Books by Barbara O'Connor
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review 1: I had no idea a one-legged pigeon had the ability to lighten up a small town until I met Sherman. He ran away from "home" (I suspected there was an argument with Amy his companion) to the nearby small town, and drove kids and adults alike anxious with the desire to capture him. R...
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review 1: Nothing against the writing, or whatever. I just didn't feel like there was much going on at all, even though there was a small adventure and boats with cryptic notes inside. The "small Southern town in America" setting and feel of the book was difficult for my EL410 students to ...
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review 1: Connor, B. (2010). The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.Fiction Choice - Realistic Fiction; Humorous FictionStarred Review, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Book PageIn this adventurous story, a young boy named Owen and his family live i...
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review 1: The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester is a book, without many surprises and unexpected characters. It's a nice story for younger readers about a boy from Carter, Georgia who happens upon a secret that will make him the envy of any kid who ever wanted to do some underwater explorin...