Mick Harte Was Here

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Summary: Mick Harte Was Here
Review: Mick Harte Was Here is a story about a boy who died in a bike accident, as told by his sister Phoebe. The book was funny at times but mostly sad. I liked it because it was funny, especially the part when Phoebe and Mick write the word FART in cement. I would recommend this book for other kids to read, and maybe they will all wear their bicyle helmets when they ride.

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Summary: sad, heart warming, quick read
Review: Mick Harte Was Here was a very good book. It is guided towards readers 4th gr. through 6th gr. It was one of those kind of books were you can't put it down. I admit, it was a very easy read. I would recommend this book to someone who likes any kind of fiction, it would be liked by any type of reader. It is about the day a kid, an average kid who everyone would like, dies in a bicycle crash and is also about the effects on the whole Harte family after this tragedy. The reason he died, is do to a massive head injury, which would have been prevented if only he wore his bicycle helmet, but Mick thought he looked like a dork in one. This book is told by Phoebe, Mick's sister, who was most effected by his death because not only was Mick her brother, but her best friend. She tells her every emotion, and tell about what it was like at school. Mick's parents also are very much effected, his dad goes unshaven and dirty, his mom just sits around in her pajamas all day doing nothing, and they are full of grief. Phoebe can't stop talking about Mick, driving her mother crazy and making her cry every time his name is said. Phoebes dad regrets the fact that he didn't force Mick to wear his helmet, which he can't get over and is angry with himself about. To find out more about what they are going through and to see how this sad book ends, read it.

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Summary: A Sad sad accident
Review: Elizabeth Brown A Sad SadAccident
MickHarte Was Here

Mick Harte had a very bad accident. He was ridding his bike after school. He was in a hurry and he was passing cars. He had a truck in front of him. He try not to pass him so he try to slow down,but his hand slipped and he ran head first I mean head first into the tail gate and died. His family was so sad.

BY ELIZABETH P. BROWN

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Summary: sort of sad read
Review: The book "Mick Harte Was Here" was a little sad. This book mad me think about accidents they could happen to any one at any time. This book is about a nice fellow named MIck Harte who was never a trouble maker and should of never died but did. Mick Harte was a boy who sadly died in a bike accident. His sister Phoebe Harte trys to get through the struggel of her brothers death. In this book Phoebe tells things that have happened with her and her brother,and tells She tells all kinds off memories she had in this book. Mick does'nt want to.The mom of Mick feel to take for the blame because she didnt make him wear his helmet and if he did he would be alive. I think the point of this book was one to allways wear your helmet. And anything can happen, good or bad, expected or unexpected people can allways get hurt no matter what their doing because accidents happen.

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Summary: Touching and a loving story
Review: MICK HARTE WAS HERE is about Phoebe, the sister of Mick, tells the story of how her brother died, the guilt she had in herself, and the sad and happy memories they had together.
I read MICK HARTE WAS HERE in 4th grade. I read it again in 5th grade because it was such a good story. When I read it, it touched my heart. I then realized that so many people die of bike accidents. One of my friend has died on a motor bike. I cried and thought how sad it was to die at such a young age. I would recommend this book to anyone from 5th grade and up. If you read it, it will touch your heart like it touched mine.

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Summary: Nataly's essay about MICK HARTE WAS HERE
Review: This book is MICK HARTE WAS HERE. I want to tell everyone this book is sad and funny. What I like most about Mick is that he dressed as Thomas Crapper for trick-or-treating. Some people don't know about Thomas Crapper. He is the man who invented the toilet. I like the name of the dog Wocket because Mick couldn't pronounce his r's when he was three. The dog's name was supposed to be Rocket.
The sad part is that Mick dies. Mick died from a bicycle crash because he didn't wear his helmet. Mick's family was like zombies. They wouldn't even eat in the dinner table because they saw the empty chair and they missed Mick. The dad didn't even iron his pants, and his mom didn't even change clothes. She didn't talk to her daughter, either.
At the end of the book Phoebe went to the soccer field to sit there, when she saw a stick. Phoebe thought was a perfect size and small enough to carve the letters into the concrete so they could stay forever. She wrote the letters big enough to see them: MICK HARTE WAS HERE. That was the saddest thing I ever heard, and I want to tell everyone you should wear your helmet, if not, every day there will be deaths. This is a great book for everyone.

