Someday Angeline: Amazon.ca: Louis Sachar, Barbara Samuels: Books

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Nobody understands why Angeline is so smart. She could read the first time she picked up a book, she can play the piano without ever having had a lesson, and she even knows what the weather is going to be. But being smart is causing Angeline nothing but trouble. The mean kids in school call her a freak, her teacher finds her troublesome, and even her own father doesn't know what to do with an eight-year-old girl who seems to be a genius. Angeline doesn't want to be either a genius or a freak. She just wants the chance to be herself and be happy. But it's only when she makes friends with a boy the kids call "Goon" and the teacher they call "Mr. Bone" that Angeline gets that chance. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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From the acclaimed author of the bestselling Wayside School Is Falling Down. Being smart and talented causes eight-year-old Angeline nothing but trouble. Other kids call her a freak, and her teachers think she's troublesome. But Angeline gets a chance for happiness when she makes friends with "Goon" and "Mr. Bone." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Still thinking of Someday Angeline, Oct 27 2003

By	Jenn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Someday Angeline Rpkg (Paperback)

I read this book when I was about 10 years old (18 years ago). I loved it! I ended up reading it so many times that it had yellowed and the edges of the paperback frayed. At 28, I have recommended it to numerous people - most recently, my 7-year-old. She is a little ahead of where she should be in school and having a hard time socially because of it

Angeline went through some tough times and tough lessons. She "disappointed people" and misunderstood by even more people. This story is written so simply that it makes it easy to share with teens and young kids. The book is full of hope, laughter, a little nervousness (at the pier), and a lot of growing up. I recommend this to most kids that find themselves feeling a little out of place. Or for anyone who just wants a good read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great if you like funny stuff and fish - like me!, Oct 2 2003

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This review is from: Someday Angeline Rpkg (Paperback)

Some Day Angeline is about a genius in 6th grade that is supposed to be in 5th. She cries and sucks her thumb, but as we all know 6th graders don�t do that. Her dad is a garbage man and she wants to be just like him. But he doesn�t want her to be like him, but to have a good life as something big. In school she is a garbage lady but when she tells her dad he gets mad at her. She wishes her mom were here to tell him she could be a garbage lady, a job she likes, but her mom�s dead.

Angelina is not a normal genius- she knew everything before she was ever born. She knows what a beach looks like, but she has never been there to see it. She also knows fish that have not been found yet. Noboby likes her because she is smart. They think she is a freak.

One day a boy name Goon (he made that name himself) changes everything and introduces her to his teacher who helps her too. Angeline likes her a lot and wants to go to her class, but she doesn�t know if she can!!! I can�t tell you what happens because that would ruin. I can tell you that there are tons of jokes and the teacher is one of them. Oops! I shouldn�t have told you that, but who cares! Right? You will find out yourself, won�t you?

I think this is a great book - you should read it to see if you like it too. It would be really fun if I was that smart and could know about fish that have not been found yet! Thank you for reading. Bye!

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is my favorite story of all! 1,000 stars for Angeline!, Nov 11 2002

By	Manatee Girl #1 (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Someday Angeline Rpkg (Paperback)

This is my very favorite book! It is a wonderful story about being accepted in a community where we consider the "norm" to be the standard. Angeline is an eight year old "genius", and she has a very hard time fitting in... She is sent to a higher grade than she's supposed to be in, no one likes her, and ever her father doesn't know how to talk to her. If only he tried, he might discover that she is more normal than anyone imagines.
There are some things that Angeline knew before she was born. I find this a fun part of the book, because it leaves this unexplained... And lets you guess. If Mr. Sachar did explore into this more, I think it might have ruined the story. It is just one of those mysteries that makes you wonder. It also adds character to Angeline.
Angeline is "in balance with the whole". She understands things that others can't even perceive.
On the other hand, she wants to be accepted. She wants to be included. And it isn't until she meets a funny boy named Gary and his kind teacher, Miss Turbone (Mr. Bone) that she finds confidence in herself.
A beautiful story! I can't tell you how much I love it.
One thousand stars!!

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