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8th Grade Superzero (2011)

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich(Favorite Author)
3.83 of 5 Votes: 5
ISBN
0606229787 (ISBN13: 9780606229784)
languge
English
publisher
Turtleback Books
review 1: The history of this writer alone had me hooked: Nigerian father, Jamaican mother, married to a man of Croatian descent, she studied writing with Paula Danziger and Madeleine L'Engle. The book was good too, not blowing me away, but offering a solid story of a struggling teen that felt very real and didn't shy away from real issues. Reggie, the main character, is dealing with his father's unemployment, his church youth group is a major influence on his life and he starts going to a homeless shelter as a one-time project and it becomes something so much more. Reggie is this dorky, outcast kid who isn't always perfect but finds a way to struggle through and make the right choices.
review 2: I thought that this book was very educational, because it shows and gives t
... morehe readers advice about how to be a popular kids and what not to do to lose the respect of your people. If you don't star getting peoples respect than everyone will still call you mean names, like when Reggie has been called Pukey all the time, everyday at school. So if you want to be popular than you start looking the part, and try to be cool. If any one out there is reading this book or has read this book or want to read it then use the realistic information to get through 8th grade the right way, not like what Reggie did. less
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Hanh
Excellent, honest, uplifting look at God, race, and finding oneself.
cutieme
What a name the author has! It's explained on the back flap. :)
Carleen
Reggie's definitely the kind of (super)hero you can root for!
Cinderleaf
Perfect. It has everything.
nancyanna
An excellent debut!
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