A review by lanica
Bluefish by Pat Schmatz
5.0
PERSONAL REVIEW: I LOVED this book!
LIBRARIAN REVIEW: It's not for everyone. Adults might be bored, unless they are trying to get into the mind of a school aged kid. It's aimed at a high school or middle school audience...or at teachers. It's a feel-good novel about hard luck and hard lives in the school years, which is pretty common these days. But, this book really captures the feel of being an outsider without screaming about the main characters being outsiders.
The great thing about this book is that we watch each of the characters live through their own problems without realizing that everyone else has problems, too. It's so 'real'. Kids don't often see what's going on in the lives of anyone else but themselves, and that is the point to this book. Look around...everyone has problems. You're not alone, even when you are completely alone.
There is no sex, no drugs, no rock & roll. Just three kids living life as it comes at them. It's safe for all ages, and I would recommend it for any school library, book club, or reading list.
Also, I listened to this book on audio and the narration was exceptional.
LIBRARIAN REVIEW: It's not for everyone. Adults might be bored, unless they are trying to get into the mind of a school aged kid. It's aimed at a high school or middle school audience...or at teachers. It's a feel-good novel about hard luck and hard lives in the school years, which is pretty common these days. But, this book really captures the feel of being an outsider without screaming about the main characters being outsiders.
The great thing about this book is that we watch each of the characters live through their own problems without realizing that everyone else has problems, too. It's so 'real'. Kids don't often see what's going on in the lives of anyone else but themselves, and that is the point to this book. Look around...everyone has problems. You're not alone, even when you are completely alone.
There is no sex, no drugs, no rock & roll. Just three kids living life as it comes at them. It's safe for all ages, and I would recommend it for any school library, book club, or reading list.
Also, I listened to this book on audio and the narration was exceptional.