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Following Grandfather (2012)

by Rosemary Wells(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0763650692 (ISBN13: 9780763650698)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Candlewick

review 1: I really enjoyed the way Wells celebrates the relationship with her grandfather and the sense of tradition in this sweet story. It's written as a slim chapter book for new readers, but would also work well as a read aloud for a kindergarten family. My concern is whether my students will connect to the Boston setting. It draws very specifically on a sense of Boston for a new Italian immigrant. I'm concerned this will make it more difficult for new readers to understand it.
review 2: First three chapters are great, but the last two speed along much faster and the conflict is resolved too quickly with no explanation. Too many words like "crenellated," "cockles," and "puttanesca" for a shorter early chapter book like this. It's like second grade length with seventh... more grade concepts and vocabulary. As an adult, the book was very charming, but I would not suggest it to an average middle grade reader. less

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