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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021

This was not in the expected condition OR the published advertised cover.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2018

* SPOILER * I discuss part of the book in this review. Don’t keep reading if you don’t want to know more.
I liked most of the story but I guess I’m tired of the stereotype of the big dumb jocks beating up the little nerdy kid story line. And not sure how I feel about Roy setting up Dana so that he goes to juvie. I don’t want my kids reading this for that reason. Maybe I’m just feeling extra sensitive about kids who have been born into crappy families but I felt bad for Dana. It made it hard for me to enjoy the rest of the story knowing Roy set him up. Not that Dana’s behavior was exemplary at all but setting him up where he ends up at juvenile detention seemed a bit extreme.
It was also confusing to me that Roy would try to find a way for his head and heart to come together to get help for the owls but didn’t use the same logic when dealing with Dana. And somehow his parents never found out about it either... hmmm. Honestly, I kept expecting him to tell his parents what he knew about Dana and have them help him intervene somehow to make it better. He told them about Beatrice’s situation so why not Dana’s? Total disconnect for me.
And maybe there was no other way but I felt like it was a missed opportunity for Roy and his parents to not have that conversation together.
Otherwise I liked the book. I really enjoyed the first half of the book a lot. But the second half was a let down for me.

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2016

What a fun book. Great literature for avid upper elementary and middle school readers. Even a fun and quick read for adults. Well written mystery with plenty of positive messages for young people. Highly recommend this book.

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2022

United by the desire to preserve the borrowing owls from being buried, middle school children take on a pancake franchise. Mullet Fingers set out to disrupt the development process, while Roy educated his classmates on the issue. Together they made a difference

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2022

Just when you think Carls books have taken every twist and turn you can imagine, he unloads a new cast of characters. And a different age group. Entertaining as always with so many human shortcomings raising their ugly head. Great, thanks.

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2020

This book was assigned to my son for a school assignment from his 5th grade teacher. I wasn't a big fan of the profanity and I'm not sure the teachers were aware but he understood. I like to read with my son so we read this together and loved it! My son does not pick up reading as a hobby so for him to say he liked it was even more great. I will definitely be ordering the other titles from this author in the future.

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2002

My eyes are a little bit moist after having just finished HOOT by Carl Hiaasen. As I write this, I'm perched upon the royal blue carpeting between two of the dividers that stretch the length of a football field and herd us slowly in the direction of Jean Auel. Jean is sitting on a stool behind a table just beyond the goal line. I arrived here at the Javits Convention Center around 6:15 this morning--that's 3:15 A.M. California time, my body reminds me--in order to obtain one of the relatively limited tickets that allow entrance to this line for the purpose of receiving a smile and a signed copy of the new book from Ms. Auel. David Halberstam's line will be my next stop. But at the moment I am feeling like my best literary score of the day is the additional advance copy of HOOT that my friends at Random House are graciously permitting me to take back to California. Now, I can lend out a copy (first to my faithful webmaster) and keep another to eventually put away in my collection of the really good ones.
Yes, HOOT is one that you'll want for your collection, too.
I was just about to say that I can't wait to get home and start reading HOOT to my kids and Shari, but that wouldn't be particularly true. Thanks to another publisher friend, I am going to see Dee Dee Ramone and the Tom Tom Club perform at a party tonight, so frankly I CAN wait a little while to get back to California. But when I DO get there, you can be sure that I'm immediately sitting everyone down to share this great tale.
First, you have the owls:
"Walking back toward the patrol car, the policeman stumbled and fell down. Curley grabbed him under one arm and hoisted him to his feet.
'Stupid owls,' said Curley.
The policeman brushed the dirt and grass burrs off his uniform. 'You say owls?'
Curley gestured at a hole in the ground. It was as big around as one of Mother Paula's famous buttermilk flapjacks. A mound of loose white sand was visible at the entrance.
'That's what you tripped over,' Curley informed Officer Delinko.
'An owl lives down there?' The policeman bent down and studied the hole. 'How big are they?'
''Bout as tall as a beer can.'
'No kidding?' said Officer Delinko.
'But I ain't never seen one, officially speakin.'"
Then, you've got the bully:
"The grip on his throat tightened. He felt Dana's ashtray breath on his right ear: 'How come you ain't got your boots on today? Who ever heard of a cowgirl wearing Air Jordans?'
'They're Rebocks,' Roy squeaked."
Now, throw in the mystery kid (whose first appearances are reminiscent of Maniac Magee):
"The boy was straw-blond and wiry, and his skin was nut-brown from the sun. The expression on his face was intent and serious. He wore a faded Miami Heat basketball jersey and dirty khaki shorts, and here was the odd part: no shoes. The soles of his bare feet looked as black as barbecue coals...Because the boy kept running--past the corner, past the line of students waiting to get on the bus; past the bus itself. Roy wanted to shout, 'Hey look at that guy!' but his mouth wasn't working so well. Dana Matherson still had him from behind, pushing his face against the window."
Add in the seriously evil PR guy from the pancake house chain, the tough girl soccer star, the assortment of parents with widely varying skill levels, and the bumbling young cop. Then drop Roy, the new kid in town, into the middle of everything and you have the recipe for a book that will enchant kids of all ages. There is humor, sadness, and a touch of suspense.
What WILL happen to the owls in those holes?
In HOOT, Carl Hiaasen does an incredible job of showing the different styles of activism that different people resort to. He presents the reader with the contemporary clash of free enterprise versus global ecological issues. He has a lot to say between the lines about parenting, and he has some great insights into the methods of dealing with bullies.
I've never read his adult books, but I sure hope Hiaasen writes more children's books for my kids. HOOT is a heck of a first step into the world of children's literature.
Richie Partington
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Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2014

