BEAT THE TURTLE DRUM: Amazon.ca: Bette Greene: Books

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From Publishers Weekly

Greene brings her trademark blend of quirky humor and acute perception to this bittersweet tale of two sisters' summer together. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The heartwrenching story of how a young girl comes to terms with her sister's death. "Here is a book to read and remember."--Publishers Weekly. "A touching, poignant story."--Booklist. An ALA Notable Book and an IRA-CBC Children's Choice. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a modern classic, Aug 16 2003

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Kimberley Wilson (VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beat The Turtle Drum (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this book in the 6th grade. My copy is downright ragged now but I still cherish it because it's a great story. Kate and Joss are two very different sisters and when tragedy strikes Kate learns about hope, the power of memory and the strength of her family.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful - One of my favorites, Jun 27 2003

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MooonChild (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beat The Turtle Drum (Mass Market Paperback)

I can't remember whether I saw the TV movie before I read this book, or vice versa. It matters not, because they're both excellent.

I always remembered this book and recently decided to order it from Amazon so I could re-read it. (I found my old childhood copy in my father's basement a month later, so now I have two).

The story is a magificent portrayal of a relationship between two loving, but very different sisters, Kate and Joss. Joss is somewhat of a "free spirit" and Kate clearly envies her that.

It is sweet, soft, gentle and heartbreaking at times, but I highly recommend that this book be in any young girl's (or 36-year-old girl's) book collection.

And, if you ever have the unlikely opportunity to see the TV version starting Melissa Sue Anderson ("Little House on the Prairie" and beautiful Katy Kurtzman (2-time guest-star on "Little House"), you must!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book, Feb 26 2003

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Ruth Card (Litchfield Park, Az United States) - See all my reviews

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I read this book when I was 11 and now I want my daughter who is 11 to read the book. It is a touching book and there is a movie about the story also... Very good...

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5.0 out of 5 stars So beautiful, and so sad
I first read this book when I was eleven years old. For some reason, although it saddened me, it didn't seem real: I'd never known anybody my own age who had died, and I... Read more

Published on Nov 11 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A touching story of two sisters and dealing with change
This book was published the year I was born and when I was 8 or 9 I remember seeing it in the library and at Fred Meyer's while looking at books. Read more

Published on April 28 2000 by Amy Flink