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I think the product is very interesting but goes a little to far in feeling bad for main character Shirley Temple Wong/Bandit. Now the very optimistic things about the story, first off, it teaches children about baseball legend Jackie Robinson in his roll for the famous baseball team the Dodgers, and Shirley's love for baseball in the middle of the story.It also has some moderate violence and starred inappropriate language. Other than that, it is a great novel which involves new wording and language that takes kids reading and vocabulary skills to the next level. The book is 1-170 pages long.
The book is also hilarious - the author is a gifted story teller who has a brilliant sense of humor. This is a wonderful story of a young Chinese girl who immigrates to the US with her mother in 1947. Cautious parents may want to know that there is one scene in the book [in the chapter "Secrets"] where the main character is coerced by a friend into keeping a secret from her parents. The story is just great - it is rich with historical detail, and the main character is completely lovable. The reader gets a very realistic picture of what life was like for a young immigrant at that time. While, in the end, the "secret" turns out to be something relatively harmless [and ridiculous], parents may want to discuss with their children why it is never a good idea to keep a secret from the adults who care for them. Over all, this is a fantastic book, a joy to read, and was fun for our whole family.
He held his head up high even when there were threats to take his life, and Shirley did the same, while facing the bullying of her school.This book also showed, how even if you're mistreated in the beginning, you can still make friends in the end. Jackie Robinson and the Year of the Boar is an OK book. Shirley made friends with Mable, while she was getting teased. It shows how life was for an immigrant in the 1940's. It also gives you a taste of how Jackie Robinson felt to cross the racial line.He and Bandit, or Shirley Temple, had something in common. She was also praised with the following chant:"Hey, Hey you're just great,Jackie Robinson crossed the plate,Hey, Hey you're a dream,Jackie Robinson's on our team."This book didn't personally intrigue me, but it is perfect for kids who love baseball. Taylor grade 5
Some specific things about the book are Shirley learns to like baseball, and Jackie Robinson. I would recommend this book for boys and girls of any age. I would recomend it for boys, because there is a lot of baseball involved, and the year of baseball is staring Jackie Robinson. The conflict is Shirley does not speak a lot of English, and she does not have any friends. They did not want to play with her at all. The genre of the book is multi cultural.
I like the part when Shirley went to a new school, and the principal winked at Shirley with one eye, and Shirley did not know what he was doing so she blinked both eyes, and her teacher thought there was somthing wrong with her eyes. I would recommend this book for girls, because the main character Shirley Temple Wong is a girl, and what she does the girls can mostly understand. Another one is Shirley learns to make friend's. The theme is bravery, hope, and overcoming fears. The most important setting is Shirley's school. My least favorite part was when all the other kids did not like Shirley.
The author is Bette Bao Lord.
My daughter didn't really enjoy reading this book. She became bored with the issues and wanted more excitement and kindness.
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