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Young Fredle (The Davis Farm books)

by Cynthia Voigt, Louise Yates (Illustrator)

3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 · rating details · 442 ratings · 144 reviews

Cynthia Voigt crafts a novel about discovery, perspective, and the meaning of home—all through the eyes of an affable and worried little mouse. Fredle is an earnest young fellow suddenly cast out of his cozy home behind the kitchen cabinets—into the outside. It's a new world of color and texture and grass and sky. But with all that comes snakes and rain and lawnmowers and...more

Hardcover, 240 pages

Published January 11th 2011 by Knopf Books for Young Readers (first published January 1st 2000)

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Dec 08, 2011 Laurel rated it 4 of 5 stars

I've been avoiding writing this review, because... well, I didn't love this book. And I can't on earth figure out how that's possible. I love soft, episodic mg books. I love Voigt about as well as any author in the world. But somehow, nothing ever seemed to happen to Fredl.

The writing is, naturally, perfect. Line by line I wanted to eat the book. The fourth star is for the language of the book. The word-by-word moments. The "went" and the "Woo-ha" and so forth. But the story never took off in a...more

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May 07, 2013 Joyce Gilmour rated it 5 of 5 stars

Young Fredle is a fun story shared from the perspective of a house mouse. As an adult reader, I thoroughly enjoyed the story. There are some portions that might read a bit slowly for kiddos, but ones who love animals will especially get into the story and all the adventures that Young Fredle encounters. It is amazing that this little guy could endear himself to me, being that if he were living in MY house…we’d have to do something very serious about the situation.

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Aug 17, 2012 Dana rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-olympics-reading-challenge

Summary:
Young Fredle is only a small mouse in a big family and his curiosity constantly irritates his elders. But one day a sweet, delicious experiment makes him sick, and his family turns its back on him, choosing to forget him instead of cure him. Suddenly he is discovered by the kind "Missus" of the farm, and is carried outside, instead of dumped in with the trash. Once outside, he experiences things he never could have imagined while indoors. He realizes that everyone is his nest on a pantry...more Summary:
Young Fredle is only a small mouse in a big family and his curiosity constantly irritates his elders. But one day a sweet, delicious experiment makes him sick, and his family turns its back on him, choosing to forget him instead of cure him. Suddenly he is discovered by the kind "Missus" of the farm, and is carried outside, instead of dumped in with the trash. Once outside, he experiences things he never could have imagined while indoors. He realizes that everyone is his nest on a pantry shelf has been wrongly taught to be afraid of the outdoors. One day, the baby of the farm is sick, and Fredle assumes that Mister and Missus will just forget about him. Not so! Instead, he comes home cured. Fredle is amazed, and decides to sneak back into the house. If only he could find a way....

Thoughts:
•I was sorely disappointed at Axle's change of character in the end. I think that it would have a better ending if the story had run longer for a bit: Fredle takes a group of mouslets out into the wild, they love it, one reports back to Axle, she is enthralled, sees it for herself, and everyone lives happily ever after.
•It is not clear to me whether Fredle ever marries Linu. They must be somewhat related, or else some other kitchen mouse had babies with a cellar mouse, otherwise it would never have happened:
"Aunt Linu, is that our same Sadie?".... "What's a stove, Uncle Fredle?"
•The definition of "went" was not very clear to me in the beginning, because I assumed it that it was a verb. But instead it was a noun ("a went mouse"):
Went, they all thought, but nobody said it out loud. Right away they started to forget Axle. Fredle, though he knew it was against the rules, silently recalled everything he could about his cousin......"Why--" he started to ask, because now he was wondering why they had to forget, as if a went mouse had never lived with them....
•I understand that the Missus was doing him-- and herself-- a favor by letting Fredle go out into the wild, instead of killing him or keeping him, but what did she use to carry him?
He was forced to step onto the sliding floor. It was cool under his feet and as hard as glass, but wasn't glass. It was metal but like glass it was too smooth for his nails to grip, so he slid forward along it until his nose bumped against the opposite wall.
• I am confused as to whether Captain Rilf, the leader of the raccoon gang, took a liking to Fredle or not. Otherwise, why would he let him stay? Plus, he said that he would have taken back an egg, but it would just be a waste as it was too fragile.
•As Fredle is merely a small kitchen-mouse, it is a bit confusing to be told the story through his point of view. For example, once when he was with the raccoons Rec told him that there was a huge apple tree beyond "the wall." It is possible that the wall was a fence between two neighbors (in this case, two farms) but I doubt it. I also don't understand the placing of the stream where Fredle nearly drowned.

