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I don't know what's happening here. Everyone LOVES this book, but I do not. "Shari Frost Roth Does Not Love Raymie Nightingale." It is really sad, in spite of the ending. Three girls from broken homes who are hurting and dealing with real problems like hunger and child abuse find each other one summer. There are some loose ends such as the janitor at the nursing home and the canary. I found the repetition tedious and annoying. Writer's craft? RAYMIE NIGHTINGALE is on everyone's short list for th
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Not to worry --- no spoilers here. Just an excerpt from this blog post of mine, giving a sense of what is in store.
In Raymie Nightingale out this April, this uniquely talented writer has returned to her roots, to the Florida of her childhood, centering on an imagined small town that feels just down the road from the one in Because of Winn-Dixie It is the summer of 1975 and Raymie Clarke’s father is gone, run off with a dental hygienist. Now Raymie is at Ida Nee’s to learn how to twirl a baton s...more
Jan 25, 2016
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Shelves:
middle-grade,
self-esteem,
inspirational,
grief-loss,
theme,
adventure,
dogs,
cats,
empathy,
realistic-fiction
Lots to ponder. Many Big Themes. Rich, delicious writing. Check the tags for hints.
Love the quirky main characters and supporting characters in this book.
Kate DiCamillo is so gifted at weaving story line with character development.
Kate DiCamillo is so gifted at weaving story line with character development.
This was a very satisfying book. It does, indeed, hearken back to the type of story told in Because of Winn-Dixie, one of my favorite books, and my favorite of this author. This is the story of 3 unlikely friends who meet when they are the only students in a baton-twirling class in the summer of 1975. Beverly is cynical and planning to sabotage the contest the other girls are hoping to enter, Louisiana is an innocent, over-idealistic optimist, and Raymie is firmly in between: more realistic, yet
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Kate DiCamillo, the author of Because of Winn-Dixie, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (two of my favorite) and many more never disappoints. This is a quirky story of 3 friends.
May 05, 2016
Robynn
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I can't pinpoint the problem here - would I have liked it more in print? The narration was great, but some books just hit me harder in different formats. Did I take too long to read it and lose momentum? Was it just not one of my favorite DiCamillo titles? Too much hype? Who knows. It's a great book in a lot of ways, recommended to kids who like thoughtful stories about friendship. It just didn't sing for me.
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