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I liked The Honest Truth, but I really liked Some Kind of Courage. It was full of adventure, excitement, and also full of heart. It had a similar feel to One Came Home, which I also loved. This shot to the top of my Newbery watch list.
A terrific book with great voice! Joseph is spunky, plucky, and brave. I loved the narrative and the characters!
WOW!! As powerful as The Honest Truth, but in a totally different setting and time. I LOVE Gameinhart's male protagonists--so strong, so courageous, so determined, so smart, and so tender. MY kind of guy. These are ideal role models for our middle grade boys, yet the stories appeal to girls too. A definite Newbery 2017 contender for me.
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Quite the little adventure story with a good message of hope.
Excellent Historical Fiction and coming of age book.
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Bluebonnet 17-18
This book has themes of loyalty, kindness, dedication, honesty and courage. It is exactly the kind of book I want my boys to read.
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