That said, there still are good qualities about this book. But it just didn't cut it for me.

--Dana (less)

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Dec 20, 2011 Moehee01 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, children-s-books

Young Fredle
There are times in everyone’s life, where all that we know is shaken by events either outside of our control or choices we’ve made. In Cynthia Voigt’s charming novel Young Fredle, a little house mouse makes a seemingly small mistake that changes the course of his life forever. Fredle, along with his friend Axle find and devour a peppermint patty. Shortly after, they both become extremely ill, and as do all mice who become injured or sick, Fredle is tossed out of his home and left to...more

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Aug 08, 2011 Nancee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: listened-to

Fredle is an adventurous house mouse. He joins with his cousin one night to explore a part of the pantry they have never been allowed to explore. And they find a package of lusciousness -- the outside is dark brown and sweet and the inside is white, cool and yummy. Only later do the two mice discover that something in the candy doesn't agree with mice. And they both know what happens to mice who are not healthy or fast enough. They get shoved out of the nest and are "went." The missus takes pity...more

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May 25, 2011 Mary Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

When he becomes ill after eating too much chocolate, Fredle, a young mouse, is pushed out of his family's cozy nest and thrust into a world he has never imagined. While fearful and sometimes terrified, Fredle is also drawn to the beauty of the larger world and the experiences to be had there.

Cythia Voigt's Young Fredle, the first of her books that I've read, appealed to me much more than I expected it to and on a number of levels. The writing style feels fresh, different, new, the characters ar...more

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Apr 18, 2011 Tara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, jfic, fromthelibrary

Fredle, much like fellow literary mouse Despereaux, is not as timid as the rest of his mouse community. He asks questions that infuriate his mouse elders who give him answers like, "Because that is the way we do things." One night, smelling an amazing smell, he eats some chocolate which makes him sick and gets him kicked out the nest. The author remains true to natural laws in that cats really eat mice and mice really do kick each other out of the nest for being feeble or ill, with the notable e...more

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Mar 02, 2011 Eva Mitnick rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: children, fantasy

Although the jacket art and sweet drawings make this look like a book for young readers, the 240 page length make it clear that this is for the same kind of readers who devour Avi's Tales of Dimwood Forest books (Poppy et al) or Kate Dicamillo's The Tale of Despereaux. The exotic hazards of being a tiny creature in a large world also bring to mind Mary Norton's The Borrowers, and Fredle's adventures and the fascinating, eccentric creatures he meets remind me a bit of Russell Hoban's A Mouse and...more

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Dec 21, 2012 Angie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-fiction, book-club-books, website

Fredle is a pantry mouse. All he knows is the pantry and the kitchen where they scavenge for food. One day he and his cousin Axle find a tasty treat and gorge themselves on the chocolate and cream. Little do they know that chocolate is bad for mice and they get sick. A sick mouse is not a useful mouse and his family sends him out of the pantry. Missus discovers him in the kitchen and throws him outside. Outside he discovers a whole new world and new experiences. He meets the field mice who help...more

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May 18, 2012 Joella www.cinjoella.com rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: yalsa-best-of-the-best, audio, juvenile, animals

This was my 17th book for the YALSA Best Books reading challenge. It was also nice to read listen to this audio because it was for the younger end of the teen/tween readers. So many of the award winners for YALSA are older. And I enjoyed the change of this book being for the tween audience.

Young Fredle (rhymes with metal) is a mouse that lives on a wooden shelf behind the pantry. There are strict rules that need to be followed in order to keep all the mice safe. You must be quiet during the day....more This was my 17th book for the YALSA Best Books reading challenge. It was also nice to read listen to this audio because it was for the younger end of the teen/tween readers. So many of the award winners for YALSA are older. And I enjoyed the change of this book being for the tween audience.

Young Fredle (rhymes with metal) is a mouse that lives on a wooden shelf behind the pantry. There are strict rules that need to be followed in order to keep all the mice safe. You must be quiet during the day. You only look for food at night. Beware of the cat. Don't do anything out of the ordinary. But then he finds something wonderful to eat that makes him sick (chocolate) and in order to keep the family safe, he is pushed out where Mrs. can see him in the morning. In a random bit of luck Mrs. doesn't kill Fredle or give him to Patches the cat, she just puts him outside. He doesn't know what to do with outside. It is a lonely place full of all sorts of dangers (snakes, raccoons, raptors that fly in the sky) but also full of all sorts of beautiful things (stars, flowers, colors).

