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Four Miles to Pinecone (School & Library Binding)

by Jon Hassler (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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Tom Barry's summer starts off bad and only gets worse. He not only has to write a paper during the summer, but he sees his best friend rob a store. He doesn't tell a soul about it, but then later in the summer, at his uncle's resort in the Minnesota woods, Tom becomes part of something much worse. The stakes are higher and this time his life is on the line. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.


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Tom Berry is a good kid. But when his friend Mouse breaks into the neighborhood store, Tom is torn between his friend and the "right" thing to do. Finally, a second break-in teaches Tom a lesson of responsibility. HC: Frederick Warne. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Four Miles to Pinecone, Jan 26 2003
By J. Lindner (Gem Lake, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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Minnesota author John Hassler uses Four Miles to Pinecone as an allegory to itself. He opens by stating summer is over then proceeds to tell a tale of growing up and making decisions of one particular summer. In the end, the book becomes its own forty-seven page assignment (and then some) as described in the early chapters. Hassler weaves an intricate tale using metaphors along the way. Particularly poignant is the main characters inability to use a manual transmission on a car. Hassler writes how he often gets stuck in one gear due to unfamiliarity with a clutch. This is a metaphor for his character's inablity to change gears in his life. He insists on working in a grocery store, and plans to do so forever (so it seems), or how he cannot turn in his friend whose become a burglar.

The is a very well-thought and developed story line. It is an older work by an accomplished author, but is worth reading nonetheless. It is a middle school level book, and should be part of many schools' required reading lists.

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4.0 out of 5 stars This book rocks!, Nov 3 2001
this is a very good book it was a little bit easy to read and it could have been longer but it was an awesome book i really liked it! a real page turner!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good book, Dec 22 1999
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I think that this book was very good, but as previously suggested, perhaps not for 7th graders. The way the charecters were described really made you relate to them. I like the format and style of Jon Hassler, and hope he continues to write for young adults.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good,Simple Book
Being a teenage boy growing up in Minnesota, I took an extra personal interest in the story. I could relate to the scenes that he was writing about and as I got deeper and... Read more
Published on Nov 23 1999 by The KID

4.0 out of 5 stars This book was interesting.
I kind of liked the book, but some parts of the book wereboring. I think Tom Barry should have told the police on Mouse. Iwouldn't care if it was my friend who did a crime. Read more
Published on Nov 17 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars IT WAS A BORING AND DULL BOOK!
It was not very intersting at all . A five year old could read it and it would be boring to them. Instead of having it recommended for 7th graders it should be for a 5th grader... Read more
Published on Nov 17 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!!
I thought this was a great book. It had had a good plot, and made you want to read more.
Published on Oct 17 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A good clean book to read for fun!
The book was about a teenage boy who that any teenager can relate to. I can relate to this story because I live in rural Minnesota and know what Hassler is writing about and any... Read more
Published on Sep 20 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars good story, good message
This is an interesting story by an excellent author. It makes a point about decisions everyone must make to do the right thing or take the easy way out. Read more
Published on Sep 14 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Simply Horrible...
Where does one start on this book. It is one of the worst books I have ever read in my life. The characters are developed horribly, the story is dull and to top it off, it is... Read more
Published on Aug 2 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars I hated Four Miles to Pinecone
Four Miles to Pinecone was the worst book I have ever read. It was short and boring. The characters where dull, the plot was bad and the writing was awful. Read more
Published on Jul 6 1999

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