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Summary: It was a okay book
Review: In some parts I got really lost like what was with that barrier thingy that his mom supposedly went through? Other than that i liked it and it was nice and easy reading. It's about Gypsy and Woodrow cousins that stand up for each other and know what it's like to loose a parent. They are like brother and sister and they look after one another expecially at school. It was a cute little book and yea i recomend it.
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Summary: Belle Prater's Boy Not for Sensitive Hearts
Review: The spooky mysteriousness of Belle's disappearance, Gypsy's frightening nighmares, Gypsy's contempt for her stepfather and the rebellious attitude of the children toward adults are not acceptable content for 8 or 9 year olds. The description of Gypsy's father's suicide is particularly gory and unnecessary. I bought this book because it was on a list of novels to be read by my third grader's class. I have also expressed the above opinion to the teacher, but thought this might help another parent before they buy it.
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Summary: WOW
Review: I was so surprised by this book! I just checked it out because I thought it would be an easy book to read, but I was truely shocked. It went through Gypsy's and Woodrow's lives at that point of their lives where they were asking ?'s about their lives and families. They showed how Woodrow was in denial of his mother abandoning him and this book was just SOOOOO terrific. You must read it.
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Summary: GREAT BOOK!
Review: This was a wonderful book! I like it soooo much that I took a cutting from it for my speech team and I made it to State Speech with it. It was wonderfully written. It always kept me reading (even the thousand times that I read it over again!). I would highly recommend it for girls that are in the 4 grade and up.
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Summary: Belle Prater's Boy
Review: Woodrow Prater, a twelve-year-old poor country boy, in the mountains of Virginia, moved in with his grandparents after the mysterious disappearance of his mother, Belle. His eyes were crossed and he was not a good-looking child, but his wit and sense of humor made up for it. His greatest secret wish was to have his eyes uncrossed. Living beside his grandparents was his cousin Gypsy, a girl his own age. Both the children had family problems: Gypsy with the death of her father seven years earlier and the refusal to accept her stepfather, and Woodrow, trying to figure out how and why his mother vanished into thin air and why his father had sent him to stay with his grandpa. The two children spent time going to school, to church and to the movies, leaning on each other, sharing secrets and uncovering hidden truths about their family background. This is an intriguing book about compassion, realism and mystery.
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Summary: Belle Prater's Boy
Review: Belle Prater's Boy, was not the most spectacular novel. Ruth White should've thought twice about the unexciting and boring language she used in this book. Belle Prater's Boy written by, Ruth White, was scripted with not enough graphic language, it was terribly boring. The characters had weird names which were hard to follow up on, while reading the book. The was she worded the words were not easy to understand. I do not recommend this book for readers who like action packed novels. If you like the kind of book that deeps you awake, at the end of your chair, and ready to read more, then this is not the book for you.
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Summary: A Wonderful Adventure!
Review: Gypsy Leemaster was a normal sixth grader in 1953. When her cousin, Woodrow Prater, moved in next door, all mischief began that one crazy summer. Woodrow was a cross-eyed boy whose mother, Belle, disappeared from their mountain shack one foggy morning. Rumors flooded the small Virginia town, but no one ever saw Belle again. As Woodrow and Gypsy became friends, they developed a special bond. Both children had family situations that were painful and hard to talk about with others. Both had their own little secrets. They even had to defend each other against bullies. As Woodrow entertained the children of Coal Station, Virginia, Gypsy was determined to find out what really happened to her Aunt Belle. Throughout the summer, Woodrow finally revealed little clues about his mama's disappearnace to Gypsy. Woodrow and Gypsy became best friends that one crazy summer, and they both faced their pasts with courage. This is a wonderful book. The plot is adventurous and humorous. The description in this book is phenomenal. I would get so angry at times, and then I could be laughing on the next page. White really gets in touch with the characters' feelings. This would be a great book to read aloud. It is very funny. I loved this book because it was an amusing story that really touched my heart.
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Summary: Where is Belle?
Review: Woodrow, a twelve year old boy, is living with his grandparents and cousins, because his mother disapeared. His father was not able to take care of him alone. They are living in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia in the 1950s. Woodrow becomes very popular in school and at home. Because of this his cousin Gypsy gains some jealousy of him. Gypsy finds out some information about her father, and she takes it quite hard. She tries to blame it on her stepfather,who she truly hates. Woodrow and the rest of the family try to comfort her and help her think good thoughts. Gypsy realizes that they were being very kind and that's all they were doing for Woodrow and she shouldn't be jealous. I'm rating this book a five star book because it's a very good book. It made me feel very good about my life.It also made me realize how lucky I am. I think that almost everyone would like this book!
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Summary: Belle Prater's Boy
Review: In Belle Prater's Boy, Ruth White has given the reader an opportunity to journey to 1950's Virginia where he can laugh and play with Woodrow and Gypsy forgetting that he, himself, is a mature adult who is reading a novel intended for children. I began reading this book aloud to my eight year-old daughter who was rather ill and uninterested in reading herself, but wanting to be entertained. As I began the book, I had no idea that I would become so involved in the mischief and the wonderment of both Woodrow Prater and Gypsy Dotson. Their insight and antics drew me into their world so completely, that I told my daughter that she could not continue reading this book without me! Ruth White's development of her characters is simple and never intrudes into the tale she tells. Her use of language and conversation makes this book a wonderful "read-aloud" novel. It provides the reader an opportunity to feel the language and heritage of the Appalachian people. As the book progresses, one finds himself hoping that Woodrow will soon tell another tale. His stories captivate the reader as they captivate his cousin Gypsy. One will laugh with some of his stories, and will cry with others. He has a view of humanity that he shares in his stories that causes the reader to see his own life in a different way. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a child to whom he can read. Teachers who have not discovered this book should add it to their list of books to read to their classes. It is the sort of book that makes a person love to read. It will surely be one that a child will remember when he is grown, and will want to share with his own children.
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Summary: Secrets Revealed
Review: When his mother disappears into thin air, Woodrow goes to live with his grandparents in Coal Station, Virginia. He makes friends with his beautiful cousin, Gypsy and they enjoy many adventures together. Woodrow's wit and and stories fight back against the things people are saying about his mother, her impulsiveness, and her disappearance. Gypsy thinks Woodrow knows more than he is telling and she wants him to share it with her, but he will not. Gypsy has problems of her own. She is tired of people always looking at her hair and not seeing who she really is. The nightmares of a dead animal haunt her sleeping hours. She misses her father who died when she was only five and she dislikes her step-father. Gypsy knows the nightmares are trying to tell her something, but is she ready to have the secrets revealed? Woodrow longs to be accepted and to know what happened to his mother, or does he know how she vanished? Set in the early 1950's, there is a nostalgia associated with this book. Woodrow and Gypsy face their fears and learn that together they can live without their parents.
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