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Every single morning of his life, Ivan does the same thing. He gets up. He eats breakfast. He sits at the table. In theory, he does his homework. But instead of studying, Ivan sits at the table and stares hypnotically out the window, mesmerized by the huge morning glory vine growing on the opposite wall. One morning he spies a gigantic rat climbing the vine. His cry of horror soon unleashes a day of madness and misunderstanding. As more and more people respond to Ivan’s cries — his family, the neighbors, even the media — the situation becomes increasingly frantic until finally, the Kafka-esque city bureaucracy steps in . . . This uproarious shaggy-dog story reminds young readers how easy it is to misunderstand a situation and how wildly people can overreact — and how quickly things can spiral out of control. Quirky illustrations from the renowned Spanish artist Max enhance the absurdist humor that children adore.
Every morning before school, instead of doing his homework, Ivan stares captivated at the beautiful bright blue flowers of the morning glory that climbs up the trellis on the terrace of his home. On a morning like every other morning, he spots a female rat and screams. His mother screams. The rat falls dead to the terrace floor, and the mass confusion begins. Neighbors hear the screams and call the fire department, the police, the ambulance, and the television station. Ivan retreats to his room to watch the television coverage just as his father returns home for lunch. A fireman approaches the father and says, "She's dead, all right." Meanwhile, the mother is on a wild goose chase downtown trying to work her way through the bureaucratic maze to get someone to remove the corpse. Finally the rat awakens and runs away. Everyone chases her and the morning glory is finally alone. The simple but emotional black and white illustrations help the reader get a sense of the frustration the mother feels. This would be a great story for a read-aloud.
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Martin Berry
reviewed Morning Glory on January 24, 2021 Morning Glory
Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation-Book Review
Reviewer- Jacqueline
Sometimes, some books are just so horrible you feel like you just fell down a deep, deep, dark, scary but boring hole. Now ladies and gentlemen, here's something I'd like to share with you, about a book called Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation by Matt Myklush. Maybe you've read this book before, or maybe you haven't. Whether you're a Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation fan or not, I thought that book was…HORRIBLE!!!!! I personally like books when the character is dynamic (The character changes through out the story). But in Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation, Jack doesn't change, at all! Things just happen to him but it doesn't change him as Jack.
Jack Blank is from an orphanage. Nobody likes him there. Then, a Rustov robot comes and attacks him. Usually others wouldn't survive, but Jack does. A cyborg called Jazen and a blue giant comes and picks him to take him to the Imagine Nation. When they try to find out who he is, they find out that Jack has been infected by the Rustov. Then, the Imagine Nation is even more scared of Jack and they really dislike him.
I don't mind science fiction, like robots and aliens. I actually enjoy them; they are exciting and fun at the same time. But this book was ridiculously BOOOORIIIING!!!! I say it's boring because it didn't give me the chills, or it didn't get me excited. Sometimes there weren't enough details. But when the author does put in detail, it seems awkward and it doesn't make it interesting. I found this book soooo horrible, that I threw it back in the book shelf and didn't finish reading it.
The crafting was not well done. The book started off too quickly. Already on the second chapter, Jack is at Imagine Nation. The exposition wasn't long enough to establish the character. It said that Jack got attacked at the orphanage, but then he's on his way to Imagine Nation. My reaction was, Wait, wait, wait. He's at Imagine Nation. It's only been two seconds at the orphanage. What's going on here!? Is that all the author wants to say about the orphanage? Man, the author has no patience. I mean, if the author had written even more about how badly Jack got tortured, I would've actually felt bad for Jack, rather than thinking that he's pathetic and I'm really confused.
The only reason I would recommend this book to someone would be because I wanted them to read a terrible book and have a hard and boring time. (Okay, I'll admit, that was a bit harsh and mean. But I'm just being honest. Here's a much "nicer" way to say how I'd recommend this book to someone.) I would recommend this book to someone who doesn't really care if the character is dynamic or not, and they like science fiction or fantasy. For example, my friend really liked this book. When one of my classmates and my teacher and I hated it. Different people have different opinions.
I hope you either A.) Agreed with me that Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation is a horrible book. Or B.) You're the type of person who likes books when the character is not dynamic. Those characters are just flat!
Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation was a terrible book for me. I don't know about you. You might like it, you might not. You could try it if you want to. Even though this book review contained a lot of criticism, Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation will be remembered well. Either with hates or likes.
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