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Tobin Mccauley's got a near-certifiable grandmother, a pack of juvenile-delinquent siblings, and a dad who's not going to win father of the year any time soon. To top it off, Tobin's only friend truly believes that the study of chickens will reveal...the meaning of life? Getting through seventh grade isn't easy for anyone, son, but when the first day of school starts out with your granny's arrest, you know you've got real problems. Throw on five-day suspension (for defending your English teacher's honor), a chicken that lays green eggs, and a family feud that's tearing everyone to pieces, and you're in for one heck of a ride.
With her remarkable ability to create characters you wish could be part of your life forever, Frances O'Roark Dowell introduces Tobin McCauley, Chicken Boy.
"As sensitively wrought if not quite as engrossing as Dowell's Dovey Coe," PW wrote, "this slice-of-life novel shows the hurt, pride and hidden potential of a boy from a dysfunctional family." Ages 10-up. (Jan.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
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| $99.99 | Digital |
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Michael Persico
reviewed Chicken Boy on August 31, 2011
Chicken Boy
Tale of a dysfunctional red-neck family which has sort of fallen apart since the mother got sick and died. The father spends most of his time at work or away, the kids have had run-ins with the law and the youngest, Tobin, is quickly becoming a problem child at his local middle school.
What makes this work is that it's told from the point of view of Tobin. He's still got a childish optimism buried beneath the thorny exterior he's cultivated and when he makes friends with chicken obsessed kid from his school, he starts to become human again.
What makes this story compelling is how believable it is and how commonplace all the story elements are. The kids are likeable, the parents and grandparents become understandable by the end and its only toward the end that we start to see the whole picture.
At just over 200 pages and aimed at the ages 10 and up set, it's a fast worthwhile read.
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