After Fredle is well again he longs to make his way back to his family and the life he knew. But he knows with each new adventure he will miss the thrill of this new world as well.

I liked Fredle. I liked how he figured out the world around him. I enjoyed learning about things like ice cream or the moon from the perspective of a creature that had no concept of it before. Fredle was smart and resourceful in figuring out how to get out of tricky situations. The audio recording was especially enjoyable. Wendy Carter narrates and she was just right. The voices that she did and the emotions that were portrayed were spot on. I could totally see taking this book on cd on a long car trip with a family who enjoy listening to stories. It isn't too young for the tweens to laugh at the ideas that a mouse might have about the world while being good for youngsters to be able to listen to a fun story about a kitchen mouse in the big, wide world. Good book!(less)

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May 31, 2012 Stacy Ford rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kennedy-2012, fantasy-animorphism

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Fredle (rhymes with metal) is a house mouse. Among house mice and any mouse for that matter is went. A mouse does not want to be went. To be went means complete separation from your family at best and death at worst.

Literary Quality: Voigt creates a dynamic character in Fredle. Fredle evolves from a selfish mouse who is willing to conform to one who is willing to break all the molds a house mouse is supposed to fall into. The plot is fast paced. The climax slowly builds and unexpectedly (in a go...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Josiah rated it 2 of 5 stars

"If you will have only one chance, you want to make it the best it can be."

—Young Fredle, P. 163

I don't know if I can think of a single author whose writing is truly wiser than that of Cynthia Voigt. Louisa May Alcott, maybe? Joseph Krumgold? Elizabeth Yates? E.L. Konigsburg? Walter Dean Myers? Jacqueline Woodson? It's probably only accurate, though, to say that these great authors are capable of equaling, at times, the wisdom shone forth by Cynthia Voigt in her novels. We are lucky to have s...more "If you will have only one chance, you want to make it the best it can be."

—Young Fredle, P. 163

I don't know if I can think of a single author whose writing is truly wiser than that of Cynthia Voigt. Louisa May Alcott, maybe? Joseph Krumgold? Elizabeth Yates? E.L. Konigsburg? Walter Dean Myers? Jacqueline Woodson? It's probably only accurate, though, to say that these great authors are capable of equaling, at times, the wisdom shone forth by Cynthia Voigt in her novels. We are lucky to have such a keenly perceptive soul in the business of telling stories, whether the subject matter is emotional and searing as in Izzy, Willy-Nilly or a bit on the lighter side, as in Young Fredle. Any story that Cynthia Voigt wants to tell, I am going to make a point of listening to and learning from, and I could choose no better teacher of emotional truth and its everyday application than the author of the matchless Tillerman Cycle. Cynthia Voigt is a wonder.

Following in the long tradition of junior novels that feature mice and their miniaturized world as the primary characters and setting, Young Fredle introduces us first to an extended family of house mice living within the walls of a house in the country. The rules by which the mice live are crystal clear, and there are no exceptions made for anyone: remaining vigilant to the constant threat of the live-in cat is priority one, and any mouse who grows lackadaisical about it is going to eventually be caught and eaten. Playing Russian roulette with the house cat does not ever pay off for mice. And because successfully foraging during the night for their food is so vital to the continued existence of the group as a whole, the standard rule is that any mice incapable of carrying their weight are to be pushed out of the walls, and left to whatever end they will meet in the open areas of the house. Life as a house mouse isn't as cute in Young Fredle as in some stories, but it's the only life that they know.

Fredle, though, has a questioning streak in him about many of the hard and fast rules by which his family lives, and it is this curiosity, ultimately, that leads to the crucial mistake which gets him pushed out of the walls. Fredle manages to make it in one piece to the outside, a region of the world that neither he nor any of his family has ever actually seen, only heard rumors about, and Fredle is terrified of what he might encounter in this new, uncomfortably bright setting. As the stories go, there are outside mice who are quite different from the house variety, and rummaging around in the house's cellar are mice that are different still from both the outdoors and indoors types. It doesn't take Fredle long after the onset of his "banishment" to fall in with a group of the outdoors mice, and to find out that so much of his family's speculation about the outside world was completely wrong. There was a whole different side to basic existence that the house mice were always completely ignorant of, Fredle comes to realize, and only by joining in that existence himself could he have ever learned about it.

