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Synopsis
Four stories about the life-changing effect of a library card on the kids who discover it follow Mongoose, who cannot get away from his card; Brenda, whose life is saved; Sonseray, a homeless boy; and April, who rides a bookmobile.
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Review
A library card is a kind of magic ticket: a passport to places distant--unknown--even forbidden. In his latest offering, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli takes that idea and spins it until the story, its characters, and all of us are dizzy, and offers it as a prize to young readers up for the ride.
The magic library card that turns up in the four separate stories in this book is a ticket to whatever each young character needs most at the time. Each story is imaginative, surprising, and well beyond the "books are good for you" theme one might expect from a tome with this title.
To the reader, it's almost Twilight Zone-y. The 12-ish kids in these stories face varied turning points as they move toward adolescence. They all find their way thanks to a mysterious blue card that seems to have materialized from nowhere.
Street kid Mongoose must decide whether to follow a friend clearly on his way to trouble or seek his own path. April, just moved from New York to an isolated farm, needs a friend. Deprived of television for a week, young Brenda must learn to handle her restlessness and figure out who, besides those goofballs on television, lives inside her head. A grieving Sonseray, barely realizing he's in need, finds comfort and a reassuring connection to his dead mother.
For many kids, the library is just that place where the Ghostbusters first got slimed. This book offers a reminder of the "real" spirits waiting on every shelf. (For ages 11 and up)
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From the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee.
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- PublisherScholastic
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 059046731X
- ISBN 13 9780590467315
- BindingLibrary Binding
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages148
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