Todd, 15, thinks life in the "quality community" of Walden Woods is perfect, until Laurel, his dream girl, comes to babysit for his sister and reve...
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Jun 27, 2008
Vsw
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I worry a little about posting this as my first contribution to our class discussion because, in general, I think that reviews should be "critical" in the balanced sense of the word. This is hard when you didn't enjoy the book and you had concerns about its message!
I read The Last Safe Place on Earth because it was described in our textbook (p. 203) as a good book to use to help students think about issues of fundamentalism and censorship. I thought this might be a book tha More...
I read The Last Safe Place on Earth because it was described in our textbook (p. 203) as a good book to use to help students think about issues of fundamentalism and censorship. I thought this might be a book tha More...
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Oct 11, 2009
kaitlin ♥
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This book is one of the best I have ever read.Its based around the months before and after Halloween.Many things start to happen peoples houses are getting vandilized and many people are dying.People are dying from planned car wrecks and just getting really sick.Well one night when Todd was driving home with his dad he sees someone walking along the street.He pulls over and figures out it was his friend C.E. he asked C.E. what he was doing out so late his response was im walking off my dinner.So
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Dec 21, 2011
Brayden
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I am done reading the book, The Last Safe Place on Earth. I gave this book 4 stars. It had 161 pages in it. The author of the book was Richard Peck. I thought this book was trilling and unpredictable. My favorite part of the book was when a boy named Billy hur this mom. She had to go to the hospital. Their dad wasn't homebwcause he was looking for a job. I think this book is good for kids that like to read mystery/adventure books.
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Apr 20, 2008
Karen
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Strictly on a bell curve, in comparison to other Richard Peck books, this deserves only three stars. The first half of the book depicts a family who has moved to a newer, more upscale neighborhood with the goal of finding a safer place for the children and a better school. Based on appearances alone, the family seems to have accomplished those goals. However, just after midway in the book, the appearances begin to unravel to show the underlying and unhappy truth. The book addresses insidious
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Sep 12, 2009
Kayli
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Richard Peck has a set of books that are teach-teens-a-lesson, and this is one of them. They're not nearly as good as some of his others, but I thought this one was actually quite good for that genre. I got a little freaked out when you find out what the babysitter was teaching the little sister. Anyway, quick interesting read.
Jan 07, 2009
Elizabeth
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Wesley read this for AR points and mentioned that I might be interested in it because it had crazy church people in it. After reading it, definitely crazy church people in it. It's a short story at about a 4th-5th grade reading level. Interesting to say the least.
Feb 13, 2010
Tara
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An interesting premise, and as always I enjoyed Peck's writing style, but the conclusion turned out to be a little bit freaky. Maybe being paranoid is a good thing... Anyway, not my favorite by Peck, though still ok.
Dec 09, 2009
Megan
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This book touches on a lot of topics: censorship, hypocrisy, freedom of religion, domestic abuse, etc. While it's not the most fantastic piece of literature I've ever read, we are going to use it for our high school book club because it should be an excellent discussion starter.
Feb 15, 2009
DaNette
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I enjoyed the message in this book that there is no safe place on earth. No matter what censorship is taking place, the only way we can protect our families is by sticking together.
Dec 17, 2009
Kathleen
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At first I thought this book was a slog, not nearly as entertaining as some of Peck's other books that I've read. But as I got into it, I really began to appreciate its content much more. The story deals with one family's suburban experience with censorship, intolerance (and discrimination), fear and fundamentalism. A good literary intro for these topics in classroom discussion. Peck's language is richly descriptive and paints a believable story--nothing too extraordinary--and the stakes for
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Sep 21, 2010
Kristin
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This is a great book dealing with censorship. It is very timely and will interest both boys and girls alike.
Nov 15, 2008
Shaya
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I didn't particularly like this book. The characters seemed very one-dimensional. It dealt with a family that moves to a "safe" suburban town. Some memebers of the town start protesting certain books that are read in the high school. The group has strong religous beliefs about the devil and don't want any books read that even question that Christianity is the only true religion. One theme of the book is that there are problems everywhere.
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Jan 29, 2012
Jaja
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The Last Safe Place on Earth
Todd is a normal high school student but when his dad was promoted from his job they had to move so they moved to a nice little quiet town. Todd was on the swim team his older sister was on the newspaper editor and his little sister was still in second grade. Todd finds the perfect girl she’s quiet mysterious and his little sister’s baby sitter at Todd’s point of view beautiful. Then something weird happens something that will change More...
The Last Safe Place on Earth
Todd is a normal high school student but when his dad was promoted from his job they had to move so they moved to a nice little quiet town. Todd was on the swim team his older sister was on the newspaper editor and his little sister was still in second grade. Todd finds the perfect girl she’s quiet mysterious and his little sister’s baby sitter at Todd’s point of view beautiful. Then something weird happens something that will change More...
Oct 31, 2008
Paulette
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Wesley read this book at school and commented how weird but good it was so I requested it from the library. Also, I read another Richard Peck book to Wesley when he was younger and we both loved it. Anyway this is a bold topic for a kid book. Themes--censorship, religions that frightened children with tales of evil forces, alcoholism, coming of age stuff. This is a book for young folks but provides great topics for a family or classroom.
Jan 07, 2008
Misty
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This was a gracefully told story of how easily well-meaning individuals can move to take away our Constitutional freedoms. At first, it all seems remote and separate, just a concept being taught in Todd Tobin's social studies class, until the danger slips into the Tobin household, via an invited guest who seemed innocent on the outside.
Jun 06, 2008
Freckmint
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It was amazing! it was unbelievable. has a great theme, really deep, and is written really well. but it sorta portrays christians in a bad light which makes me sad but this is only if you are like a really shallow person (not the best word choosing there ^shallow)
Jan 07, 2008
Carrie
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A fairly chilling story about censorship and religious extremism, but overall, the disconnect and lack of community in a suburban neighborhood. It was good stuff.
Aug 20, 2008
Alex
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Awesome book. When tensions grow higher you don't wanna stop reading :P.
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