I ordered this book because I love Carl Hiaasen stories and didn't recognize this title. As I read it I remember thinking that it was a little different style than his other stuff. Very cute story! I'm not exactly a card-carrying tree-hugger but the fate of the little owls was intriging and I wanted to save them too. Take the chance and order this book. It won't be a waste of time.

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2020

Even though I’m an adult, this story rang true for the younger readers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2019

My 9year old boy loved this book. Until this book it was all ‘captain underpants’ , ‘Barry loser’ and ‘horrid henry’. I tried for ages to get him ‘hooked’ on reading and tried a few other books before we found this one. Finally! We are off the “young boy silly stories”books. So I highly recommend it as it helped me make the shift and we are now onto ‘his dark materials’ and books I can read with or alongside him and enjoy talking to him about....sigh, one happy Mummy:)

2.0 out of 5 stars book and audio cd

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2008

This item was purchased to assist my Godson with a school English assignment and a Natural World assignment, it was purchased along with the film.
It is only a short story, or should I say, that from the adult point of view, it is more of an outline than a story.

I can see why the two essay that had been set were: "Write a story about bullying using either the character of Mullet Fingers, Beatrice or Roy. Ensure that you use the information in the book as a base"; and, "Write an article for a local paper about an endangered animal or bird in your area. Include any photographs you have taken" (of course the latter essay assumes that children have access to a camera and the money to get the pictures printed - but that's an argument that the teacher in question and I are going to have at a later date).

There is so much scope for use and development of these characters because they are only outlines.

The book is the basis for an unexpectedly good family film. It is a paperback with glossy pages and photo stills from the film (although the 12 year old female next door, who came round for a study session, would have liked it to have more pictures of Mullet Fingers).

Also included is an unabridged audio CD of the book. Unfortunately, I found the female reader irritating, she appeared to be trying too hard to get to the "level of the child".

The CD is attached to the front cover via a poly button and plastic sticker, which means it is not safe or secure. If you were thinking of allowing a child to take this to school, make sure that the disc is removed otherwise you could find it in pieces at the bottom of a school bag, assuming that it hasn't been lost out of the book.

I would suggest that, if you are buying this for study, as I did for my Godson, you should ensure that you read the book first (and/or listen to the cd as well), then watch the film, otherwise you will probably be very disappointed in the book.

As an adult you'll be wondering why the book wasn't as good, especially considering the book came first.

5.0 out of 5 stars Bought for my granddaughter who had heard about it. ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2018

Bought for my granddaughter who had heard about it. She was thrilled with the book for Christmas, and read it throughout the holiday.

