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First recent read: I can see why this book confused me as a child...a New
York apartment setting (do people live in apartments? why don't they have a house?)...an eighteen
year old boy who is homeless (where are the boy's parents?)...young teenagers who wander
around a big city (isn't that dangerous?)...a girl whose mother is a beatnik (what in the world is that?)
This world was totally outside of my experiences as a ten year old girl in small town Texas.
Second recent read: Dave and his dad fight ...more
York apartment setting (do people live in apartments? why don't they have a house?)...an eighteen
year old boy who is homeless (where are the boy's parents?)...young teenagers who wander
around a big city (isn't that dangerous?)...a girl whose mother is a beatnik (what in the world is that?)
This world was totally outside of my experiences as a ten year old girl in small town Texas.
Second recent read: Dave and his dad fight ...more
A fun book to read about a teenager named Dave Mitchell. He's a 14-year-old boy being raised in Manhattan when he adopts a cat. Dave can't get along with his attorney father and his mother has asthmatic attacks when the two men in her life argue. Dave has the freedom to explore his city with his friends. At home he explores the joys of pet ownership.
I've had my eye on this novel for years because of my quest to read all the books on the Newbery Medal list, both winners and honor books. I usually ...more
I've had my eye on this novel for years because of my quest to read all the books on the Newbery Medal list, both winners and honor books. I usually ...more
I read this years ago (as a kid), and I watched a booktube video that mentioned this book. I remembered that I really liked it. So, I read it again, and the story held up for me as an adult.
I'm reading through all the Newbery winners. I was trying to go in chronological order but some of the early winners are so bad I decided to take a break from them and jump to the 1960's. Dave Mitchell is a 14 year old living in New York City. He adpots a cat from a neighbor though the book is only nominally about the cat. The cat is alive at the end of the book. The book is mainly short stories about Dave's adventures throughout the city. Compared to the early winners this book is great. I wasn
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This book is the 1964 Newbery winner. It's a simple story about a 14 year old boy having adventures in New York city. Not a lot of drama or excitement, but a nice little story.
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Jul 22, 2020
superawesomekt
marked it as bibliocurious
