Follow My Leader
by James B. Garfield
Taste attributes: familydramaanimalsslowwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections
Boxlist takeGood-natured and realistic: a stirring family novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
A young boy blinded in an accident learns to overcome his disability with the help of a seeing eye dog. Jimmy and the guys were playing around. Mike decides to light a giant firecracker. Jimmy yells for him not to and, reacting instinctively to the voice, Mike throws the firecracker at Jimmy. Jimmy ends up totally blind and feels helpless and isolated from his old friends.
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- Author
- James B. Garfield
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 191
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- Open Library
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