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Edenville Owls (Paperback)
New York Times bestselling author Robert B. Parkers first novel for young readers
There is something evil in the air ; Bobby senses it. Who is that man he saw arguing with his pretty new English teacher? Bobby knows he should mind his own business, but times are confusing. World War II just ended, and the world is changing Bobbys world, especially. Theres Joanie, for on...more
There is something evil in the air ; Bobby senses it. Who is that man he saw arguing with his pretty new English teacher? Bobby knows he should mind his own business, but times are confusing. World War II just ended, and the world is changing Bobbys world, especially. Theres Joanie, for on...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
May 1st 2008
by Puffin Books
(first published 2007)
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This I think is Parker's story about the 'birth' of his Spenser character, as well as the beginning of his love for and relationship with his wife, Joan.
This is his first YA novel, very good and he does a pretty good job, but I think The Boxer and The Spy is better. The setting of post-WWII and the narratives about what life was like for an 8th grader back then are perhaps a bit too distant for modern 8th graders. But the emerging feelings about girls and sex are spot on, and I thi...more
This is his first YA novel, very good and he does a pretty good job, but I think The Boxer and The Spy is better. The setting of post-WWII and the narratives about what life was like for an 8th grader back then are perhaps a bit too distant for modern 8th graders. But the emerging feelings about girls and sex are spot on, and I thi...more
This book was included in a bag of books dropped off by my sister. We exchange books constantly. It is Robert B. Parker's first book written for "young readers", which I certainly am not, but I am inclined to read everything in sight, so I did read it and enjoyed it. The principal character is a very likeable 14 year old who is part of a five member basketball team (the Edenville Owls), also an admirer of his teacher who is obviously in trouble, and then has a friend who happens to ...more
Edenville Owls by Robert B. Parker is his first book for teen readers about a kid who shows remarkable leadership, compassion, and courage. He leads his 8th grade basketball team to the state championship game without a coach and only five boys called the Edenville Owls. He figured out how to help his nice English teacher out of a really bad situation and enjoyed a friendship with Joanie, a girl who was his best friend.
This is a quick-read, a good story with a kid who faced the quest...more
This is a quick-read, a good story with a kid who faced the quest...more
Now that I've finished the books in Parker's Spenser, Jesse Stone, and
Sunny Randall series, I'm reading anything else of his that I can find.
This was the first of his books for teen readers, written in 2007. It
was excellent!! There is a teen hero who observes his teacher being
abused, and a friend (girl) is being abused by her father. So Bobby
sets out to make things right. Reminds me of Spenser.
Some wisdom: "You keep your mouth shut, you almost never g...more
Sunny Randall series, I'm reading anything else of his that I can find.
This was the first of his books for teen readers, written in 2007. It
was excellent!! There is a teen hero who observes his teacher being
abused, and a friend (girl) is being abused by her father. So Bobby
sets out to make things right. Reminds me of Spenser.
Some wisdom: "You keep your mouth shut, you almost never g...more
Bobby Murphy takes it upon himself to help save his teacher from an abusive relationship, while also leading his basketball team, the Edenville Owls, to the state tournament. Bobby is also learning to cope with new sexual desires he is having at the age of 14.
This sports mystery was a well written and easy to read. Although the talk related to hormones of boys at this age is probably not too far fetched, the blatant talk about sex will turn off many adult readers. Younger readers may...more
This sports mystery was a well written and easy to read. Although the talk related to hormones of boys at this age is probably not too far fetched, the blatant talk about sex will turn off many adult readers. Younger readers may...more
I just finished Edenville Owls by Robert B. Parker. It is the prolific mystery writer's first book for teens. Taking place just after WWII and full of period detail, this book could be considered historical fiction. But wait, it's also about a basketball team hoping to win a big tournament, so it could be considered a sports read. But wait again, most of the plot centers on the mystery of the strange man threatening fourteen-year-old Bobby's teacher, so it could also be considered a mystery-susp...more
The Edenville Owls are the guys who sit in the back row of Miss Delaney’s eighth grade class, making remarks about their pretty teacher and talking about how winning their next basketball game. It’s 1945 in small town Edenville, WWII has ended a couple months earlier, winter is on its way, and five friends are looking forward to a statewide basketball tournament. Aside from the stuff 14 year-old guys think about — sports, girls, school, etc. — something strange, new and scary has come about. One...more
This is a good coming-of-age book, where a 14-year-old boy, Bobby Murphy, becomes a young man. The Edenville Owls starts off as a sports story, with a group of five friends who play basketball--they form a team and begin playing against local teams and schools. They don't have a coach or a basketball program at their school, but manage to learn to play as a team and learn that being in shape and prepared is better than a coach and great uniforms. This book is also a mystery--why is their juni...more
Excellent story about a 14 year old boy whose teacher has a mysterious and violent man in her life. With the help of his basketball team, the Owls, and the one girl he has always felt comfortable with, Bobby works through how to help this woman in late 1940's Massachusetts. Loved the relationship between Bobby and Joanie, how the basketball team succeeds against all odds, and of course how they all deal with a very confusing but very real problem.
