β Hildreth, Scott; Hildreth, Scott
π Fiction
π
2019
π English
β 151 KB
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Tito the Bonecrusher
β Scribed by Melissa Thomson
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- New York
- ISBN
- 0374303568
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In Melissa Thomson's first standalone middle-grade novel, the beloved author of the Keena Ford chapter book series delivers a funny yet moving story about fathers, sons, and criminal justice.
Oliver "Spaghetti-O" Jones's dad is about to be jailed for a crime he didn't commit, and Oliver believes the only way to save him is with the help of his favorite lucha-libre wrestler turned action star, Tito the Bonecrusher. Together with his best friend, Brianna (a.k.a. "Brain"), and their new ally Paul "Popcorn" Robards, Oliver devises a madcap plan to spring his dad from a Florida correctional facility.
Heartwarming and hilarious, this book looks at what it takes to be a hero . . . and what happens when you realize that saving the day might not always be possible.
**
Review
A Junior Library Guild Selection
"Thomson's excellent middle-grade debut plumbs the absurdity and desperation inherent in a painful situation. Throughout the ordeal, Oliver battles and suppresses his grief and pain in a way that younger readers can recognize and perhaps understand amid the humor; more than anything, it's this implicit focus that makes this novel a great one. An uplifting gem." β Kirkus Reviews , starred review
"An engaging and entertaining story that sensitively explores the challenge of seeing flaws in oneself and those one admires." β*Publishers Weekly *
"[This book] will strike sympathetic chords in middle-grade readers." β*Booklist *
"A solid ground floor introduction to kids-will-fix-this adventures, with the lucha libre backdrop adding interest." β BCCB
About the Author
Melissa Thomson has been both an elementary and middle-school teacher, as well as a literacy coach, in New York and Washington, DC public schools. She is also the author of the Keena Ford chapter book series. Melissa lives in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband and son.
β¦ Subjects
JUVENILE FICTION -- Family -- General (see also headings under Social Themes)
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