3.0 out of 5 stars Great book, Shame it arrived damaged.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2017

Great book, daughter lived it. I was buying a new copy as a gift for a friend's child and it arrived today damaged. Mark on cover and corner damaged. Too late to send back but very disappointed Amazon. Tut tut.

3.0 out of 5 stars Great book, Shame it arrived damaged.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2017

Great book, daughter lived it. I was buying a new copy as a gift for a friend's child and it arrived today damaged. Mark on cover and corner damaged. Too late to send back but very disappointed Amazon. Tut tut.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2020

Wonderfully woven story linking interesting characters with vivid descriptions of the Florida landscape alongside. My son and I really enjoyed it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Text printed upside down
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2017

Book is printed upside down. Bought this as a gift for a young child, and I can't give them an upside down book (even if it is Dr Seuss)! Is there no quality control on this product?It's nice that the book is printed on recycled paper. Other than the incorrect orientation, the quality of the book is generally good, save for some pages with white space where the printer doesn't seem to have lined up correctly.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2017

May 11, 2017
Dear Reader,
In our opinion, we think you should read “The Lorax”.
It has really fun rhymes. One example of this is when he wrote “nail and sail”. He even had characters called Barbaloots who were in Barbaloot Suits. It teaches you an important lesson. Specifically, it teaches us to not cut down many trees. That’s why you should read “The Lorax” to your class or kids.
Sincerely,
Mrs. West’s 2nd Grade Superhero Class

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020

This is a beautiful book with a great message that I want my son to learn. However, if your young reader is a huge Dr. Seuss fan, as my son is, be aware that this book has a deep message about the catastrophic effects of not being sustainable and ravaging the natural resources our planet offers us. It may have been too much for my compassionate and sensitive 5-year-old. At the end of the book he just stared at the last page for a minute then burst out crying saying he did not like the book. He cried for a long time. He was worried about the silly trees and all the animals. All the other Dr. Seuss books we own are silly, rhyme and leave him feeling happy. I’m putting it away for now and trying again to read it with him when he’s a bit older.

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2017

This book is not just a children's book but so much more! Every family should have this as a staple in their home. It is so relevant to the world today that it is almost inconceivable that it was written in 1971, 46 years ago. The environmental issues alone are a must read for everyone. Get it for a very young child so they can begin to learn responsibility now for the world we live in.

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2019

This book was purchased as a gift that has been sent out of state. Although we received a thank-you, we don't know how the recipients' parents felt about the book. We think it was a bit old for a three-year-old, but our experience with Dr. Suess books suggested that this one, which has a good message and may be good for the future, was as good a choice as suggested by our daughter and 15-year-old granddaughter, who indeed was reading it with her older brothers when she was three. It is surely a gift that will keep on giving!

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2022

Still a compelling tale even after many years. The environmental lessons illustrated here and emphasized still resonates to this day, probably more clearly then ever with global warming, destruction of the environment and the extirpation of many animal species.

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022

This has got to be one of the most revolutionary books ever written in English. Everyone should read it right now. If you have an issue with this man who dedicated his life to enlightening and uplifting humanity, please get your head out of your ass before the news gives you something actually worth crying about.

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2016

What a wonderful book. Purchased for a baby shower as cherished/favorite books were requested for the baby in lieu of cards. My note inside was "Sweet Baby you are lucky to be born to a Mama who WILL teach you to speak for the trees and we need more people like that in the world". My boyfriend who is almost 50 had never heard this book so before I gave it as a gift I made him sit down and read it to him......ha ha

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2021

Best books ever! You pulled Dr Seuss Books, You can’t stay out of politics. I’ve ordered a lot of things though you Amazon and as of today I am Canceling my membership. Why could you not stay out of politics .I’ve Ordered a lot of things from Amazon but not no more.

