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The Luck Of The Buttons (2011)

by Anne Ylvisaker(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0763650668 (ISBN13: 9780763650667)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Candlewick Press

series

The Buttons

review 1: I'm not sure what to add to what all of the other reviewers said, however, I found the book quite likable from the first page on. It didn't grab me the way some other books do, but for our 5th and 6th grade students who are looking for some fiction written about a more innocent time, this would be a good choice. Details about things such as the Brownie camera will help round out a child's knowledge of the depression era, but the mystery of Henry Moore, and the problems with the Rowdies gang will keep them enjoying the book till the end.
review 2: “You’re such a Button.” Everyone in Goodhue, Iowa understands that statement. It means Buttons weren’t singers or dancers, athletes, good students, or exemplary citizens. It means if Buttons didn’t have... more bad luck, they wouldn’t have any luck at all. But, it is summer, 1929 and Tugs Esther Button’s luck is about to change. Tugs is a spirited 12 year old tomboy who befriends pretty and popular Aggie Millhouse. This unlikely friendship is just the beginning of a memorable summer, where Tugs’ luck and pluck alter the way she sees herself. Tugs is not only lucky, she is intelligent and determined. Tugs, however, doesn’t see things that way, at least not yet. The narrative moves easily and deliberately showing the various steps in Tugs’ evolution. At the Independence Day festivities Tugs and Aggie win the three-legged race; Tugs wins the essay contest; Tugs wins a Brownie camera all of which proves that Buttons can indeed be athletes, smart, and certainly lucky! Ylvisaker seamlessly weaves a second, larger story-line into the proceedings with the introduction of the charismatic but mysterious stranger Harvey Moore. Her uneasiness after meeting Mr. Moore, combined with her new found confidence, spurs Tugs to uncover Moore’s true motives. The short chapters end with just a morsel of intrigue, compelling the reader to turn the page. The relationship Tugs has with her parents as well as her everyday concerns - hair, clothes, fitting in - ring true, enabling the reader to empathize with Tugs and cheer her ultimate triumph. less

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