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5.0 out of 5 stars
A total treat,
By Ian Weir (Langley, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Word Nerd (Hardcover)
I actually bought this book as a gift for my 13-year-old daughter, Amy. But I started reading and got so hooked that I decided she'd better wait until I'd finished. (When she got her chance to read it, Amy loved it as much as I did.)It's a terrific novel -- funny and quirky and genuinely poignant -- about the outsider in all of us. Twelve-year-old Ambrose is nearly murdered by a peanut as the story begins. By the time we're partway through, he's immersed in the world of competitive Scrabble -- which actually turns out to be enthralling. Ambrose is a great character, plucky and resourceful, never giving in to self-pity no matter how much life dog-piles on top of him. If you're a parent, buy it for your kid. But read it first -- seriously. |
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Word Nerd by Susin Nielsen (Paperback - May 11 2010)
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