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Paintings From The Cave: Three Novellas (2011)

by Gary Paulsen(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0385746849 (ISBN13: 9780385746847)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Wendy Lamb Books

review 1: This was somewhat of a surprise book to read. While the book description gave some idea about the book contents, actually reading the book was another adventure. This was a well written book about the not-so-happy-times of life, the road of hard knocks, and life that we want to ignore or forget. Not everyone has a life that is described on the pages, yet there is always a story to tell. A good read and a recommendation for anyone who needs a good wake up call. The happy note of the book is that each story gets closer to a happy ending and the final story does leave a happy thought. As always, Gary Paulsen has written as beautiful as ever.
review 2: Three short novellas about children living in difficult circumstances. Jake, on his own in the slums of a big city... more befriends an artist and catches a glimpse of the other side of the street. Jo-Jo avoids her abusive parents by turning to her 3 adopted dogs for love and companionship. 10-year-old Jamie and his brother Eric are runaways, on their own since their grandfather’s stroke. Paulsen depicts the difficulty many children have growing up despite neglect and abuse. These would be good springboards to talk about survival and resiliance. less

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