annakim's review against another edition
5.0
This is a great book about loss and grief. The narrator's tone is natural and realistic and the details really create a vivid picture of just who Mick Harte really was, so even though the reader never actually gets to meet Mick, s/he still gets a compelling look at the boy who was so unique and so loved in life.
emileesbooks's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident
royaz92's review against another edition
3.0
I cried a lot, which may or may not be related to the heart wrenching first chapters.
marlo_c's review against another edition
3.0
Good short story for youth about loss. Sad, but honest and still hopeful.
awildfawn's review against another edition
4.0
بله. گریه کردم.
بلخره بعد مدتها کتاب نوجوانی خوندم که هم در نقش کودک بتونم درکش کنم و هم در نقش بزرگسال، ذهن نویسنده رو بفهمم.
بلخره بعد مدتها کتاب نوجوانی خوندم که هم در نقش کودک بتونم درکش کنم و هم در نقش بزرگسال، ذهن نویسنده رو بفهمم.
nooreo's review against another edition
read this in fifth grade and it was gut wrenching
jashoney22's review against another edition
5.0
I got extremely nostalgic while reading this book because I had read it back when I was in fifth grade. Even then, I remember how much this book impacted me and the way I thought about things. Reading it again, it was like those feelings were happening all over again and it was amazing.
This book is a middle-grade story about a boy named Mick Harte who dies from a head injury after falling off of his bike. His sister Phoebe figures out her life after that and who she is without her brother. It's quite short so you can probably finish it in no time and it's definitely a book that will leave you thinking.
This book is a middle-grade story about a boy named Mick Harte who dies from a head injury after falling off of his bike. His sister Phoebe figures out her life after that and who she is without her brother. It's quite short so you can probably finish it in no time and it's definitely a book that will leave you thinking.
gabs_myfullbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
I barely succeeded in holding back tears on this one. Barely. I thought I was going to make it, but the ending--ugh, so sad. Anyone who doesn't wear their bike helmet; I dare you to read this book. That thing will become your best friend.
I'd read Junie B. Jones when I was younger and loved it, and I have to say I'm a bit surprised that these books came from the same author. Both of them are very good, but they're so different. Junie B. Jones made me laugh hysterically, and Mick Harte gave me a lump in my throat.
Mick Harte Was Here is short, but it doesn't need to be long. It gets you attached to the characters, makes you tear up, and delivers its message, all in 88 pages.
Also, the book isn't preachy. The message (Wearing bike helmets can save lives) is presented in a way that doesn't shove it down your throat.
Another thing that made this book so great is that the Harte's grief is presented in a very real way. Barbara Park did an excellent job of portraying their emotions as realistically as possible.
After this book, I am definitely always going to wear a helmet. I don't care how dorky I think it makes me look, or what it does to my hair. I'm wearing it. If anyone thinks that wearing a helmet isn't important, I would recommend they read Mick Harte Was Here.
This review can be found on http://myfullbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/
I'd read Junie B. Jones when I was younger and loved it, and I have to say I'm a bit surprised that these books came from the same author. Both of them are very good, but they're so different. Junie B. Jones made me laugh hysterically, and Mick Harte gave me a lump in my throat.
Mick Harte Was Here is short, but it doesn't need to be long. It gets you attached to the characters, makes you tear up, and delivers its message, all in 88 pages.
Also, the book isn't preachy. The message (Wearing bike helmets can save lives) is presented in a way that doesn't shove it down your throat.
Another thing that made this book so great is that the Harte's grief is presented in a very real way. Barbara Park did an excellent job of portraying their emotions as realistically as possible.
After this book, I am definitely always going to wear a helmet. I don't care how dorky I think it makes me look, or what it does to my hair. I'm wearing it. If anyone thinks that wearing a helmet isn't important, I would recommend they read Mick Harte Was Here.
This review can be found on http://myfullbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/
sydneykaup's review against another edition
5.0
God this moved me. Park writes in such a way that Mick felt so real. I loved the sibling relationship and all the spot on description of all of the things that go through someone’s head when they lose a loved one.