- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Scholastic Us; Reprint edition (Feb 1 1997)
- ISBN-10: 0590053779
- ISBN-13: 978-0590053778
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 14 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 91 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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"'Gram?' Cammy leaned closer. Gram Tut's eyes were still closed. 'You're not dead yet, are you?' There was a long moment in which Cammy held her breath. But then, Tut gave a grin; said weakly, 'Fooled ya!' and shot her eyes wide open." Eleven-year-old Cammy and her Gram Tut have a special thing going. In fact, things are pretty good with her beautiful mother, Maylene, and her 16-year-old brother, Andrew, too. But dealing with her cousin Patty Ann is a whole different story. She is pretty--no, gorgeous--smart, spoiled, and she called Gram Tut "about dead." How could Cammy be expected to like her? She wishes Patty Ann would disappear off the face of the earth.
What if you wished something like that and it came true? It happens to Cammy, and it changes everything. As she speculates even before the tragedy, "...a day that was all blue sky could turn over dark and dangerous while she was playing a game with the other campers, or just sitting on a bench. It could happen that fast. Change." Fast-paced, immediate, and true, Cousins is a powerful, dramatic read. Winner of the Newbery Medal for M.C. Higgins, the Great, Virginia Hamilton masterfully brings the agonizing emotions of adolescence to life like few can. (Ages 9 to 12) --Karin Snelson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
A tragedy forces Cammy to confront ambivalent feelings about two very different cousins; PW noted that this "elegant, stirring tapestry of family life . . . features strong characterizations and incisive writing." Ages 9-13.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Best for younger readers...,
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This review is from: Cousins (Paperback)
I had to read this book for a college class (Literature for Adolecents) and was less than thrilled by it. I think it is certainly on a very low reading level, while at the same time using stream-of-consiousness techniques that could be confusing for some younger readers. The plot is very predictable and the characters are not very engaging. However, younger readers would probably not see the predictablness in the plot as much (they haven't had as much experience with plots as older readers and so don't know the patterns as well). Also, maybe a younger reader could relate to the story and the characters better. It is written from the point of view of a young girl and the scentence structure and language, as well as the mentality, show it. I don't know. I never read it when I was younger so I can't say that a younger reader would enjoy it, but they would very likely enjoy it more than an adult......
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book deserves a number10! I loved it!,
By shalan (New Jersey,united states) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cousins (Hardcover)
This story was one of the best stories I have every read. Even though the story is fiction it seems very realistic. The story was sad at points but I loved the book!
2.0 out of 5 stars
It wasn't very good,
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This review is from: Cousins (Paperback)
I am very sorry to say, that when I got to page 17, I was very bored with the book. It took me forever to read it because my mind kept wondering. I just put it down and started another book. AI couldn't read it any more
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