![]() ![]() But fortunately these sections of the book don't last long, and then it's back to the good stuff, which is very good indeed. Leo is supposed to be 12, but you would never guess it from his behavior: His foggy innocence makes him seem half that, and his developmental discoveries seem more appropriate to a 9-year-old. One day his brother is injured in football, the next day his sister is injured in soccer, the next day his little brother is injured in. The other is a fairly lame attempt at comedy. Leo leaps from the tree and races down the street. He scans the neighborhood, and there, midway down the block, he sees the old woman lying on the sidewalk. ![]() It contains a view of adults that children rarely think of for themselves, and that is just as rarely portrayed in children's books: people in the process of growing and changing, just like children, who weren't always the way they are now, and who have reasons and experiences behind who they have become. Replay By Sharon Creech Joanna Cotler ISBN: 0-06-054019-2 Chapter One Boy Wonder From his perch in the maple tree, Leo hears a cry of distress, a high-pitched yelping. One is a delightful, lovely, wise, poignant story of growing up that can help children to a deeper understanding of themselves and those around them. ![]() It seems as though author Sharon Creech wasn't quite sure which direction she wanted to go, and this is reflected in the book's style - sometimes it's written like a play, and sometimes it isn't. ![]()
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