Reviews for Handbook for Boys

The average rating for Handbook for Boys based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-10-27 00:00:00 Richard Cote my love of walter dean myers has passed, mostly because i think he writes to an audience that doesn't exactly exist. well, i don't know. this did not appeal to my students at all, and to be honest? i didn't like the fact that this stereotyped the "readers" of the book. also, i suppose it goes back to all the old debates on ebonics and the related, but why should these targeted kids read books with terrible grammar in the dialogue? i understand this is how they speak, but how are they supposed to break out the mold if they can't even put together a proper sentence, especially in a society that make such quick judgments about people? and the whole thing was a little pedantic and annoying. i don't blame the main character for being annoyed with cap and mr. morales. but that's something else. however, Monster is still genius. Shooter is a higher level than my kids can deal with, but is really smart. Fallen Angels is next on my list, because at some point, i want to do a unit on wars since vietnam.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-06-01 00:00:00 SINTHYA SALENAS Like other reviewers have said, this book doesn't have much of a plot'rather, it's a series of conversations that take place in a barbershop. However, the lessons in it are good, and I think this would be a good read for kids in danger of falling into the wrong crowd.