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Summary: Mick Harte Was Here by Victor
Review: Barbara Park is one cool author! She wrote other books, but I haven't read them. I have read one, and that's Mick Harte Was Here. It's very good because there was a boy named Mick Harte. He was funny because he was going to his name his dog Rocket, but he couldn't pronounce his R's so he said, "Wocket" instead. After Phoebe's soccer practice, she told her little brother to ride his bike home, but Mick really didn't have a choice. Mick rode his bike, didn't see the rock in front of him, hit the rock, flipped over, and then hit his head. After a while Phoebe heard sirens coming towards her direction. Phoebe saw Mick's bike where he had fallen. Then Phoebe heard the dad say in a sad voice, "He's gone". Phoebe and the dad held hands and walked home acting like if they don't know each other.

The parents blamed Phoebe for this mistake. Phoebe tried to apologize for what she had done. The parents didn't listen to her so Phoebe went looking through Mick's room trying to remember him. Actually, one big accident can cause everyone in the family to act weird; everything was going wrong, and they wouldn't eat together until the end. All they would do was stay away from each other, but they all came back together and everything was back to normal in the end, well, kind of.

But anyway, I wonder why Barbara Park wrote this story. I think because she had a nephew or someone who died in a bike accident without a bike helmet.

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Summary: Anais's essay about Mick Harte was Here
Review: This book is called Mick Harte Was Here. I really liked this book because I learned that a helmet is very important. If you don't use a helmet when you are riding a bike, then you probably could get a head injury. This book is mostly about a boy who dies of a head injury because he was riding his bike without a helmet. That is what caused the head injury. You could really learn about this book if you read it.
Mick was going really fast on his bike and then hit a passing truck. The cause of hitting the passing truck was that Mick's wheel hit a rock, and Mick flipped over.

This book reminds me of my brother and me because we always get into arguments. He doesn't want to put his helmet on. That is what happened in the story. Phoebe and Mick always got into arguments because they both always wanted the tattoos that came in the cereal boxes. Just like my brother and I, Phoebe never argued with Mick so he could put his helmet on.

I recommend everybody to read this book. It is a really good book.

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Summary: Critical Situation
Review: I think that MICK HART WAS HERE is a sophisticated book for children of all ages and all grades. When Mick died, Phoebe, Mick's sister, was in a stage called grief, which means suffering. And the best way to get over grief is to talk about it, because when the family talks about it, they talk and they remember Mick. For example, they talked about how he acted on Halloween when he was dressed as Thomas Crapper. Thomas Crapper is the inventor of toilets.

Phoebe and Mick had a fight on that tragic day, and the mom did not tell Mick to wear his helmet and he died from a head injury. And now that Mick is dead, everybody is going through a tough time. The dad does not want to remember Mick, but Phoebe wants to remember what funny things that he did every day till the day he died. For example, that time he smacked the salad with his flyswatter because he despised flies because they throw up all over your food and suck it back up (Yes). I know that it is gross but that is what they do. For another example, he spelled FART in the concrete.

In conclusion, I think that MICK HEART WAS HERE is the best book for kids of all ages because it encourages kids to wear helmets when they ride their bikes.

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Summary: Nataly's Summary about Mick Harte Was Here
Review: This book is called Mick Harte Was Here. This was a good story. It was about a 12-year-old named Mick. He got in a bike accident because he never wore his helmet. He was a really cool and weird kid. All his family and friends were sad because Mick died. Phoebe (his sister) was at soccer practice when Mick's accident happened. His family was suffering from Mick's death. Zoe, Phoebe's friend, was talking about her problems. After that Phoebe and her mom started talking to each other. The family started talking and eating together at the dinner table. They started living like they used to but a little bit weird.

I like this story because it reminds me that my brother and sister are kind of crazy and silly. They really get mad because I'm their older sister. My brother and sister did not die, but they drive me crazy. Anyways, I thought this story was really funny, sad, and kind of stupid. I thought it was kind of stupid because there are some things like on Halloween he dressed like Thomas Crapper, the man who invented the toilet. Another year he even dressed like Henry VIII and another year he dressed like Clarence Birdseye, the father of the frozen food industry. The other stupid stuff that he did was getting an autograph from a man dressed like a bird.

Well, find out the rest. Read it. It's a really good book.