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Chargement... Hokey Pokey (édition 2013)par Jerry Spinelli (Auteur)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. children's fiction; fantasy dreamland/neverland (5th-7th grades). I'll admit I skimmed over large parts of this, so I may not be the best or fairest judge, but then again large parts of it just seemed pointless to me--I'd prefer more of a plot to the seemingly endless world-building, dreamlike sequences. I was fairly lost for the first 30 pages or so and had to force myself to keep reading--not a good sign for me, though I can see kids going along with the ride-like quality of the narratives. Touches on the familiar themes of boys and girls liking/hating each other, why kids tease other kids, and why they shouldn't tease other kids. Not Spinelli's best work, I don't think. The land of Hokey Pokey is a kids’ world – literally. From the moment they shed their diapers and tumble out of the Tattooer shouting “I’m a kid!” at the nearest passerby, children spend every day playing and exploring and throwing the occasional tantrum. The Big Kids are at the top of the social heap, and Jack’s the most famous Big Kid around – everywhere he goes on his beloved bike Scramjet, people call out to him. “Hey, Jack!” “Jack, come play!” So when Scramjet disappears one morning and turns up in the hands of Jack’s archrival, a girl (ew!) named Jubilee, his world is turned upside down. His amigos LaJo and Dusty do their best to help Jack find Scramjet, but a runaway bike isn’t the only thing amiss in Jack’s world. Can things ever be the same in Hokey Pokey? I read this book in one sitting because I couldn’t put it down. READ IT. Grown-up portion of review: Truly, I devoured this book and was entranced by the almost-stream-of-consciousness writing, especially the made-up compound words -- like boyvoice and longspitter -- that worked perfectly in the world of Hokey Pokey. I loved the non-electronic, western pulp feel of the place, too, epitomized by the herd of wild bicycles that tromps across Hokey Pokey's Great Plain. Most coming-of-age stories focus on the ascent into adulthood, but this one is a funny and poignant portrait for upper elementary/middle schoolers teetering on the verge of their teenage years. In the transition from childhood to adolescence, what gets lost and what remains? Spinelli's answer is tinged with expectation, disappointment, and innocent delights, but never dips into sentimentality. Is it too early to think about Newbery 2014? aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Ever since they were Snotsippers, Jack and the girl have fought, until one day she steals his bike and as he and the Amigos try to recover it, Jack realizes that he is growing up and must eventually leave the "goodlands and badlands of Hokey Pokey." Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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There are obvious comparisons to be made to Peter Pan. Hokey Pokey seemed to me at first to be another version of Never-Never Land and Jack was an obvious Peter Pan-type leader. But that's kind of a misleading comparison. Jack's journey in this book is all about accepting that he's growing up and exiting childhood--there's nothing very Peter Pan in that. Also, there's no Captain Hook. ( )