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October Read - The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
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A sweet book; I didn't quite know where it was going, but I was pleasantly surprised by the ending. At times I felt like this was a series of vignettes instead a comprehensive narrative, but DiCamillo pulls it together at the conclusion. No, this will not be all rainbows and sunshine -- but there were a lot of funny, touching moments that speak to growing up. I particularly liked the plotline about the janitor and his love for Chopin.
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What's a girl to do when her father up and abandons the family leaving town with a dental hygienist? Raymie figures winning a local beauty pageant and getting in the newspaper will show her dad how great she is and he will come running back. First she must learn a talent and baton twirling seems easy enough. On her first day of twirling class Raymie meets two quirky girls and the eccentric teacher who refuses to teach leaving the three girls up to their own devices. This happens repeatedly and R
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I know this book has been getting rave reviews but I just didn't like it as well as some of her others. Realistic fiction is my genre and this should have fit right in for me. Maybe it was timing on my part or I just couldn't connect. Not sure. Everyone should read because you may all love this one. I did love The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane!
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Historical fiction, 1970's, friendship, family.
It was hard to get into this book at first and I didn't understand how it was a National Board Book contender.....then slowly at around page 100 I began to enjoy the friendship between the three girls. I made many connections to baton twirling, summer vacation, desiring approval from a Dad, and more. ...more
It was hard to get into this book at first and I didn't understand how it was a National Board Book contender.....then slowly at around page 100 I began to enjoy the friendship between the three girls. I made many connections to baton twirling, summer vacation, desiring approval from a Dad, and more. ...more
How does Kate Dicamillo do it? This is a simple little book and I kept thinking I had all these details sorted out and the characters in place. I thought, “ oh Kate DiCamillo is becoming formulaic and I’m not falling for it.” But the last 15 or pages of the book, I felt my heart constrict and then grow and I was like,”Wow. How does she do it?” I’ll keep reading her and figuring it out. But I won’t take her for granted. She k it’s what she’s doing!
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