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Summary: Hilarious, side wrenching view of youth.
Review: I first checked this book out of the library when I was about 12 for a road trip I would be taking with my family. My mom ended up reading the book outloud to us all in the car and we laughed clear through the state of Texas. It was pure unadulterated fun that sure helped the time go by.
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Summary: Soup
Review: I have just finished reading the book Soup. I loved the book. It delt with two third graders and how they always got into troule. The main characters are: Robert, Soup, mamma, aunt Carrie, Mrs. Stetson, and Mr. Diskin. Some things they did was break the church window, cheat Mr. Diskin, and smoke corn. This is truley one of the best books I have ever read in my life!
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Summary: Exciting, but predictable.
Review: I just read an exciting book called Soup. It was written by Robert Newton Peck. This book has 96 pages in it. I chose to read this book because I read the back cover, and it looked pretty interesting. I thought this because even on the back cover the trouble started immediately. The main characters in this book were "Soup" (obviously) and Robert. Soup was a nickname for Luther. Luther Wesley Vinson. Both Soup and Robert had blonde hair and usually wore knickerbockers. Soup and Robert got into trouble so often that it seemed like their job by the end of the book. I am guessing that this book was based in Texas during the author's childhood, but it did not say. I have assumed this because Soup and Robert use improper English throughout the book, for instance: reckon and aint. I'm also guessing that it was summer, but once again, it didn't say. I'm assuming this because the book usually described that the days were very hot. There were about as many problems in this book as there were chapters (10)! The problem in the first chapter was that Robert had a note sent home from the teacher because Robert made a rude remark to the nurse. Robert and Soup escaped so that Robert only got a slight thrashing. One of Robert and Soup's main hobbies were throwing apples off of sticks. In chapter two Soup bet that he could hit one of the church bells. Soup missed and hit the stained glass on the church and broke it. Robert escaped, but Soup was caught. He was shown no mercy and was very strongly whipped. In chapter three a bully talked Robert into tying his aunt Carrie to a tree. A storm started and Robert couldn't untie his aunt. As lightning cracked, Robert ran inside to get knife. Robert eventually cut his aunt loose and once again got a whipping. Over all I think that this was a pretty good book except that it had a predictable ending. .I recommend this book to anyone who has a little spare time or anyone who likes a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Summary: I read the series as a kid and they were my favorite!
Review: I read these when I was in elementary school. I happened to stumble upon on of the Soup books in the library. I can't exactly remember which one was the first one, but remember the different adventures the narrator and Soup went on.
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Summary: Soup
Review: I'm a retired sixth grade teacher; after lunch I'd read to my class. It was a way of settling them down and to bring non- academic books into their lives. Of course, it was also my intent to show the joy to be found in books other than those required in class. For many of the children, no one every read a book to them outside of the school environment.
As much as I tried to read with much expression and passion, I knew it was a foreign experience to just listen to a story for some of them. When other children started laughing and, on occasion, the teacher had to stop reading and wipe the tears of laughter away in order to continue (Soup books), it drew in the children who began to realize this was something to embrace.
Of course, there are others favorites with a serious bent that are also my favorites. My daughter asked me for a list of books to read to her six year old for now and in the future. I started with the humorous ones such as the above mentioned "Soup" books.
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Summary: avid reader
Review: It was easy to get my daughter to read, I just remembered all of my favorite childhood authors. Then I taught my first son to read, he wasn't interested. These books keep him engaged. Soup is old-fashioned fun
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Summary: Robert Newton Peck wrote a desciptive book.
Review: My book Soup is about two boys that get into mischief. One example, was when one of the boys, Robert, rolled down a hill in an apple barrel. I liked the book because it was humorous.
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Summary: Some bad language
Review: My daughter didn't care for this book because there were some bad words and foul language in it along with references to young children smoking . She is 8 years old but she decided to stop reading the book after this portion. It may be a good book for a less sensitive child but if you are carefully monitoring you might want to skip this one.
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Summary: Soup
Review: Soup is a funny book. It`s all about a boy called "Robert" and his best friend "Soup". The Book is so good I couldn't take it out of my hands. The adventures that these 2 boys have are cool. For examle,Rob and Soup tied Rob`s aunt to a tree right before a storm hit and they got in big trouble. You should really read this book.
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Summary: soup
Review: Soup was a good book.I gave it a 4. I gave it that because it was surprising, exciting, and enjoyable. it was surprising because you never knew what they were going ti do next.They always did something wierd.It was exciting because they always did something you and other kids would ever even think of doing. It was enjoyable because it wasn't boreing. You could sit back and enjoy it. I think it is a good book for 6th to 8th graders. I think that because it is not hard to read, and it is not easy to read for little kids.
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