From: Fmce at aol.com <Fmce>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 23:42:18 -0500 (EST)

My school is k-5 about 400 students. I am media specialist. I had heard Ruth White speak last spring and was not impressed, tho the conference originator raved about "Belle Prater's boy" Read it this fall, and wondered why I had doubted his recommendation. It blew me away. What a sensitive, warm, funny insightful book. Reminded me a bit of Bridge to Terebithia in the relationship of the two characters. I just finished View and really liked it, but felt that the 'journey' bit was stretching it a bit. But I loved the characters and how they related to each other. I can see many of our really bright kids who have problems with classmates liking this very much. It is not heavily from one point of view, whichis good also. I think I could talk this as a boy or girl book. And since we are only 20 miles from Albany where the contest takes place, our kids have that hook also.
Received on Tue 18 Mar 1997 10:42:18 PM CST