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Pele der Zweite (1979)

von Louise Fitzhugh

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Reihen: Harriet the Spy (3)

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Classic Literature. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:Eleven-year-old Sport Rocque is living a happy life, keeping his father?s absentmindedness under control, and managing the family budget. When Kate, Sport?s new?and nice?stepmother enters the picture, things couldn?t be better. Then comes the news: Sport?s wealthy grandfather has just died and Sport is a multimillionaire.
   But millions of dollars equals millions of problems, as Sport soon discovers when his mother returns and kidnaps him to double her share of the inheritance! Life at the Plaza Hotel is no fun when you?re a prisoner. Will Sport manage to return his life to normal?
Praise for Harriet the Spy® and Her Friends
 
Harriet the Spy®
“Harriet is . . . wholly relatable whether you’re eleven or several times that age.”—EW.com
 
Harriet Spies Again
By Louise Fitzhugh and Helen Ericson
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Novel
“Ericson has perfectly captured the voice and pacing of Fitzhugh’s original novel in a seamless rendering of a fresh, enjoyable story for today’s readers.” —School Library Journal
Harriet the Spy, Double Agent
By Louise Fitzhugh and Maya Gold
“Harriet the Spy is back, and Gold does a credible job of maintaining the special character and her crusty charm.” —Booklist
The Long Secret
[STAR] “Written with subtlety, compassion, and [Louise Fitzhugh’s] remarkable ability to see inside the minds of children.” —School Library Journal, Starred
 
Sport
[STAR] “A worthy successor to Harriet the Spy—and that is high tribute.” —Booklist, Starred.
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Louise Fitzhugh wrote one of the great classics of children's lit with 'Harriet the Spy' and the neglected sequel 'The Long Summer' has a lot to offer. This book, the third and final book featuring Harriet, was published a few years after Fitzhugh's death. I was pleased to get a-hold of this awhile ago, but didn't get around to reading it until I had to go on a trip to the in-laws and only had room (in luggage and itinerary) for a small book.

Unfortunately, 'Sport' is light in plot, character, and charm as well as page count. Simon "Sport" Rocque takes care of his father's finances and the two of them get along alright. Sport is set to start the new school year in public school since the school he shared with Harriet, Beth Ellen, and Janie is girls only after 6th grade. His father introduces him to a new girlfriend, Kate, who is stable and entertaining, and cooks a great steak. Best of all, his father is going to marry Kate so it looks like he'll have two parents in his life again. His mother has little interest in him and spends most of her time in Europe.

Enter the plot. Sport's grandfather, a kind man, is rich and dying. When he passes away it turns out the will leaves most of the money in trust to Sport and a large chunk to his mother if she can take half the responsibility of raising her son.

What follows is ridiculous, so I'm not going into it.

What works in the book are the opening character sketches of Sport's friends Harry, Sherman, and Chi-Chi. If Fitzhugh had been so inclined she could have written a book centered on each of them. Fitzhugh isn't afraid to point out the casual racism of the day in privileged people like Sport's mother and the NYPD. For a book in this age group that's supposed to be funny, it's pretty intense and, even if the book were better quality, would still ensure it being out of print. The fact that 'Sport' was shelved until well after Fitzhugh's death makes me think the manuscript was probably left incomplete sometime in the '60s. It makes me think of what could have been if she'd been so inspired.

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1 abstimmen ManWithAnAgenda | Jul 25, 2019 |
Simon "Sport" Rocque, Harriet the Spy's best friend, undergoes dramatic life changes when his penniless novelist father re-marries and his enormously rich grandfather dies. His new-found wealth brings him into contact with his mother's family, whose attempts to control his life are frightening and clumsy. Despite a few improbable plot elements (such as the Plaza Hotel hiring junior high school-aged bellboys), this is an interesting story and a nice finish to the trilogy. ( )
  Bjace | Jul 16, 2012 |
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"I'm eleven," said Sport. "I'll be twelve next month."
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Classic Literature. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:Eleven-year-old Sport Rocque is living a happy life, keeping his father?s absentmindedness under control, and managing the family budget. When Kate, Sport?s new?and nice?stepmother enters the picture, things couldn?t be better. Then comes the news: Sport?s wealthy grandfather has just died and Sport is a multimillionaire.
   But millions of dollars equals millions of problems, as Sport soon discovers when his mother returns and kidnaps him to double her share of the inheritance! Life at the Plaza Hotel is no fun when you?re a prisoner. Will Sport manage to return his life to normal?
Praise for Harriet the Spy® and Her Friends
 
Harriet the Spy®
“Harriet is . . . wholly relatable whether you’re eleven or several times that age.”—EW.com
 
Harriet Spies Again
By Louise Fitzhugh and Helen Ericson
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Novel
“Ericson has perfectly captured the voice and pacing of Fitzhugh’s original novel in a seamless rendering of a fresh, enjoyable story for today’s readers.” —School Library Journal
Harriet the Spy, Double Agent
By Louise Fitzhugh and Maya Gold
“Harriet the Spy is back, and Gold does a credible job of maintaining the special character and her crusty charm.” —Booklist
The Long Secret
[STAR] “Written with subtlety, compassion, and [Louise Fitzhugh’s] remarkable ability to see inside the minds of children.” —School Library Journal, Starred
 
Sport
[STAR] “A worthy successor to Harriet the Spy—and that is high tribute.” —Booklist, Starred.

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