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From: Monica R. Edinger <edinger>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 08:48:13 -0500
A former student was given A Single Shard by our librarian and he absolutely loved the book. When I ran into him after school his eyes lit up and this usually 6th grade-boy-of?w-words (anyone else know some of these?) started chattering away about how much he loved the book and why. A few days later I browsed the customer reviews on amazon.com and noticed several comments about adults preferring the book more than kids. I emailed my former student and suggested he write a review to dispel this view. He did so and it is now on amazon's A Single Shard page. I've pasted it below as well.
Monica
This book deserved the Newbery, February 7, 2002
Reviewer: A 12-year old reader from New York, NY USA
I am 12 years old, and I liked this book a lot. Once I started reading it, I couldn't stop. I ended up finishing it in about anhour and fifteen minutes. Even though the plot is very simple, there's a lot of messages inside of it. It is similar to the box that Tree?r finds that is simple on the outside, but inside it has many other boxes in a complex layout. For example, when the potter Min's wife discovers Tree?r is saving the lunch he receives from her, she refills his bowl even when he hids it. When Tree?r finds the re-filled bowl, instead of being greedy the next day and eating the whole thing because he knows it will be refilled, he only eats half. Tree?r and Crane-Man don't have much, but they are thankful for the little that they do have. I think this book is a very good book for children, and I think it deserved to win the Newbery award.
Monica Edinger The Dalton School New York NY edinger at dalton.org monicaedinger at yahoo.com
Received on Sun 10 Feb 2002 07:48:13 AM CST
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 08:48:13 -0500
A former student was given A Single Shard by our librarian and he absolutely loved the book. When I ran into him after school his eyes lit up and this usually 6th grade-boy-of?w-words (anyone else know some of these?) started chattering away about how much he loved the book and why. A few days later I browsed the customer reviews on amazon.com and noticed several comments about adults preferring the book more than kids. I emailed my former student and suggested he write a review to dispel this view. He did so and it is now on amazon's A Single Shard page. I've pasted it below as well.
Monica
This book deserved the Newbery, February 7, 2002
Reviewer: A 12-year old reader from New York, NY USA
I am 12 years old, and I liked this book a lot. Once I started reading it, I couldn't stop. I ended up finishing it in about anhour and fifteen minutes. Even though the plot is very simple, there's a lot of messages inside of it. It is similar to the box that Tree?r finds that is simple on the outside, but inside it has many other boxes in a complex layout. For example, when the potter Min's wife discovers Tree?r is saving the lunch he receives from her, she refills his bowl even when he hids it. When Tree?r finds the re-filled bowl, instead of being greedy the next day and eating the whole thing because he knows it will be refilled, he only eats half. Tree?r and Crane-Man don't have much, but they are thankful for the little that they do have. I think this book is a very good book for children, and I think it deserved to win the Newbery award.
Monica Edinger The Dalton School New York NY edinger at dalton.org monicaedinger at yahoo.com
Received on Sun 10 Feb 2002 07:48:13 AM CST
