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Lädt ... Sauerkrautvon Kelly Jones
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A new quirky-funny book from the author of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer about a boy whose plans for the summer go sideways when the ghost of his great-great-grandmother demands his attention. HD Schenk is a maker--an inventor, a builder of things. He wants to show everyone what he can do, and his plan is to build his own computer and enter it in the county fair. To earn money for the parts, HD has promised to clean out his uncle's basement. Simple enough--until a voice starts talking to him about cabbage. Funny thing--it seems that the ghost of his great-great-grandmother is haunting a dusty old pickling crock. And she has a grand plan, too. She wants HD to make her famous recipe for sauerkraut and enter it in the county fair so that she can be declared pickle queen. After some initial shock, HD is willing enough to help. This ghost is family, after all. But a person can only enter one thing at the fair--and only HD can really see and hear his grandmother, which is going to make it hard for her to enter on her own. . . . Kelly Jones spins a wonderfully goofy ghost tale that celebrates creative problem solving, family ties, and makers of every variety. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Loved it. Loved the wonderfully supportive family, loved their ability to care for each other and set boundaries, loved the STEM focus, the conversations about being from a mixed-race family, the thoughtful moments that take on mental health and accommodations, the references to how many things Mom and Dad learned in their military service, the close connections with elders, and of course, the goats!
There are a few moments that feel a bit didactic -- I mean, there's a lot of teaching that goes on in this book (see list of the lots of things going on!) and sometimes it reads like an idealized version of how super emotionally mature people deal with the world. What that ends up doing for the book, though, is presenting people who tackle problems by taking a deep breath and thinking them through, rather than behaving dramatically, and I think that's a pretty nice version of the world. Also, it's funny, and the characters are easy to like.
Advanced reader's copy provided by the author. ( )