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Betti On The High Wire (2010)

by Lisa Railsback(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0803733887 (ISBN13: 9780803733886)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Dial

review 1: I think grown-ups will like this one more than kids, but it is a good read. I was trying the whole book through to figure out where the country was and then read the author's note at the end where she revealed her reasons for not sharing. It bugged me!I did like the plot device of Babo's MT (Empty) book and I think teachers of ESL students would be well advised to use a similar one to figure out where their students are not understanding idioms/expressions and words in English.
review 2: Ok, yes. Yes, you know pretty much exactly what's going to happen as soon as you read a summary of this book. Yes, most of the characters are pretty darn flat. Yes, there are some cheesy parts. But...But I have a weakness for adoption stories. But the way that the author... more never reveals the country of origin is clever clever clever. But the way that Betti approaches amerikan society with a completely fresh perspective is so illuminating.But I loved the way that she deconstructed words so that she ate her first meal of the day really quickly, not knowing what "break" meant, but understanding what "fast" meant. But I loved the way that she hoarded food, never knowing when she'd be hungry again.A beautiful story, when it comes right down to it. I'm looking forward to booktalking this one. less

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