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1.0 out of 5 stars STAY AWAY FROM THIS EDITION -- The publisher has messed it up terribly

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2015

I could not be more disappointed in the publisher's choice to drastically alter this story for this publishing. I purchased this book for our son and hoped to receive the same story I had been read as a child, but huge chunks of the narrative have just been heavy-handedly deleted, along with the lovely illustrations which once accompanied those sections. Many of my favourite moments of the original are altogether missing, and the characters and story have lost so much of their texture and personality, it's a terrible shame. It should be more clearly stated on this page that the book is abridged. Not only abridged, but abridged much to its detriment I'm sad to say.
Furthermore, what illustrations are left have been awkwardly and often clumsily cropped into new dimensions, cutting out masses of Seuss' original drawings and generally messing up what used to be lovely balanced and detailed compositions. If you're buying this book for the art as well as the story, you should know that this book just wrecks the half of the illustrations which haven't been cut out entirely.

Please find yourself a complete copy and experience this book the way Dr. Seuss intended. I'm horrified to imagine what the author would think of this blundersome hack-job edit of one of the great children's masterpieces.

5.0 out of 5 stars Liked it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2013

This is a nicely pitched book with the aim of getting our little ones to have a responsible attitude toward trees.
They so often seem to get trashed as soon as they are planted, in current townscapes.
Children nowadays rarely seem to be taught at school the important part that trees play in cleaning and replenishing the air that we all breathe - a fact that makes each and every one of them worthy of our guardianship.
It was written in fairly straight-forward language and was easy for my 6-year old grand-daughter to digest. We both enjoyed it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Surely the best of all Dr Seuss' creations

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2021

This is a heartbreaking and amazingly resonant story of how individuals can destroy the beauty of the world. It should be a must for all adults and children. Our child has taken it to school and it has become extremely popular with the teachers and other students. Beautifully written, beautifully illustrated. A tale for our times.

5.0 out of 5 stars We read it every night

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2022

Easily his best work. Challenging to read aloud but the cadence is rhythmic enough to knock out any small child by the time the Lorax pulls himself up by the seat of his pants.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2013

I bought the book because I heard about the new film in 2012. Used it with my year 5 class, first read book and discussed it. Then watched the first part of the video and the class were full of it... A great discussion ensued over why the film would start so differently and we moved into a 4 week unit of exciting and stimulating topic work on report writing, persuasive writing, research into the environment and the destruction of the rainforest .....

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About the Author

Valentina Camerini was born in Milan. She began her career working on Walt Disney comics before dedicating herself to novels and children’s books. She is the author of 365 Fatti Straordinari per Sorprendere gli Amici and La Storia di Greta (Greta’s Story).
Moreno Giovannoni is the author of the critically acclaimed
The Fireflies of Autumn and a freelance translator of long standing. His essay “The Percheron” was published in Southerly and selected for The Best Australian Essays 2014. He was recipient of the prestigious Deborah Cass Prize in 2016.
Veronica “Veci” Carratello is a freelance comics artist, author, and illustrator based in Italy. She graduated from art school in Novara and later earned a comics certificate at the International School of Comics in Turin. Carratello works on illustrations for children’s books, magazines, and comics and teaches graphic novel studies at the Academy of Fine Arts and Media in Novara. Her books have been published around the world.

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One August morning in Stockholm, Sweden, Greta Thunberg decided she could no longer ignore the problems facing the planet. Changes to the climate were more and more worrying and it seemed as if no one was taking the problem seriously.
In legislatures all over the world, tens of thousands of serious-looking and stern-sounding politicians sat and talked about an endless range of issues. But they never addressed the problem of the health of the planet. It was time for someone to remind them to step in to protect the environment—and the future of children all over the world. It was an emergency. Everything else could wait.

So, on that day, Greta tied her long hair into two braids, put on a checked shirt and a blue coat, and walked out of the house where she lived with her parents. Under her arm she carried a wooden placard. Handwritten at the top were the words SKOLSTREJK FÖR KLIMATET (“School Strike for the Climate”). She had also made some leaflets to distribute, with some very important information about climate change that she thought everyone should know.

That day, Greta, like all Swedish children her age, should have gone to school. In Sweden the holidays end in August and classes start again. Instead, she climbed on her bike and rode to the parliament building in the city center.

The Swedish Parliament meets in a beautiful, serious-looking building that is large and imposing, on a small island with a long, complicated name in the middle of the city: Helgeandsholmen. It’s not at all surprising that it’s on an island, because Stockholm is built on thousands of islands, some of them tiny and others so big that if you were flying over them you would think they were the mainland.

