- Hardcover
- Publisher: Buccaneer Books; Reprint edition (June 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 156849310X
- ISBN-13: 978-1568493107
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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A Childhood Favorite I Never Forgot,
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This review is from: Sawdust in His Shoes (Hardcover)
I can still remember going to the library as a child and checking out Sawdust in His Shoes. I have no idea how many times I read it, but I remember wishing I could keep it out long enough to type the book so I could keep it. Now I find it's available as a used, out-of-print edition that will be too costly for me for some time. When I can afford it, I will buy it. The story is about Joe, a rebellious teen, part of a family of equestrians at a circus, who is brought to a farm. I can no longer remember the storyline, except the farmwoman who wants to understand him, and make him feel part of the family, and her children he, in the beginning, has trouble relating to. In the end, it's a brown horse Joe trains to become a rosinback that provides him a way to return to the circus life he used to lead. It might remind some of the movie, April Love. For me, it was a feel-good book to read, and I, like so many others, would wish it were printed again. This book would certainly be purchased by a great many bibliophiles who had read it and would love to read it again, or those who would like to experience it for the first time.
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Would also love to see this reprinted,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sawdust in His Shoes (Hardcover)
Like the other reviewers, I read this as a child and adored it. I've been looking for a copy that I could afford for years. I really think it would sell if it were reprinted, and I also agree that it would make a wonderful movie.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews) 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This was my all-time favorite book from the ages of 10-12!!,
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This review is from: Sawdust in His Shoes (Hardcover)
I read this over and over as a child, checking it out of the library week after week. It is the exciting and rather romantic story of a teenaged boy named Joe, who is a trick rider in a circus. When he is orphaned and the authorities put him in a grim home for boys, Joe executes a dramatic escape which almost kills him, and is taken in by a farm family who know he has secrets but are kind enough not to pry. Joe tries to forget his past but the colorful life of the circus is in his blood and he can't settle down to a more ordinary life. The neighboring farmers dislike and fear Joe and his somewhat wild and foreign ways. But when a horrifying accident occurs, Joe's circus training saves the day. I loved this book so much and always thought it would make an incredible movie. I hope it comes back into print!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Sawdust in His Shoes,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sawdust in His Shoes (Hardcover)
I read this book in middle school and I fell in love with it.I have tried many times to find it in a reprint. I hope my children will be able to enjoy it in the coming years.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Please reprint,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sawdust in His Shoes (Hardcover)
I can't count how many times I read this book as a child and teenager. It is my all time favorite. I considered checking it out, "losing it", and paying for it when I was first teaching in the late 70's but decided I would feel too guilty. I wish I had a copy to read to my classes. This is one book that should be reprinted and made available to today's children.
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