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Summary: An Interesting Novel
Review: "The Reapearence of Sam Webber" portrays the events of an eleven year old boy as he travels through the journey of life. He experiences many new friendships and emotions which help him survive what seems to be the worst circumstances.
The book had good discriptive passages but I think it would have been best suited to a short story or poetry book. Overall I feel the book is more for adults as I found it hard as a teenager to stay focussed on the storyline because the only climaxes seemed to be Sam getting bullied and and mugged.
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Summary: Sams New Life
Review: A book that explores the trobles od living in a run-down place with your father lately running away.
Its only one thing wrong with that book that is the last few pages was boring and didnt have a good ending.
Read it sometime...
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Summary: Brilliant Book for adults and kids
Review: I have recently been raving about Darby, Jonathon Fuqua's second novel, to all of my colleagues in the teaching profession. It is an amazing work of fiction for elementary and middle school readers. I fell in love with the book's content (it deals with racism in the Old South), its characters, and the storyline. Therefore, I decided I should read The Reappearance of Sam Webber. It is book for slightly older kids than Darby, but it is absolutely spectacular, too. It is realized in the most unique language, which could be difficult for some readers but also holds the attention once it is fully grasped. It is a significantly more emotionally charged story than Darby, and deals with grief, loss, race relations, friendship and hope. I was absolutely startled by the clarity of vision and unflinching style in which the novel dealt with events and issues. It is, in some ways, a day-to-day experience for the reader, as Sam suffers, meets people, and slowly comes to terms with the events of his life and his father's departure. It is a sophisticated elegant book that is not for lovers of fast paced and highly suspenseful fiction, but it is a book that will leave you thinking, feeling, and hoping. You will finish it knowing every single character personally. Most of all, you'll feel as if you've lived a small portion of your life in a neighborhood in Baltimore City. It is a great, highly recommended read.
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Summary: the reappearance of sam webber
Review: i thought "the reappearance of sam webber" was a satisfactory book. it didn't have any great highlights to it and the ending wasn't very strong because i was waiting for sams dad to come home or something more exciting than how it did end. there were some good points to the book about racism and the troubles of a teenage kid but apart from that it wasn't very enjoyable.
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Summary: the reapperance of sam webber
Review: Sam's life will touch almost anyone with such things as: the pain of loss and the importance of friendship in people's life, [...]Sam and his friends and family go through a lot of tough times together but remain to keep a tight bond between them.I recommend this book to anyone in 10 to what ever my rating is 4 ½ stars out of 5
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Summary: The Review of Sam Webber
Review: The Rappearnce of Sam Webber , show you the racism and the urban
violence of a neighbourhood called bailtmore where we met a 11 year old boy trying to fit into a new school and trying to keep
his mum form falling a part because of his dad leaving and top of all that his has a bully after him and when things look bad then Sam meats a black janter by the name of Greely and as the book goes on and Sam realis that where he lives isn't so bad after all.
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Summary: The strength of families ¿ traditional and nontraditional
Review: The Re-Appearance of Sam Webber is a warm, skillfully told tale that vividly illustrates the factors that can influence the development and health of a child in a difficult situation - a child "at risk". Little Sam is a young boy growing up in Baltimore, MD with a single mother, following the abrupt and unexpected departure of his father, Big Sam. A major component of the story is Sam's struggle with his father's disappearance, his eventual acceptance of the possibility that Big Sam may not "re-appear", and his coming to terms with life in the aftermath. The true "reappearance" in this book is the realization by the boy that families can be comprised of many combinations of people and that he will survive. Sam and his mother are supported and integrated into a larger family composed of Ditch and Junie, an unusual couple that employ his mother in their Baltimore flower shop, and Greely, a kindly custodian from Sam's school, who takes the boy under his wing, and provides a strong paternal, if not quite parental influence. Interwoven into the story are the themes of racial tension in Baltimore, the economics of single parenting, and the fears of a child's everyday life. The book does a wonderful job of putting the reader in Sam's shoes, and reminding us of the magnitude of issues a child confronts everyday - things that we tend to forget about as adults. This is an enlightening book that helped me regain my perspective. I enthusiastically recommend it as a thoroughly enjoyable read for adults and young adults alike.
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Summary: Something Different
Review: The Reappeance of Sam Webber is an outstanding book that captures the life of a boy growing up in the suburban side of Baltimore where the buildings are rundown, muggers have guns and not even your trash can (rubbish bin) is safe.
Although the ending of the book could have been improved, I still think it is a good read. Not the most earth shattering book of all time, but if your looking for something different I think you'll enjoy it.
Arthur's Raiting: 3 1/2 stars
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Summary: An Interesting Novel
Review: The Reappearance Of Sam Webber portray's the events of an eleven year old boy as he comes face to face with loss, racism and forgiveness.
I think this novel is most suited to young adults and grown ups as i found it hard as a teenager to stay focussed, as there did not seem to be any climax's apart from getting mugged in a chapter and getting picked on.
The book did have very good discriptive passages though but i think it would be better suited to a short story or poetry book.
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Summary: The Dissapearance of Sam Webber
Review: This is a meloncholy story of one boys struggle with life after his father leaves. It is a story full of realistic characters, dreary settings and a look at the darker side of Maine and all of this... did absolutely nothing to intruige me.It is an amazing tale of overcoming obstacles which is nothing like my usual war/ horror novel tastes.
Advisable if you are after a moving read, but if you are older than twelve and younger than twenty with no taste, stay well clear.
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