything too serious.
Summary: David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Primrose lives with her unstable, childlike, fortuneteller...more
Summary: David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Primrose lives with her unstable, childlike, fortuneteller...more
Ein 9jähriger Junge, der vor knapp einem Jahr seine Mutter verloren hat, und ein 13jähriges Mädchen, die ohne Vater bei ihrer ziemlich verrückten Mutter lebt, werden Freunde. Eine ziemlich ungewöhnliche Freundschaft beschreibt Autor Jerry Spinelli, aber sie ist an keiner Stelle wirklich merkwürdig oder unverständlich. Sie beide kommen mit ihrer Familiensituation nicht zurecht und müssen das Fehlen der Mutter (Primrose glaubt, dass ihre verrückte Mutter sie nicht liebt und wünscht sich eigentlich...more
My reader-author relationship with Jerry Spinelli has had its ups and downs, to be sure. When I read Maniac Magee for the first time, in elementary school, I thought that he might be the best author ever. Even after many rereads, MM is still one of my very favorite books. I didn't much care for Loser and Wringer, however, and even Stargirl didn't impress me that much until I read it together with the sequel.
Eggs, however, has just restored my faith in Mr. Spinelli. It is a great book. Highly re...more
Eggs, however, has just restored my faith in Mr. Spinelli. It is a great book. Highly re...more
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Jan 23, 2013
Carlos
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Eggs by Jerry Spinelli wasn't a kind of a strange book it definitely wasn't what I was expecting it deals with the mind of a boy and a girl going through the deaths of their parents. Picking up random hobbies along the way.
David who is nine years old is going through the death of his mother and his father buries himself in work to forget about his grief. David lives with his grandmother so he doesn't really do much at all. He meets a girl named Primrose who is thirteen is basically parentless to...more
David who is nine years old is going through the death of his mother and his father buries himself in work to forget about his grief. David lives with his grandmother so he doesn't really do much at all. He meets a girl named Primrose who is thirteen is basically parentless to...more
I would think someone who lost his mother at age nine would make a much more sympathetic character, but actually NONE of the characters in Eggs are very likable at all.
David, who loses his mother to a freak accident almost a year before the book opens comes off not as a grieving child, but as hateful, ungrateful, and mean person with a LOT of twisted notions about death. The child really needs therapy! Unfortunately, what he gets is shipped off to live with his paternal grandmother while his dad...more
David, who loses his mother to a freak accident almost a year before the book opens comes off not as a grieving child, but as hateful, ungrateful, and mean person with a LOT of twisted notions about death. The child really needs therapy! Unfortunately, what he gets is shipped off to live with his paternal grandmother while his dad...more
Reading a story where the two main characters are supposedly friends, yet treat each other so horribly, isn't my idea of a good time. Primrose was especially nasty (I had a childhood friend whose father had left the home and whose mother was an alcoholic, always passed out on the couch when we went to visit - she was a nice girl, so can't figure out the reasons P was so nasty, despite the book trying to imply it was because of her home situation) and David needed some severe discipline to remedy...more
May 05, 2012
Gwendolyn
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Ages 7 and older
Recommended to Gwendolyn by:
Myself
Primrose and David are an unusual pair. Although, colorful, rebellious, wild, and spunky, teen Primrose, with the hair like ropes, and purple glittery eye shadow, and curious, sad, and scared nine year old David make an odd couple of friends, they both have one thing in common: they are angry.
Primrose seems to be mad at everything, but mostly mad at her mother.
David is mad at his grandmother, and himself. David still hasn't gotten over his mom's death, and hates his grandmother because he thinks...more
Primrose seems to be mad at everything, but mostly mad at her mother.
David is mad at his grandmother, and himself. David still hasn't gotten over his mom's death, and hates his grandmother because he thinks...more
Eggs is the story of an unlikely friendship between 9-year-old David and 13-year-old Primrose. Primrose does not want anything to do with her mother, while David, whose mother is dead, would do anything to get her back. Against all odds, Primrose and David find each other and, although they fight often, help each other to heal and grow.
