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Title: The Strange Case of the Reluctant Partners [Sep 01, 1990] Geller, Mark
Publisher: Harpercollins
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0060219734
ISBN 13: 9780060219734
Binding: Library Binding
Condition: New
Weight: 28 ounces

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Thomas is dismayed by a seventh grade English assignment requiring him and the intelligent and unusual Elaine to write biographies of each other, but they soon become good friends.

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When Thomas' English teacher decides that her students will write biographies of one another, Thomas finds himself paired with Elaine, the class outcast. Of course, his friends tease him unmercifully but, predictably, once he gets to know her, he discovers that she is really a nice person. After he reads his biography of Elaine to the class, the popular students decide to befriend her. This thinly plotted story might work as an easy read in spite of its improbable ending, were it not for its incredibly simplistic style. The short, choppy sentences read like something out of a Dick and Jane primer, and the dialogue is stilted and artificial. Even the slowest of readers are likely to feel that Geller is condescending to them. And, should they read far enough, they will be puzzled to find words such as "magnanimous" and "ostentatious" mixed in with an otherwise simple vocabulary. Geller's Raymond (Harper, 1988) is similar in style but fares better because it deals with the highly emotional issue of child abuse. There's just not enough in this story to hold the interest of the book's intended audience. --Bruce Anne Shook, Mendenhall Middle School, Greensboro, NC
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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