But so much of the outside world can a dangerous, fearful place, a fact made obvious by specific encounters even as Fredle grows to understand that both his new lifestyle and his old have their good and bad parts. One of the main themes to this book is the struggle with fear that Fredle—and we humans, too—go through when stepping out past our comfort zones and trying something new, taking a chance that feels crazy but may offer us our only opportunity of experiencing life to an extent that makes it truly worthwhile. What good does it do to be safe if it means locking ourselves up tight away from others, too afraid of getting hurt to open our vulnerable side up to the possible damage that they may inflict? Of course, things like that are easy to say but much more difficult to act on, as anyone who has been badly burned knows all too well. Yet such chances still must be taken, or life loses its luster and becomes a dull, unlivable repetition that leads nowhere good. Maybe a big part of life is finding a way to enjoy the color and light of outside even with full knowledge that predatory birds are flying in our skies, and there's not much we can do if they choose to dive down and sink their talons into us. I guess we never know what's really going to happen until we take that first step outside and see for ourselves.

So, what happens to Fredle? Well, I'm not going to give away anything important, but there's a lot for a young mouse to learn about the world around him, the world that he barely even knew existed before he ventured forth into it and began to find things out for himself. The story speaks eloquently to all of us who struggle with fear the way Fredle does, hampered with the frightened instincts of a mouse in a world that generally only rewards (but also crushes) the valiant. Fredle's journey into the outside is a total experience of emotions, intellect and body, and while his time outdoors changes him in some fundamental ways, I think it's the deeper questioning spirit that always drove him which gives Fredle the courage to live his new life in spite of the fear he feels, and leads him to find the answers that he had sought even while he was quietly habitating the dark, dank walls of the house with his family. Even a mouse can discover reserves of courage within himself, it seems, sometimes at the most unexpected of moments.

I knew that I definitely wanted to give two and a half stars to Young Fredle, and briefly considered the possibility of rounding that rating up to three stars instead of down to two. This is a very nice story, wise in its intent and filled with memorable characters that show a wide range of personalities, just as in real life. Cynthia Voigt is a storyteller whose work should not be missed by any serious reader, and I'm happy to have added Young Fredle to the list of her books that I have read. I hope that many others choose to do the same, and that Young Fredle earns all the praise it deserves. (less)

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Apr 11, 2011 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: grades 3-6

Shelves: animal-fiction, audio

Fredle lives between the walls of the Davis’ kitchen until he is cast out and left to fend for himself. Luckily, when Mister and Missus find him on the kitchen floor, she places him outdoors rather than using a mousetrap. Never having been outside the house in his life, Fredle is both terrified and fascinated.

Fredle has never seen such things as the sky, dirt, or other types of animals (besides cats and dogs). In fact, he has never even heard many of these words until a mischievous field mouse t...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Kristina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: nccba-2013

Young Fredle is a house mouse, a kitchen mouse, and he knows exactly how to live in that environment: where to find food and how to stay safe. But when he gets sick, he is pushed out of his nest and taken Outside by a human. There he faces a tumult of emotions: fear, loneliness, anxiety, and wonder. He meets a variety of inhabitants of the Outside, each of whom are friendly, misleading, and/or dangerous. He learns about phenomena he never knew existed: the variety of lights in the nighttime sky,...more

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Jul 08, 2011 Heidi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own

Fredle is a character that readers can connect with as he faces his fears and uncertainties in the outside world. His growth comes naturally from the situations he faces such as cats, raccoons, gathering his own food, the unfamiliar, etc. The other characters add to the story, especially the amusing, but dangerous raccoons. The writing is superb, as would be expected of an author of a Newbery winner (Dixie's Song) and a Newbery honor (A Solitary Blue). The plot flows naturally and easily. The st...more

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Feb 20, 2011 Mr. Woodnal rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book sort of straddles the two worlds of children's fiction and young adult, and the reluctance to choose one or the other robs it of any effectiveness. The subject matter is decidedly children's: the title character is a kitchen mouse who falls ill after devouring a Peppermint Patty; the members of his family then "push [him] out to went" as is the custom with sick mice. The farm family that lives in the house then transfer the sick mouse out of doors and the remainder of the book details...more

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Feb 20, 2011 Johnny rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: anthropomorphism, children-s-fiction, illustrated

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Aug 08, 2011 Barbara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ncbla

Fredle is a young kitchen mouse whose consumption of chocolate makes him ill, resulting in his being moved to the dreaded great outdoors. Although he is frightened and at first reluctant to venture out very far because of all the things he's been told about the wider world, eventually he does take risks--and is almost eaten by a band of raccoons. But once he makes his way home, Fredle is a little older and wiser, and he is not so sure that the life of a kitchen mouse is the life he wants to lead...more

