Bloomability
by Sharon Creech
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Read in March, 2001
Preface to the review: I have to admit that it took a lot of trolling around before I found a book to review this Wednesday. It's not that I don't have a lot of as yet un-reviewed books that I like. The problem is I read some of them a long time ago. The other problem is that while a lot of them feature very obviously awesome/strong female characters, many of them are written by men. Which is great. It's just given me pause because my initial plan was books with strong female characters written ...more
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Read in April, 2005
Tinggal jauh dari keluarga dan pindah ke negeri yang asing memang terkadang menyebalkan dan bikin sedih. Ini yang dirasakan sama Dinnie atau nama lengkapnya Dominica Santolina Doone. Dinnie terpaksa harus ikut Paman Max dan Bibi Sandy tinggal di Swiss, berpisah jauh dari keluarga tercintanya, tepatnya di sebuah casa yang terletak di atas Via Poporino antara lugano dan Motagnola di Ticino, di Swiss, di salah satu negara di Benua Eropa di muka bumi ini (hl. 45).
Bagi Dinnie, kepindahannya ke...more
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Read in August, 2003
recommended to Joanna by:
Lisa
Although this doesn't top the list of my favorites by Sharon Creech, it is actually quite excellent. It is set mostly near Lugano, Switzerland at The American School in Switzerland, where Dinnie, the main character, ends up against her will as she accompanies her aunt and uncle (who is the school's new headmaster) there. The story is fabulous, and I also love that it is set in a re...more
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Read in October, 2007
Many thanks to the Park Sloper who left this out with other free books on their stoop...
All in all, not my fave Sharon Creech by a long shot -- in fact, I like most of her books better than this one. BUT, my least fave Sharon Creech is still lightyears ahead of so many other books. And I love how you can trace the genesis of different things that fascinate her through her books until the get a book of their own. (i.e., the teachers who teach poetry in this and WALK TWO MOONS hint nicely at LOV...more
All in all, not my fave Sharon Creech by a long shot -- in fact, I like most of her books better than this one. BUT, my least fave Sharon Creech is still lightyears ahead of so many other books. And I love how you can trace the genesis of different things that fascinate her through her books until the get a book of their own. (i.e., the teachers who teach poetry in this and WALK TWO MOONS hint nicely at LOV...more
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Read in June, 2004
recommends it for:
girls who need a cheesy pickerupper
This is somewhat of a coming-of-age-novel. I say somewhat, because I think that the main character is only in 4th grade or thereabouts, so her major adolescent personal growth has only started. I love this book; it's cute and it makes me happy every time that I read it. It's about a young girl who goes to an international school and makes a diverse group of friends. In her time there, she learns to open herself up to friendship, and also to confront the difficulty of change: change when she...more
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Read in October, 2007
Dinnie and her working class family lead a nomadic existence; they follow her dad from job to job and state to state. When Dinnie's uncle is offered the position of headmaster at an American school in Switzerland, her family is presented with an opportunity. Dinnie gets "kidnapped"--as she says--by her uncle and aunt and is taken away to attend the Swiss boarding school. She meets kids of many backgrounds and dispositions and learns more about herself in the process (once she stops ...more
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Read in November, 2007
Dinnie's family is having problems, so she is "kidnapped" (so she says) by her aunt and uncle and taken to an international school in Switzerland where her uncle is the new headmaster. The setting is spectacular, she meets people from all different cultures, and learns a great deal in her year away. She has a great teacher who inspires her and instructs the students to "do some thinking" for their homework. Wouldn't that be nice?
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"Kidnapped" by her aunt & uncle and sent to a new school in a different country, Dinnie feels like no cares about what she wants or about her opinion. But surrounded by kids of multiple backgrounds and cultures, she learns to how to "bloom."
From the author of Walk Two Moons & Chasing Redbird.
Good story, good for young adults experiencing life abroad.
From the author of Walk Two Moons & Chasing Redbird.
Good story, good for young adults experiencing life abroad.
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Read in October, 2006
I read this about a year ago, in 6th grade. It inspired me to want to go on a foreign-exchange trip to Italy, which I might do in high school. Pretty much it's about this girl who goes to live with relatives in Europe and she goes to a school with kids from EVERYWHERE. It was cool, but if you like sci-fi or stuff like that, you won't like that.
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I was flying over the mountains and over the ocea, dipping and gliding and looping and turning. I could feel the air on my wings and I could see Guthrie beside me, flying along. All around us were white eagles flying, flying, and the bells of St. Abbondio were running in our ears, and the eagles were all singing in one chorus: Viva! Viva! Viva!
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Read in January, 2000
sharon creech at her best.. my first copy of bloomability is so torn up because my sister and i have read it so many times. the story is set in lugano, switzerland and you meet a cast of characters who you wish were your own friends. its invigorating and inspiring in so many ways, all about all the bloomabilities (possibilities) in the world.
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
Creech fans, international travelers
Creech does it again. This book is even calmer and more subtle, a little uneven compared to her others. At the same time, it is an honest portrayal of 1) international living (expat life) and 2) the neuroses and triumphs of a nomadic upbringing, of moving from one place to another. It was great. I want to name my first child Dominica.
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Read in September, 2007
This is a very wonderful heart-warming and heart-breaking book. At the begining it's kind of boring but not too much for me to put it down and pick up another. By the third, fourth, or fifth chapter (I can't remember which one!) it becomes very interesting and you can just picture the beautiful views in your head.
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Read in January, 1994
recommends it for:
Junior High readers
I probably wouldn't give this book 5 stars if I read it today, but it was one of those books that you read at just the right time so it changes your life. It totally puts Junior High into perspective: Bloomability- the ability to bloom. Oh yeah, and I still yell "Viva!" whenever I ski down a good hill. Live!
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I met Sharon Creech, and she was so gracious and wonderful! It was a thrill. This book really makes me want to go to an international school (even though the school I go to now is pretty extraordinary in itself, and I'm really lucky) and spend some time in the Swiss Alps, which sound breathtaking.
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recommended to Doreen by:
Rachael
When Dinnie is 13 she is whisked away to Switzerland by her Aunt and Uncle to an exclusive, international boarding school, leaving her parents, her wayward brother and her young and very pregnant sister behind her. I liked this book but not nearly as much as the other Creech books I have read.
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Read in January, 1996
I read this one and Redbird because I fell in love with Sharon Creech after Walk Two Moons. True to form, it hooked me, and all three have stuck with me through the years. This one's a great "coming of age" type story -- great for anyone who feels/felt like they never fit in.
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Read in January, 2007
This book is so cool! I like it. Dinnie has to go to a school in Switzerland. Against her own wishes, of course with her aunt and uncle. I love this story. I dont remember much, but she does make friends and ends up living back at home. She ends up being happier than when she first came.
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Anyone who has ever moved from home and familiarity can relate to this book. Dinnie's moved from place to place, now all she wants is to fit in and make friends. Complications: she doesn't speak Spanish. Read on as Dinnie discovers friendship and herself.
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Read in January, 2004
Saya senang sekali dengan penggambaran karakter murid-murid sekolah yang beragam: ada yang orang Jepang, Spanyol, dan Amerika. Tapi seperti karya Sharon Creech yang Walk Two Moons, sepertinya karakter utamanya sangat pesimis menghadapi hidup.
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