This book is very well-written and keeps the reader involved. David and Primrose both have struggles that we can all relate to in some way. Unfortunately, death...more
This book is very well-written and keeps the reader involved. David and Primrose both have struggles that we can all relate to in some way. Unfortunately, death...more
David's mom died in an accident at work. His dad's job requires long hours, and so he gives David to Grandma to care for during the week -- and she lives 200 miles away, so Dad only appears on weekends. Angry, sad, and busy closing himself off to the world, David has no friends until he meets Primrose, a girl with one parent who is physically present (but otherwise absent). She's got a knack for practical jokes and working to turn something awful into something more tolerable, which is just what...more
Date Started: August 2, 2011 Date Ended: August 5, 2011
I read the book Eggs, by Jerry Spinelli. This book is about David. David is only nine years old, but he has gone through tragedies most people do not encounter until they are a grown adult. His mother died in a freak accident when a janitor didn't mark a wet floor clearly. She fell down the stairs head first, and never woke up. The two had made plans to watch the sunrise the next morning, but he never got to do it. David has sworn to himsel...more
I read the book Eggs, by Jerry Spinelli. This book is about David. David is only nine years old, but he has gone through tragedies most people do not encounter until they are a grown adult. His mother died in a freak accident when a janitor didn't mark a wet floor clearly. She fell down the stairs head first, and never woke up. The two had made plans to watch the sunrise the next morning, but he never got to do it. David has sworn to himsel...more
Jan 27, 2011
Ava Lambert
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I thought that eggs was a very good book. I got really into this book. When my sister said to me "this a a really good book" i thought she must be kidding but as i read it i got more and more hooked into this book. This is a great book about friendship, fmaily, and loss. The main character in this book is a 9 year old boy named David. His mother died. So, now he lives with his grandmother. Which he thinks is horrible. He should be thankful for what he has, cause not everyone has a grandparent s...more
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“Friendship isn’t always sunny-side up.” That’s the tag line for Eggs, one of Spinelli’s more recent novels for grade schoolers. I remember reading some of his books back when I was in grade school, but to be honest they didn’t real do it for me then. Have I changed my mind now? Well… kind of. I had heard mixed reviews from some of my coworkers, but I decided to give it a chance. Admittedly, it was slow going at first. I couldn’t really get into the story of a young boy who has lost his mother i...more
I had mixed feelings about this book. The two young protagonists just weren't very likeable. I tried to be sympathetic of their hardships, but they were so mean to each other and most of the people around them, I found it hard to feel much affection for them.
I felt especially sorry for David's grandmother who obviously loved him very much and was pretty much trying to fill the role of mother and father in his life but was treated with so little respect by David. On the other hand, I was bothere...more
I felt especially sorry for David's grandmother who obviously loved him very much and was pretty much trying to fill the role of mother and father in his life but was treated with so little respect by David. On the other hand, I was bothere...more
For this book David would have to be my favorite character. He is my favorite character because me and him have a lot in common. And when I say a lot I mean a whole lot. I felt some emotions for this book just because I am close to the situation he is in. My least favorite character is Primrose because she just seems like a word that I can’t say on this website. The part of the book that grabbed my attention was the beginning because that is where you learn about all of the characters. I would r...more
Jan 26, 2012
Carlotta*
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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Di solito, quando leggi autori che già conosci, vai sul sicuro, no?! Più o meno sai cosa ti aspetta... Ebbene, ogni volta che leggo Jerry Spinelli è un salto nel vuoto, se consideriamo che ha scritto due dei miei libri preferiti (Misha corre e Stargirl) e altri che non posso proprio dire di aver amato, come Library Card.
Beh, anche stavolta è andata bene! Fuori dal guscio (tit. originale Eggs) non rientrerà tra i miei libri preferiti, ma qua e là ho ritrovato la voce di Spinelli che tanto amo, in...more
Beh, anche stavolta è andata bene! Fuori dal guscio (tit. originale Eggs) non rientrerà tra i miei libri preferiti, ma qua e là ho ritrovato la voce di Spinelli che tanto amo, in...more
I do this every summer don't I? I forget that my brain suddenly can't handle its typical load and audiobooks tend to zoom past me without catching what in the world was said. Not unless the books are all fluff and my brain doesn't have to think to keep up with it. This is the 2nd (sort of 3rd) audiobook that I've missed something. I need to stop doing this! So unfair to the books and the authors.
