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Paperboy
When the Times-Star puts out an extra edition covering the fight between ex-champ Jack Dempsey and "Gentleman Gene" Tunney, paperboy Willie signs up to sell extra copies, but when Dempsey unexpectedly loses, no one in Willie's working-class neighborhood will buy the paper.
40 pages, Paperback
First published March 16, 1996
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November 20, 2017
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade Level: 1-2
I liked this story. Kroeger does a good job of piecing the story together, and the illustrations are great. This book will give children a glimpse into how being a paperboy was back in the day. While nothing made it dramatically stand out to me, I still thought it was a sweet story.
Grade Level: 1-2
I liked this story. Kroeger does a good job of piecing the story together, and the illustrations are great. This book will give children a glimpse into how being a paperboy was back in the day. While nothing made it dramatically stand out to me, I still thought it was a sweet story.
April 18, 2021
Historical Fiction
Grades K-3
This book was an exciting read; I was on the edge of my seat the whole time until the book was finished. The book follows the daily activity of a paperboy, Willie Brinkman, in Chicago in 1927. I liked this book because it made me feel like I was there in 1927 with Willie. The illustrations were unique and engaging. I really enjoyed this book.
Grades K-3
This book was an exciting read; I was on the edge of my seat the whole time until the book was finished. The book follows the daily activity of a paperboy, Willie Brinkman, in Chicago in 1927. I liked this book because it made me feel like I was there in 1927 with Willie. The illustrations were unique and engaging. I really enjoyed this book.
June 1, 2019
"The next day after school, Willie Brinkman wanted to join his friends in Erkenbrecher Alley. He wanted to play 'red, red ball' and race to tag the wall. But then he remembered his hero, Jack Dempsey. A man who came back, who tried a second time. So Willie tied on his Times-Star apron...."
April 22, 2015
Go back to 1927 when bringing home 83 cents to help the family was something to be proud of. Paperboy is based on the true story of a young boy who sold newspapers and the Dempsey-Tunney fight of 1927. You can almost hear "Extra, Extra, Read all about it" being shouted in the streets. You can't buy a paper for 2 cents anymore but I bought this discarded hardcover library book for only 25 cents and it's still in excellent condition.(I know. Why would they do that?) The watercolor illustrations are so authentic looking and take you back to another time. Very nice addition to my collection.
November 12, 2011
This picture book is text-heavy, to be sure, and it presents a lifestyle that most children today probably wouldn’t understand: children working. Perhaps readers can still connect with Willie’s drive to not give up. The life-like illustrations make the story almost seem cinematic, so this book would be a great way to discuss that historic match and the cultural implications of the events described visually.
March 17, 2008
Another book about chilren's labor and wrestling.
January 18, 2009
حقبة زمنية من التاريخ الأمريكي، لاتعنيني بشيء أبدا
January 26, 2016
Willie sells the news. Good news. Bad news. Fight news. What happens in the fight? How does Willie move forward?
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