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1. [Mobile pdf] The Library Card The Library Card Jerry Spinelli DOC | *audiobook | ebooks | Download PDF | ePub #361306 in Books Scholastic Paperbacks 1998-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.50 x 5.25 x .50l, .26 #File Name: 0590386336160 pagesThe Library Card | File size: 47.Mb Jerry Spinelli : The Library Card before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised The Library Card: 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Library CardBy Geri D. HaglerThere are four short stories that connect the magic and mystery of a library card. The first story is about two inner city boys, best friends, who are at a crossroads to what they will become, and reading saves one of them. The next story is an absolute joy to read. It's about an over dramatic teenage girl addicted to TV and must give it up for one week during the Great TV Turn-Off week. It's about how she copes and how the library card introduces her to herself and she finds out there is a whole world without TV. The third story is about two girls, each trying to find their way; one has just moved away from her

2. beloved city and library and the other is running away and hijacks a book mobile - it is both funny, sad and just lovely. The last story is almost too painful to read. The writing is so good, you will be convinced that these people and events are real. I usually read this aloud to my class and we discuss choices we have to make and how reading can open doors we had no idea existed.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Candace LawrenceOne of my favorite read alouds for fourth graders.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy T SilasExactly what I purchased From the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee.Mongoose, Brenda, Sonseray, and April have nothing in common...until a mysterious blue card appears as if by magic and begins to change each of their lives. None of them guesses it at first, but that strange blue card will be their ticket to the past--and to a future that they never imagined. In stories that range from humorous to heartbreaking, Newbery-award-winner Jerry Spinelli reveals the amazing possibilities lurking behind library doors. .com 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)From Publishers WeeklyA library card prominently features in four short stories; "Spinelli's spare writing and careful pacing reinforce the dramatic nature of events as they unfold," said PW. Ages 8-14. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.From School Library JournalGrade 4-8. These four stories feature different characters, styles, and moods, but each plot hinges upon a library card. In "Mongoose," the strongest story, two 12-year-old boys become partners in crime and rebellion. Weasel convinces Mongoose to shoplift and spray graffiti, but when Mongoose enters a library for the first time and is mesmerized by a book of unusual facts, the friendship begins to unravel. The point of view shifts from Mongoose to Weasel halfway through, neatly accentuating their different outlooks. "Brenda" is a television addict trying to survive the Great TV Turn-Off. The satire is obvious but the humor is still sharp and insightful. "Sonseray" is a troubled homeless teen, tortured by memories of his mother. His library card brings him to a preschool storytime and the storyteller is mysteriously compelled to read an adult romance novel to Sonseray: the same book the boy's mother repeatedly read to him as a child. When he checks it out, he regains some of the precious memories he has yearned for. "April Mendez" gets picked up by a bookmobile, where she meets an older girl who claims to be hijacking the vehicle. April befriends the girl and gives her a library card as a farewell present. In this story, the friendship and trust between the two develops without the card. Taking all four tales together, the device seems a bit forced and artificial, rather than a unifying element. Though not completely satisfying as a collection, Spinelli's unique characters and lively wit will interest many readers.?Steven Engelfried, West Linn Public Library, ORCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.