From the Bookshelf of Mock Newbery 2026…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
October Read - The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
By Kristen · 35 posts · 227 views
By Kristen · 35 posts · 227 views
last updated Feb 23, 2017 12:30PM
showing 4 of 4 topics
view all »
Other topics mentioning this book
What Members Thought
The author's style captivates me. This touching story of Raymie and her two friends is beautifully told. A marvelous, realistic story with a fine Fla. setting.
...more
Raymie Nightingale
Lexile Level: 550L
Pages: 263
Summary:
Raymie’s father leaves her and her mother, and runs off with a dental hygienist. Raymie is determined to win back her Father’s love, so she devises a plan. She figures that if she can win the “Little Miss Central Florida Tire Pageant” her Father will see her in the paper and come home. During her quest to win this pageant, she meets two girls: Louisiana & Beverly. Even though these girls seem to be entirely different from each other, they hav ...more
Lexile Level: 550L
Pages: 263
Summary:
Raymie’s father leaves her and her mother, and runs off with a dental hygienist. Raymie is determined to win back her Father’s love, so she devises a plan. She figures that if she can win the “Little Miss Central Florida Tire Pageant” her Father will see her in the paper and come home. During her quest to win this pageant, she meets two girls: Louisiana & Beverly. Even though these girls seem to be entirely different from each other, they hav ...more
Raymie is determined to win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition so that her father will see her picture in the paper and come home. But first she has to learn how to twirl a baton. And that's the start of a wild and wacky ride, as she makes two friends in class who also have issues in their lives. This one is getting rave reviews, but I didn't love it. Raymie seemed a bit naive to me, and I had a hard time sympathizing with her Also I found some of the other odd characters annoying
...more
A tender story of friendship and bravery. Friendship blossoms between 3 girls who are fighting battles of loss/abandonment, hunger and abuse. The "Three Rancheros" work together through their struggles and have adventures and self discoveries. Throughout the book there was a good balance of humor a heaviness. Though this story tugged at my heart strings and was beautifully written, it wasn't my necessarily my favorite of DiCamillo's books.
...more
Contemporary Realistic Fiction with a southern setting and quirky characters. Some humor to balance serious life situations, Audio narrator added to the already detailed characterizations. Measured pace with a detailed sense of place.
I'm a Kate DiCamillo fan, but some of hers I like more than others. This one includes her signature quirky characters, which is always great fun and smacks of her southern writers tradition, and I believe girls exploring friendship will relate to it. I find that her novels often include an elderly wise woman and (though not Dr. Meecham or Gloria Dump) DiCamillo did not disappoint. I enjoyed it, but don't expect it to win another Newbery.
...more
Apr 13, 2016
Amy
marked it as to-read
May 11, 2016
MaryAnne
added it
Jul 15, 2016
Amanda
marked it as to-read
Dec 19, 2016
Anamaria
added it
Mar 27, 2017
Lisagarden
marked it as to-read
