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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this book and the narrator. Interesting setting, wonderful characters and unobtrusively thought provoking.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
You honestly need to suspend your belief in a couple of scenarios, but it's a fantastic book. I read this for a book club with other library employees and we talked a bit about prison libraries. Prison librarians work hard and have a rewarding job btw. It's just suggested in the book that public librarians and prison librarians are interchangeable. Maybe it is somewhere in the world...So don't let details bug you.
It's a good book, just read it.
It's a good book, just read it.
This book was amazing. I don't tend to pick up children's chapter books for a variety of reasons, but I'm trying to be a more well-rounded librarian, so I had to start somewhere.
This book is about a little boy who has grown up in a prison, where his mother is incarcerated. He lives a mostly normal life both inside and outside of the prison, until one day he's taken from the prison to live with a foster family.
This novel makes the reader question what makes a person good and kind. It teaches you to look beyond the labels put on people, because their story doesn't always fit neatly inside a box, and our mistakes shouldn't define our goodness.
Overall, this book was entertaining, it was inspiring, and it was thoughtful. I would definitely recommend this to any of the middle school kids that hang out in my library. I think everyone in today's world could learn a lesson or two from Perry T. Cook and his friends.
This book is about a little boy who has grown up in a prison, where his mother is incarcerated. He lives a mostly normal life both inside and outside of the prison, until one day he's taken from the prison to live with a foster family.
This novel makes the reader question what makes a person good and kind. It teaches you to look beyond the labels put on people, because their story doesn't always fit neatly inside a box, and our mistakes shouldn't define our goodness.
Overall, this book was entertaining, it was inspiring, and it was thoughtful. I would definitely recommend this to any of the middle school kids that hang out in my library. I think everyone in today's world could learn a lesson or two from Perry T. Cook and his friends.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
I read this book because on the cover it has Gary Schmidt (one of my FAVORITE authors) saying how great the book is. I don't know if I would go that far. A lot of it was way way way too simplistic about some of the realities of prison life. Additionally, there was one character, in particular, who was so incredibly one-dimensional. His personal life made ZERO sense with the way he behaved. It just bothered me. Overall, however, I'm not sad I read it.
There is so much to love about this book.
Sweet elementary middle grade read that would be lovely read loud. Perry is an example of kindness, thoughtfulness, and bravery. A true hero.
Perry Cook has an unusual home. Because his mother was serving time at a minimum security prison when he was born, he has been allowed to live there (though not exactly with her) as a foster child of the warden. Now in sixth grade (he attends the local middle school), he has a close family that includes not just his mother, but many of the other residents and workers at the prison. He and his mother are eagerly awaiting her parole when a well-meaning District Attorney decides that Perry would be better off on the outside. Ripped from the only home he has ever known, Perry does his best to serve his time away from his mother and make sense of what has happened. As he digs deeper into his own story and those of the other residents, he finds some truths that make him question what he has always believed. This is a powerful book about self-discovery, friendship, and what truly makes a family. Highly recommended for grades 4 & up.