"Nazi Youth? Not in my town." I read this book really quick. It was actually really fun reading. I really enjoy reading about teenagers right after WWII, when America is trying to portray a County of Pleasantville.
There was no big twist, or violence. Just clever detective work. For Robert B Parkers first attempt to write a teen novel, I think he did a great job. I am actually interested in reading one of his other novels now.
There was no big twist, or violence. Just clever detective work. For Robert B Parkers first attempt to write a teen novel, I think he did a great job. I am actually interested in reading one of his other novels now.
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Robert B Parker writes for teens and takes his clear, straightforward style and his skill with dialog to a new generation. Does all that and still weaves a tale to keep us old farts, and old fans interested.
The story of the Edenville Owls is part come-from-behind small town spunk, part wrestling with moral dilemma decisions, part hero and part burgeoning love in a bygone era. Good stuff.
The story of the Edenville Owls is part come-from-behind small town spunk, part wrestling with moral dilemma decisions, part hero and part burgeoning love in a bygone era. Good stuff.
This is a young adult book. I have a 7 yr old, who is smart and kind of mature, but I don't think he is ready for this yet. It was a cute story, and I enjoyed reading it, but it deals with a few issues that I am not ready for my kid to get into just yet. However, It is a good book, well-developed, and realistic. I enjoyed it as an easy read, and it was kind of interesting too.
I LOVED this book! This book takes place just after World War 2, and is from a fourteen year old boy's point of view. This book has a mystery and is a bit confusing at times because the author doesn't tell you what is happening or what the main character, Bobby,is thinking, but overall a great book, but i recommend it for a bit older kids or teens. READ THIS BOOK!
I really enjoyed a different kind of book by my beloved author. This book geared towards young adults was great. I really liked how he mixed the basketball and team building into the story. I think it would be a great example of how some kids feel about teachers who talk real with them and helps them to bond.
Robert B. Parker is a mystery writer for adults, but he wrote one book for kids - Edenville Owls. It's about a 14 year old boy and his school friends who try to help one of their teachers. It's funny and also a mystery.
A very quick read but a good story [more like a short story:]. Don't bother taking it on the plane because you will finish it before takeoff.
This was a nice little mystery. I liked that it was half mystery story and half sports story, it was a nice mix.
The late Robert B. Parker's foray into YA fiction. Reads at a very fast clip. Inspired by the sparsity.
Very different in content than other Robert B. Parker. More innocence, yet the same honorable characters.
Spencer for YA, sans most of the snappy smart-alecky dialogue. Good quick easy read.
Robert Parker's first book for late juvie or teens. Has the classic Parker elements of a fast story, action, and a take-charge protagonist who works hard at doing what is right without overstepping a self-imposed boundary. In many ways, the protagonist makes you think of a young, developing Spenser character, one who is very independent and has a very strong sense of right and wrong.
The story is based in the late 1940's and provides a snapshot on what life was like at that time. It ...more
The story is based in the late 1940's and provides a snapshot on what life was like at that time. It ...more
A devilish twist which makes this story simply entertaining...
Similar to the Boxer and the Spy, but set in post-WWII America.
It was cute. Not much more I can say about it. Just kind of a cute, old-fashioned story about a group of boys.
nice young adult book
very fun enjoyable reading
Ok
Parker writes the same way for kids as he does for adults, and it works well as the laconic communication style of young teen boys (instead of sounding as though he's directly writing movie scripts). As is usual for his work, despite the gritiness he affects, it's quite sentimental. It also, as is rather too typical in kids' books, features kids barging in and solving adults' problems despite lack of any understanding of what's going on.
Absolute perfection. I got this as an arc when I worked for the paper. I love Parker, but I put off reading this one because I was afraid he'd not be able to pull off the young adult thing. I was very wrong. Should have known better. This is an excellent book. Read it in one sitting and felt like I'd had a satisfying mental meal. Beautiful.
Fourteen-year-old Bobby, living in a small Massachusetts town just after World War II, finds himself facing many new challenges as he tries to pull together his coachless basketball team, cope with new feelings for his old friend Joanie, and discover the identity of the mysterious stranger who seems to be threatening his teacher.
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