The Search for Belle Prater (Thorndike Press Large Print Literacy Bridge Series) - Hardcover

White, Ruth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786282789 ISBN 13: 9780786282784

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2006

Synopsis

In 1955, Woodrow and his cousin Gypsy befriend a new girl in their seventh grade class in rural Virginia, and the three of them set off to find Woodrow's missing mother, encountering unlikely and intriguing coincidences along the way.

About this title

Review

"Readers who have longed for a follow-up to White's Newbery Honor Book, "Belle Prater's Boy" (1996) will be delighted with this fine sequel. Characterization, dialogue, and setting are among White's many literary strengths, and she doesn't disappoint here. The friendship between story-telling Woodrow and joke-cracking Gypsy just grows richer."--"Booklist," Starred Review "A worthy sequel to Belle Prater's Boy (Farrar, 1996)...the warmth, love, and humor of that book are here as well."--"School Library Journal" "Wonderful."--"VOYA"
"Readers . . . will be deeply satisfied by this elegantly conceived sequel with its tiny glints of magic."--"Kirkus Reviews" "The plot is well paced, and readers will be gratified when good things happen for Woodrow. The down-home warmth of the first book carries over through Gypsy's narration; her voice is as lilting and fresh as ever."--"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books" "Retains the distinctive colloquial cadences of Gypsy's first-person narrative."--"The Horn Book" "A positive read in which wit and understanding illustrate a way of accepting human shortcomings."--"SIGNAL"

Readers who have longed for a follow-up to White's Newbery Honor Book, "Belle Prater's Boy" (1996) will be delighted with this fine sequel. Characterization, dialogue, and setting are among White's many literary strengths, and she doesn't disappoint here. The friendship between story-telling Woodrow and joke-cracking Gypsy just grows richer. "Booklist, Starred Review"

A worthy sequel to Belle Prater's Boy (Farrar, 1996)...the warmth, love, and humor of that book are here as well. "School Library Journal"

Wonderful. "VOYA"

Readers . . . will be deeply satisfied by this elegantly conceived sequel with its tiny glints of magic. "Kirkus Reviews"

The plot is well paced, and readers will be gratified when good things happen for Woodrow. The down-home warmth of the first book carries over through Gypsy's narration; her voice is as lilting and fresh as ever. "The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"

Retains the distinctive colloquial cadences of Gypsy's first-person narrative. "The Horn Book"

A positive read in which wit and understanding illustrate a way of accepting human shortcomings. "SIGNAL""

Readers who have longed for a follow-up to White's Newbery Honor Book, Belle Prater's Boy (1996) will be delighted with this fine sequel. Characterization, dialogue, and setting are among White's many literary strengths, and she doesn't disappoint here. The friendship between story-telling Woodrow and joke-cracking Gypsy just grows richer. Booklist, Starred Review

A worthy sequel to Belle Prater's Boy (Farrar, 1996)...the warmth, love, and humor of that book are here as well. School Library Journal

Wonderful. VOYA

Readers . . . will be deeply satisfied by this elegantly conceived sequel with its tiny glints of magic. Kirkus Reviews

The plot is well paced, and readers will be gratified when good things happen for Woodrow. The down-home warmth of the first book carries over through Gypsy's narration; her voice is as lilting and fresh as ever. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Retains the distinctive colloquial cadences of Gypsy's first-person narrative. The Horn Book

A positive read in which wit and understanding illustrate a way of accepting human shortcomings. SIGNAL

"

"Readers who have longed for a follow-up to White's Newbery Honor Book, Belle Prater's Boy (1996) will be delighted with this fine sequel. Characterization, dialogue, and setting are among White's many literary strengths, and she doesn't disappoint here. The friendship between story-telling Woodrow and joke-cracking Gypsy just grows richer." --Booklist, Starred Review

"A worthy sequel to Belle Prater's Boy (Farrar, 1996)...the warmth, love, and humor of that book are here as well." --School Library Journal

"Wonderful." --VOYA

"Readers . . . will be deeply satisfied by this elegantly conceived sequel with its tiny glints of magic." --Kirkus Reviews

"The plot is well paced, and readers will be gratified when good things happen for Woodrow. The down-home warmth of the first book carries over through Gypsy's narration; her voice is as lilting and fresh as ever." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Retains the distinctive colloquial cadences of Gypsy's first-person narrative." --The Horn Book

"A positive read in which wit and understanding illustrate a way of accepting human shortcomings." --SIGNAL

About the Author

RUTH WHITE is the author of Sweet Creek Holler, an ALA Notable Book, Weeping Willow, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Belle Prater's Boy, a Newbery Honor Book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786282789
• ISBN 13: 9780786282784
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 197