Slake's Limbo

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Summary: The Best Book Ever!!
Review: How would you feel if the only place you can live is under a subway? Well slake from the book, "Slake's Limbo" had to face being chased and beaten every day, until he found a little hole in the subway tunnel. This book has a powerful look at homelessness and survival. The books main character is Slake. Slake is a puny, skinny, and homeless boy. One day he finds newspapers, people leave on the floor, and a man comes and takes one and hands him some money. This is the start of a newspaper business. The author, Felice Holman, writes this book from two points if view. It is told from Slake's point of view and the train conductor's point of view. I would recomend this book to boy's and girl's ages 9-12. Will Slake and the train conductor ever meet? Will Slake ever survive to meet this man? Find out when you read "SLAKE'S LIMBO"...

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Summary: Could Be Better
Review: I don't really like this book because the book is kind of confusing but I like the part when he has the idea of finding something that he could sell and use like one pair of gloves and some newspapers to sell so he could get some money with it instead of begging for money. Yes, other kids in our age should read this book because if they were homeless they should get some idea in the book to help them to live and also people that already are homeless should take some idea from it unless if they can buy one at the book store, too!!! And to help others everyday with the newspaper to sell.

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Summary: Bad Idea
Review: I feel that Slake's Limbo has a bad influence on kids of all ages because of giving the idea of being able to escape to an underground subway to get away from troubles. When books and schools need to give the idea of not running away from problems but solving them. Fifth graders probably won't know that this story is fiction or not true and they will try to escape somewhere and try to survive in the environment by doing some of the things that Slake did. They also probably will get the idea that something can live inside of you and "peck" at your ribs. Therefore they could get nightmares or be afraid of something going into their stomachs. I think that the book gives bad ideas to kids. Don't let younger children get ahold of the book.

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Summary: A touching, beautiful book
Review: I just finished this book. It is a wonderful story about a young boy who is an outcast and suffers from dire poverty. He escapes by hiding in a "cave" that he finds in a subway tunnel. Even though this book is very sad, I recommend it because it is so heart-warming. This book is beautiful, and it looks at life - even the most miserable possible kind - in a new, wonderful way.

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Summary: HEY YOU! READ THIS BOOK IT'S REALLY GREAT!
Review: I like the book Slake's Limbo by Felice Holman because it's very nice and it's about a boy who was alone and who didn't had any friends but at last when slake gets some friends in the subway and at the end he gets in another problem but also gets out of that very fast.

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Summary: It is a good book
Review: I liked the book Slake's Limbo because it showed everyone how bad it is to run away,and have no one to depend on,or how bad it is to live alone in a cold train track tunnel.I also liked the book because he had the experience on how bad it is to live a life like that.My favorite part of the story was mostly the way he thought about things.

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Summary: A tale of a boy escaping harrassment and hard times.
Review: I liked this book alot. I was very surprised in the end that he even lived through his subway life. There are many characters in the book. Some that Slake doesn't even meet or see. You really get to see the hard times of a boy living the reality of starvation, and lonleliness. He goes from 1 bench to another, picking up used news papers to sell for less. And getting paid in food to sweep the floor of a dying restauraunt.

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Summary: Slake's Limbo is..
Review: I love books. I read this with my younger sister who is 12. Everytime I pulled out the book she groaned. I happened to like the the book. But, its no the greatest book for younger children. If you are over the age of maybe 14, 16. Then I think you might enjoy this. Sometimes I thought the book was a bit weird. Like the people Slake met didn't have names. I'm sure he knew there names just didn't say oh look its "Sue" the cleaning lady. Or "Michelle" The waitress. But-- Please read this book. :)

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Summary: GREAT!!
Review: I loved the book Slake's Limbo.I thought it was amazing the way Slake survived in the subway for 121 days.Slake did a lot of things to survive.For example, Slake had to find away to get food and a way to find a home.I also loved the way he went from good to bad.I think kids my age would love to read this book.They would like the story so much that they wouldn't want to drop the book.I think this is one of the best books I've read so far.

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Summary: This book is very realistic
Review: I read the book Slake Limbo. Slake is a young poor boy who lives in the subway. Though he goes to school, no one knows he lives in the subway or that he is very poor. Slake is very young, he is only 13 years old. This story takes place during the school year. His parents abandon him when he is a young baby.