However, I have another reason for totally not clicking with this book. It's the narrator for the Han...more
However, I have another reason for totally not clicking with this book. It's the narrator for the Han...more
Oh I wanted to love this book. Spinelli had me from "Space Station Seventh Grade", a book I read obsessively one summer vacation. And look at that pretty cover!
But I just couldn't believe the characters, not really. And having just read The Higher Power of Lucky, the whole quirky kid deals with mothers death felt kind of like a re-run for me. Not sure which age he was hoping for either - with 9 year old main character and the older friend. Maybe next time Spinelli...
But I just couldn't believe the characters, not really. And having just read The Higher Power of Lucky, the whole quirky kid deals with mothers death felt kind of like a re-run for me. Not sure which age he was hoping for either - with 9 year old main character and the older friend. Maybe next time Spinelli...
This story is going to sit with me a while. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Jerry Spinelli writes such interesting stories and he writes so well, but I rarely feel uplifted when I finish his books. I feel pensive and kind of sad. Maybe it's because so many of his characters are lonely or loners and/or misfits. Eggs has a more uplifting ending than Loser or Maniac Magee or Stargirl (in my opinion), but the happier ending seems abrupt. So much of the book is two lost characters - David and Primr...more
I wanted to like this book more. It's realistic fiction that didn't seem realistic enough. There are some very sweet touches ( love the parts about the library and bedtime stories). I don't think the grandmother would have gone all summer without noticing that David snuck out regularly, or that she wouldn't have more interaction with him. I wonder if Spinelli intentionally waited a few chapters in to tell us their ages, so that we would try to figure them out on our own. The scene where David "f...more
Dec 17, 2009
Clinton
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone
Recommended to Clinton by:
someone at a small, local, hometown bookstore
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David—motherless, living with his grandmother, angry, and scared of breaking rules—meets Primrose, a flighty and explosive 13-year-old girl whose mother is an inept fortune teller, in this unique tale on the healing power of friendship. David and Primrose seem to have almost nothing in common, and indeed, their friendship often consists of taunts and arguments more than laughter and comfort. But the two friends bond in inexplicable ways and discover that friends may be just the thing you need wh...more
Mar 31, 2009
Julie Suzanne
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Someone who enjoys after-school specials
Shelves:
classroom-books-grade-7-8,
coming-of-age
Not as poignant and memorable as Star Girl, Maniac Magee, or Crash, but a heart-warming, quick read. The characters are somewhat charming, but not anyone I'd like to know in real life. Refrigerator John represents the exact kind of person "Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand" is encouraging us all to be--a person who takes an interest in the youth of his community, and he's not even a pedophile. He makes a real difference in the lives of these two wayward children.
The story was a bit unrealistic i...more
The story was a bit unrealistic i...more
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When Jerry Spinelli was a kid, he wanted to grow up to be either a cowboy or a baseball player. Lucky for us he became a writer instead.
He grew up in rural Pennsylvania and went to college at Gettysburg College and Johns Hopkins University. He has published more than 25 books and has six children and 16 grandchildren.
Jerry Spinelli began writing when he was 16 — not much older than the hero of his...more
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He grew up in rural Pennsylvania and went to college at Gettysburg College and Johns Hopkins University. He has published more than 25 books and has six children and 16 grandchildren.
Jerry Spinelli began writing when he was 16 — not much older than the hero of his...more
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“Of course, all of their words for a thousand years could not fill the hole left by his mother, but they could raise a loving fence around it so he didn't keep falling in.”
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“He still heard his mother's voice--"Davey"--rise like whisper-dust from unseen corners in the house, but it was no longer the only voice he heard. His ears were also filled with the voices of others--his father and Primrose and Refrigerator John and his grandmother. Of course, all of their words for a thousand years could not fill the hole left by his mother, but they could raise a loving fence around it so he didn't keep falling in.”
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