Teen Book Club Francie by Karen English Buy book: $5.36
In rural Alabama during the Truman administration, 12-year-old Francie lives with her mother and younger brother while her father tries to get settled in Chicago. While working odd jobs for wealthy white folks on the other side of town, Francie helps a framed young black man to escape arrest, which puts the entire black community in danger. An ALA Notable Book and "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year.
I read the jacket of this book and I did not like the sound of this book but like the old saying You cant judge a book by its cover. ill givie it a try any way
how could you not like the sound of this book it sounds as if it could be interesting i am definatly going to get this book checked out from the library tomarrow
dont you hate it when your perents get mad at you and they think that hitting you will solve the problem... i hate it... it does work sometimes i have to admit but other times i want to do it again and see what they will do next because what they did before didnt work the first time.
I thought that it was a very good story. But that was very, very, very mean of the mother to leave her daughter there and she go home. That was not nice. Why would a mom be that mad at something that stupid for sso, so ,so long?
This book seems really boring so far. It's awful that her mom beat her! They should just talk their problems out;not express them physically. Beating her just caused more problems.
This book isn't really going that great for me at this point. I think it is a little weird, although I have never really been a big fan of historical fiction. Anyway, maybe it will get better, we'll see.
Andy, 14
Monroe County Library System
Brighton, Rochester, New York
P.S. To email me put "Teen Book Club" in the subject or else it will get deleted before I read it.
This week's book really grabbed me! I couldn't follow last week's book, but now I really wonder what Francie will face next. I had to applaud her shutting the vicious cat in the closet. This is a girl character that reminded me of The Color Purple. I know I will have to finish this book, by hook or by crook.
I can really, really relate to this Francie girl. I mean she gets annoyed by all the work she does and I do to. I feel like the only one in my family that does work around the house. I also love to play the piano so I think I just might check out this book at the library.
i hate a sub. We had a sub in science one time she started talking about drugs and stuff. it was weird after that she was fired. Subs. never know what they are doing
I agree, I don't really like most substitute teachers. Most are mean and don't know what to do and makes you want to fall asleep which I normally don't want to do.
I think the bully wants to beat her up because Francie wouldn't help her by giving her the answers to number 4. I doubt she actually is hiding in a bush, and she will get in trouble for not going home with Prez. Anyway, I probably will not be getting this book out of the library, although I may reconsider occasinally, this book really isn't doing much for me at the moment.
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Andy, 14
Monroe County Library System
Brighton, Rochester, New York
P.S. To email me put "Teen Book Club" in the subject or else it will get deleted before I read it.
I didnt really like this book but I'm going to be a dear reader columnist and I got the read for another book that comes out the week of 9\13\04 and I read all five in one night. It is very interesting and I'm looking forward to it.
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i don't know if iam going to read this book. i have not read a book in this club since Amy and that book was really good i hore that everone read that one.
