Junebug - Hardcover

Mead, Alice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374339643 ISBN 13: 9780374339647

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1995

Synopsis

Approaching the age when other boys in the projects are forced into gangs or ensnared by drug dealers, Reeve McClain launches fifty message bottles in which he encloses his hopeful wish for survival. Jr Lib Guild.

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Review:

“Junebug is the story of risks taken and goals achieved by a small nuclear family struggling against a harsh environment. The ultimate message, however, is that change is possible when responsibility is an individual obligation. Mead’s writing approaches the power of Walter Dean Myers’s novels about inner-city life, but is for a younger audience.”—"School Library Journal"
“Junebug is a compelling, thoughtful narrator whose wishes and determination are balanced by Jolita’s absence of dreams and character. The novel is hard-hitting and unleavened by humor, but Junebug’s likable personality and the upbeat note at the end will leave readers satisfied. A likely choice for school literature circles.”—"Booklist" “A warm and inspiring tale . . . Readers will be rooting for Junebug and his dreams all the way.”—"Kirkus Reviews", Pointer Review

"Junebug is the story of risks taken and goals achieved by a small nuclear family struggling against a harsh environment. The ultimate message, however, is that change is possible when responsibility is an individual obligation. Mead's writing approaches the power of Walter Dean Myers's novels about inner-city life, but is for a younger audience."--"School Library Journal"
"Junebug is a compelling, thoughtful narrator whose wishes and determination are balanced by Jolita's absence of dreams and character. The novel is hard-hitting and unleavened by humor, but Junebug's likable personality and the upbeat note at the end will leave readers satisfied. A likely choice for school literature circles."--"Booklist" "A warm and inspiring tale . . . Readers will be rooting for Junebug and his dreams all the way."--"Kirkus Reviews," Pointer Review

Junebug is the story of risks taken and goals achieved by a small nuclear family struggling against a harsh environment. The ultimate message, however, is that change is possible when responsibility is an individual obligation. Mead's writing approaches the power of Walter Dean Myers's novels about inner-city life, but is for a younger audience. "School Library Journal"

Junebug is a compelling, thoughtful narrator whose wishes and determination are balanced by Jolita's absence of dreams and character. The novel is hard-hitting and unleavened by humor, but Junebug's likable personality and the upbeat note at the end will leave readers satisfied. A likely choice for school literature circles. "Booklist"

A warm and inspiring tale . . . Readers will be rooting for Junebug and his dreams all the way. "Kirkus Reviews, Pointer Review""

Junebug is a compelling, thoughtful narrator whose wishes and determination are balanced by Jolita's absence of dreams and character. The novel is hard-hitting and unleavened by humor, but Junebug's likable personality and the upbeat note at the end will leave readers satisfied. A likely choice for school literature circles. Booklist

A warm and inspiring tale...Readers will be rooting for Junebug and his dreams all the way. Pointer, Kirkus Reviews

Junebug is the story of risks taken and goals achieved by a small nuclear family struggling against a harsh environment. The ultimate message, however, is that change is possible when responsibility is an individual obligation. Mead's writing approaches the power of Walter Dean Myers's novels about inner-city life, but is for a younger audience. School Library Journal"

Junebug is a compelling, thoughtful narrator whose wishes and determination are balanced by Jolita's absence of dreams and character. The novel is hard-hitting and unleavened by humor, but Junebug's likable personality and the upbeat note at the end will leave readers satisfied. A likely choice for school literature circles. Booklist

A warm and inspiring tale...Readers will be rooting for Junebug and his dreams all the way. Pointer, Kirkus Reviews

Junebug is the story of risks taken and goals achieved by a small nuclear family struggling against a harsh environment. The ultimate message, however, is that change is possible when responsibility is an individual obligation. Mead's writing approaches the power of Walter Dean Myers's novels about inner-city life, but is for a younger audience. School Library Journal

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"Junebug is a compelling, thoughtful narrator whose wishes and determination are balanced by Jolita's absence of dreams and character. The novel is hard-hitting and unleavened by humor, but Junebug's likable personality and the upbeat note at the end will leave readers satisfied. A likely choice for school literature circles." --Booklist

"A warm and inspiring tale...Readers will be rooting for Junebug and his dreams all the way." --Pointer, Kirkus Reviews

"Junebug is the story of risks taken and goals achieved by a small nuclear family struggling against a harsh environment. The ultimate message, however, is that change is possible when responsibility is an individual obligation. Mead's writing approaches the power of Walter Dean Myers's novels about inner-city life, but is for a younger audience." --School Library Journal

About the Author:

Alice Mead is the author of many highly acclaimed novels, including Adem's Cross, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and two other books featuring Junebug. The first two Junebug books were both NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies. She lives in Maine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0374339643
• ISBN 13: 9780374339647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 101