Milkweed
by Jerry Spinelli
Taste attributes: teendramahistoricalfamilyunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of ageinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, weighty book, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
3.9 / 5
9 ratings
About This Book
He’s a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He’s a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He’s a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans. He’s a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels. He’s a boy who wants to be a Nazi some day, with tall shiny jackboots and a gleaming Eagle hat of his own. Until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind.
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- Author
- Jerry Spinelli
- Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 224
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- Source
- Open Library
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