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Jun 17, 2013 Hannah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Young Fredle is the sweet, almost wistful story of a naive but adventurous young mouse who is forced to leave the "safe" environs of the kitchen where he's grown up, and who has to learn how to survive "outside," amongst barn cats, snakes, and raccoons, but also amongst the moon, stars, flowers, and trees he's never before seen. Fredle's curiosity and his concern for others always set him apart from the other mice around him, who are very rule- and tradition-bound: as we discover in the book, ea...more Young Fredle is the sweet, almost wistful story of a naive but adventurous young mouse who is forced to leave the "safe" environs of the kitchen where he's grown up, and who has to learn how to survive "outside," amongst barn cats, snakes, and raccoons, but also amongst the moon, stars, flowers, and trees he's never before seen. Fredle's curiosity and his concern for others always set him apart from the other mice around him, who are very rule- and tradition-bound: as we discover in the book, each group of mice (whether woodshed, house, or even to some extent cellar mice) have their own beliefs and strict codes to follow to survive. Fredle, however,asks questions about the rules he is meant to follow blindly that disturb his father and grandfather, and seem to them signs of trouble and rebellion rather than intelligence and the desire to see nuances.

Fredle's involuntary adventure outside is not only frightening but exhilarating as he gets to explore the outside world, even as he is in danger. He sees amazing new sights for a sheltered house mouse, and also learns much more about the world around him, including many new words. He recognizes, however, that he has much more to learn, rather than feeling like he's superior to his fellow mice or knows it all because of what he has seen. Despite seeing stars, experiencing the stream, and learning how to survive for himself, Fredle longs for home for much of the time while outside. upon finally returning, discovers that he has changed, something he thought impossible for mice. Not so Axle, the rebellious mouse that originally led him into his exile by finding the peppermint patty that made them sick and caused them to be rejected from the community for their sickness/weakness. Axle has become more of a traditionalist than ever because of her bad experience being "went" (or pushed out of the community to die), and closes herself off to any questions or tales of the outside world that Fredle has to bring her. Fredle ultimately has to decide how to assimilate the experiences he has had into his life, and ventures out with the weak from his house nest who would have been "went" to create a new community of mice outside.

Fredle's story illustrates the power of tradition in the mice communities, and also the "tradition" of traditions tending to become ingrained to such an extent that those who question them or deviate from them are seen as outsiders or threats, like Fredle was. In the same way, the book shows that traditions can also become such a point of pride that other ways of doing things are looked down upon. Fredle, for example, learns that each mouse community has its own advantages and drawbacks, rather than thinking that house mice have the best, safest life as he was raised to believe (and as Bardo and Neldo thought about woodshed mice). Fredle's story has much to do with how new ideas and questioning current traditions can lead to changes in how things are done, as happened with him establishing a new outside community (with a mouselet who then begins to wonder about seeing the lake that the raccoons mentioned to Fredle, indicating that the changes and adventuring will continue with the next generation). Fredle doesn't completely discard all of his traditions, however, recognizing the importance of being safe and living in a community with other mice. "Fredle had come to prefer first listening to what others had to say and then deciding for himself" is a quote that seems to sum up much of the book, and the book's overall approach to tradition and change.(less)

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May 03, 2012 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: yalsa-best-of-the-best, audio-books, 2012

When the book started out, I was a bit underwhelmed, expecting Despereaux Redux. But just a few chapters in I was hooked. Wendy Carter's narration was wonderful and completely brought the story to life. I particularly liked her portrayal of the raccoons. Actually, I think the raccoons were a perfect blend of storytelling and narration. And through the rest of the book, everytime Fredle said "Whoo-ha!" I smiled.

We've been in the process of picking our summer reading books at school. There is a pa...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Rene Kirkpatrick rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: ages 8 and up

Very sweet, a little slow to start, but a very exciting book about a house mouse exiled to the outdoors when he gets sick and may endanger the rest of the mouse family. Great emotions in this book. Fredle is overwhelmingly lonesome when he is sent away and it is obvious how much he misses his family.

