Follow My Leader

Follow My Leader

by James B. Garfield (1957)

This is a read-aloud book for my 3rd grade class, but I brought it home to read ahead so I wasn't surprised by anything. I'm normally biased against books published more than a few decades back, and the Eddie Haskell dialogue had me involuntarily rolling my eyes ("Golly, guys, dry up, would ya?") but it turns out to be a worthwhile read.

The hero's name is Jimmy Carter and he's the class president -- how weird is that? --before being blinded in a firecracker accident. He needs to learn Braille and how to work with a guide dog, as well as forgive the boy who caused the accident and prove to the fellows he can still be a good Scout. A lot of opportunities for additional learning: empathy for the blind, of course, and Braille, guide dogs, constellations, bats and radar, and telling time without gasp! a digital clock.

So what is the acceptable/preferred "label" these days, what do I file and tag this as? Handicap, disability, challenged... ???

Max

Guest Reviewer
Son #2
(with
"Trooper")




Max

by James Patterson





this book, witch is the fourth, and last book in the series, is about a girl named Maximum Ride, who has wings on her back from the result of being experimentented on by a bunch of mad scientists. when she escaped from the lab, she teamed up with 5 other bird kids. she became the leader of their little group. on their quest to find their real parents, they team up with Max's mom, who is the leader of a group that is trying to raise global warming awareness. When her mom disappears, its up to her to find her(with a little help from the navy) to find her mom.
I enjoyed this book because it has a lot of adventure, suspense, mystery and action.
I hope you enjoy this book as much as i did.