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A review by bibliogirl
Soonchild by Russell Hoban
3.0
I really wanted to love this book . I just couldn't find my home inside it. Labeled " genre-defying," I found it baffling. Is it for me? My students? I can't really tell. And it's not compelling enough for me to want to figure it out. I feel sad that I feel this way.
Addition and change:
I have been stewing over this for days, wondering why it bothers me so much that this wasn't the book I thought it would be. I finally read School Library Journal's review and confirmed what I already felt - that it would be great for an academic library. It isn't really written for kids. Reading it for elementary to middle school students,I could not connect with it, and wondered why it disturbed and confused me. I've changed my rating based on my change in perspective - it doesn't miss the mark as a work for children, because it simply shouldn't be considered as one.
Addition and change:
I have been stewing over this for days, wondering why it bothers me so much that this wasn't the book I thought it would be. I finally read School Library Journal's review and confirmed what I already felt - that it would be great for an academic library. It isn't really written for kids. Reading it for elementary to middle school students,I could not connect with it, and wondered why it disturbed and confused me. I've changed my rating based on my change in perspective - it doesn't miss the mark as a work for children, because it simply shouldn't be considered as one.