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A King In A Court Of Fools (2011)

by Larry Enright(Favorite Author)

4.27 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

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Humor

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Lawrence P. Enright

review 1: A KING IN A COURT OF FOOLSREVIEWED BY FRAN LEWISAUTHOR: LARRY ENRIGHTSo, you decided to sneak, with some help I might add, into your older brother’s room and find out and read his inner most secrets. How cool is that! With the help of his older brother, our author found what most would say is their sacred diary but in this case it was a journal that chronicled the antics, incidents and life of his family and friends. Imagine finding it buried somewhere in your brother’s room, sneaking in every chance you get and then having all of it made public by writing the book yourself as an adult What a great tribute to your brother and your family as author Larry Enright writes this hysterical account of his life in King in a Court Of Fools.So, Sister Jeanne was a torturer who m... moreade kids do writing assignments. Causing his brother Tom, to keep a journal of evens to complete what he thought was a punishment assignment, Tom Ryan wrote what we are all now privileged to read his perception of life. Life during the 1950’s was quite different than it is now especially for kid growing up. Harry, our storyteller, Tom youngest brother, has a vivid memory of time and he recounts to the reader in a humorous and heartwarming fashion what he remembers, the adventures and wild things he, his brother and friends got into and the many tortures inflicted on him being in the sixth grade class of Sister Jeanne Lorette. When you read a memoir or a book about someone’s life they all seem to blend together the same way. This book is quite unique and different as you hear the voice of each person, picture the antics as a group of 6th graders are about to make their acting debut in front of a group of 8th graders and what he recounts will bring more than just smiles to your face. Uplifting, heartwarming and definitely hilarious wait until you learn more about King and a Court Of Fools. Tom was the King. He ran the movements, the decisions and the entire Caswell Gang enterprise. You would think it was a major corporation the way he handled the way things ran. Mary, his sister was their financial adviser, administrator or the one that kept things straight with of course an accurate record. Tom kept a log of the rules in his tightly hidden grip never seen by anyone. Kate was the sister who no one would dare mess with and was protected. Harry our narrator, the squirt was almost like the gang’s mascot and then there was Sam who provided skills in many areas. Of course he allowed others into the gang but only if they went to the same school and would adhere to the rules. Every gang has an archenemy and his name was Frankie. One afternoon when Harry, who was always getting into scrapes and wandered into the woods he found something that would set the gang on an investigative course of their own. Imagine finding a Pink Corvette hidden away in the woods with the name Pink Lady stenciled on the outside. Just where did this come from and who is the owner you will have to do some investigating on your own to find out. Puddles are cool and walking through them even if you get your shoes soaked can be fun. But, when a truck comes by and almost soaks Tom’s sisters, and Frankie is the cause of the problem and they are sent to the Principal’s office to be disciplined. But, when they get there they are surprised at the end result. Who gets punished and who learns what happens when you cross Tom Ryan? Wait and see what lesson Frankie learns after ratting out the Ryan’s. Never tell on Tom. Just a warning!After dealing with Sister Concepta the gang goes to a drive-in-movie and once again finds themselves in a dilemma this time with the notorious Finnerty brothers. But, our Tom is clever and can handle the situation. But, when they go to their hiding place the Cherry Tree the next day what they see enrages them all and now the war is on to find out who stole the Pink Corvette, how are they going to return it to the owner and will they get it before it is repainted RED? The plot thickens as our gang of brothers and sisters along with their friends learn some hard lessons in life including what and where not to go and the end results. But, what you will love about the Ryan’s is their family loyalty, love, camaraderie, understanding and humor. But, there is much more to this amazing book and the stories being told. As little Harry stands up to the Finnerty Brothers to find out if they had the Pink Lady’s Car hidden away in their garage to meeting a war veteran named AJ when he wanders away these kids are so great and you have to love their energy and enterprising ways. The trivia he added from Tom’s journal and his rationale about why we need parents and their real jobs was so true. “ God invented parents to make sure that we don’t have too much fun.” I guess most kids would agree with that. But, in reality as Harry and everyone learned they were invented to make sure we stay on the straight and narrow in spite of ourselves. The parents in this book remind me of Ozzie and Harriet or Ward and June Clever. Harry reminds me of a cross between the Beaver and Ricky. This is one book that reminds everyone that kids can be polite. Fights do happen and can be handled in a clever way. Grownups sometimes do know best and you can have fun without spending tons of money. The story about the Ice Cream Parlor reminded me of the Kitchen Sink at Jahn’s in the Bronx and the story about the Pink Lady’s car was really quite inventive as told.Real life incidents told in the voice a one young man named Harry Ryan. This book is really great and reminds us that values are important to teach to kids. Family love, kindness and understanding are definitely needed. But, most important we need to thank Sister Jeanne Lorette or Tom would never have written his inner most thoughts and secrets in this journal and we never would have had the privilege and honor of reading them. A King in A Court of Fools as Harry describes himself as he is driving around in the Pink Lady’s car. The fairgrounds, the sirens telling of air raids and the real life description of what happens when kids think they are under attack. Bringing it all back really brought a smile to my face and I definitely can’t wait to read the author’s first book Four Years From Home. Well- written and so realistically told, author Larry Enright brings the 50’s into the 2000’s. Wish we could bring more of it back. Thanks for asking me to read and review this book.This book gets FIVE PINK CORVETTES Fran Lewis: Reviewer
review 2: I've just finished Larry Enright's A King in the Court of Fools. This essentially is a childrens' book. But Larry writes in such a lovely way that the reader cannot help being drawn in to this lovely story of childhood anecdotes. Beautifully written with a real poignancy, full of fun and it took me right back to my own childhood of tree houses and dens in forests - such a shame that children cannot play in this way these days. Larry you have a 'goer' with this and I must write a review for amazon for youWell doneFaith MortimerAuthor of;Children of The PlantationThe Assassins' VillageThe CrossingEchoes of Life and Love less

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