Fredle, curious, adventurous, is sent out of the nest he's lived in his whole life. The mom in the house finds him and puts him outside. Fredle is a house mouse and has never been outside, or on his...more

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Feb 02, 2011 Lisa Nagel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ages 9 and up. I agree that the writing style may not appeal to all young readers, but those that stay with this sweet and simple story will be rewarded. When Fredle, the house mouse is pushed out of the nest, he suddenly finds himself in the completely foreign world of the "outside." Fredle not only finds the courage to survive in this new world, but he finds he actually is enjoying himself. He meets all sorts of new creatures and sees all sorts of beautiful things, like the moon, stars and flo...more

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Aug 03, 2011 James Govednik rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi

There's a lot to like about this book, in which we follow Fredle on his explorations of the many worlds beyond his home and comfort zone as a kitchen mouse. Fredle breaks a rule and is thrown out of his clan, and from there he learns about the rest of the farmhouse and farmyard, as the well as the woods and meadows beyond. The other characters Fredle encounters not only have different lives and environments, but different motives in their interactions with him. Fredle's curiosity leads him to ap...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012reads, animal-stories, audiobooks, kids, odysseywinnersandhonors

Listened to Listening Library audio edition narrated by Wendy Carter.

Carter's narration was excellent - different voices for each of the characters and good capturing of the emotions in any given situation. The story had me captivated throughout - the secret world of mice and the ways different tribes live were well thought out and interesting. Fredle was a believable well-rounded character with faults, weaknesses and strengths that rang true and influenced the sequence of events believably.

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Apr 05, 2011 Hoover Public Library Kids and Teens rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: animals, childrens-books

Young Fredle is about a house mouse who finds himself being tossed out of the kitchen and into the great outdoors. On top of having to learn new words for everything (moon, stars, grass, raccoon) Fredle is also trying to learn how to fend for himself without his family and familiar surroundings. This book is full of memorable characters such as Angus and Sadie, the house dogs, Cap'n and his rowdy raccoons, and of course Fredle the mouse who rises above it all to make his own path in life. Fans o...more

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Mar 10, 2011 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: animal, adventure, audiobooks, fiction, journey, juvenile, favorite, reviewed

I cannot begin to express how wonderful the audiobook of Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt is. This is the story of Fredle (rhymes with peddle), a young mouse with a penchant for snacks. After eating too much pepermint patty, Fredle gets sick and is pushed out of the family nest behind the pantry. From there, he is swept out the door by "Mrs." and his adventures begin. This story is simple, hilarious and endearing. Fredle learns about freedom, the stars, and that sometimes your parents don't know ev...more

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Apr 14, 2011 JeNeal rated it 5 of 5 stars

Why the interest in mice these days? Lois Lowry's latest is Bless this Mouse and now Cynthia Voigt comes out with Young Fredle. LOVE Voigt, and very curious about what she would do with mice. She did VERY well! Lovely story of young Fredle (rhymes with medal, inedible, incredible...), a kitchen mouse who finds new meaning to the mouse term "went". He makes wonderful discoveries in new vocabulary terms like grass, moon, raccoons, flowers -- all kinds of things he never knew before. Wonderful sear...more

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Jan 19, 2011 Aimee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Fredle, a young mouse living with his family in the pantry of a farmhouse, finds himself in the unfamiliar world of "outside." Here, he finds new friends in unlikely suspects, a new sense of self and self-confidence, and a new definition of the idea of home. I loved the way this book was told, very convincingly, from the perspective of a mouse. What it reminded me of is that each person has such a unique view of the world in which we live and that view is shaped by our experiences. However, we c...more

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Jan 23, 2013 Heather rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: lis565, children-s-lit

This 6-hour long audio book follows the curious little house mouse, young Fredle. After getting sick from a peppermint patty Fredle is pushed out of his cozy nest. He finds himself on a journey of self-discovery and bravery, learning about stars, outsmarting raccoons and making some unlikely friends along the way. I thought that the message was positive for young readers – don’t be afraid, always be yourself, and never give up. I can’t say that I loved this book. Some of the sections were a bit...more

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Jul 21, 2011 Ruth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s

A multicultural mouse world--Fredle (rhymes with metal)is a kitchen mouse who gets dumped outside and meets the farm mice and later raccoons and then the basement mice. Each has its own worries in a more sophisticated way than The City Mouse and the Country Mouse. I loved how he experienced the wonders of stars and the moon and how he had to learn what all these new things were. Another adventurous girl kitchen mouse took an entirely different turn after her near encounter with "went" (death), b...more

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About Cynthia Voigt

Cynthia Voigt is an American author of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse.

Awards:
Angus and Sadie: the Sequoyah Book Award (given by readers in Oklahoma), 2008
The Katahdin Award, for lifetime achievement, 2003
The Anne V. Zarrow Award, for lifetime achievement, 2003
The Margaret Edwards Award, for a body of work, 1995
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