The Riksdag, which is what the Swedes call it, is the place where politicians elected by the people sit and discuss the country’s problems and pass laws to address and fix them. These are the people who can really make a difference. If they hadn’t noticed that global warming had become an emergency, Greta would remind them.

Of course, in our daily life, every single one of us can commit to reducing our impact on the health of the planet by limiting waste and pollution as much as possible. But unfortunately, this is not enough. We need more than the good intentions of individual people. Faced with an issue as complex as this, you have to change the rules and make new laws to protect the environment. Who else can do this if not the men and women sitting in the parliament? That’s why Greta went there that morning.

On that day—Monday, August 20, 2018—Greta launched her school strike.

This is how she explained her thinking: “Children won’t do what you tell them to do, but they
will follow your example.” Because adults didn’t seem at all concerned about the future, she was prepared to take action. She would stop going to school. She would go on strike, like grown-ups do when they protest for their own reasons. Instead of going to work, they decide to meet in city squares and in the streets, carrying placards and banners. The difference was that Greta was on her own and was protesting for everyone’s benefit.
People passing by looked at the girl with the placard and were curious about her. Perhaps they wondered who she was and what she was doing. She sat there for the time she would normally have been in class, from eight thirty in the morning until three in the afternoon. On the first day, she spent all that time by herself and none of the politicians walking past took any notice. But Greta wasn’t discouraged.

The next morning, she got up early, dressed, climbed on her bike, and went back to the parliament, again carrying her sign. The strike continued.

But on this second day, something incredible happened: instead of just glancing at her, wondering what she was doing there, and then walking straight past, a few of the people passing by decided to stop. Greta was no longer alone. Other boys and girls joined her.

By the third day, there was a nice little group of people sitting on the ground with her. They were mostly young, but there was also a mother with a little boy in a stroller, a woman with gray hair, and a student who had brought along a book to read. The protesters chatted among themselves. The last few days of that Swedish summer were still sunny.

On the sixth day of the strike, Greta suggested to everyone that they should talk about the protest on their social networks, sharing photos and information. That way, even people who couldn’t join the protesters would be able to show their support with a message, a like, or a share. The news about what was going on began to spread.

Of course, Greta played a big part. Every day she took photos of the
skolstrejk, the school strike, keeping a diary on Instagram. Friends, schoolmates, and acquaintances started asking for information: Can we come too? What time will we meet you? Greta said everyone was welcome.
More and more people sat with her in front of the parliament building. They were on strike and had decided they would be late for work or school, would skip breakfast at their local café or not do their shopping. Day after day, the group of concerned citizens who had decided to follow her example and join the protest, confident that she was absolutely right, got bigger and bigger. They had to act to save the planet, as soon as possible and without delay.

The politicians walked past Greta on the way to their offices in the Riksdag. Although most of them continued to ignore her, occasionally someone would stop to congratulate her and tell her she was doing a great job.

Around the city, people started talking about Greta, the fifteen-year-old with braids. Newspaper reporters turned up, as well as some people who were just curious, and others who wanted to show their support. More and more mothers came, along with their children. There were grandparents and lots of young people. Someone brought Greta something to eat and drink.

After nine days, the protest was still continuing, but the protesters had to move to Mynttorget, a lovely square on the island of Gamla Stan, in the city’s historic center. It wasn’t too far from the parliament, so it was okay. Greta wanted to protest, not break the law.

Meanwhile, all over the world, people were more and more interested in what was happening in Stockholm, and a major English newspaper decided to tell Greta’s story. The famous paper
The Guardian published an online article about the skolstrejk för klimatet. The headline read, “The Swedish fifteen-year-old who’s cutting class to fight the climate crisis.”
Lots of people were reading about the climate strike in newspapers and thought it was a good idea. Swedes living in other big cities and small towns, from one end of Sweden to the other, heard Greta’s call and organized the same kind of protest.

In Linköping, a small town in the south of the country, a group of people gathered in the town center next to a fountain and held up a placard that was just like Greta’s. A photograph of a bicycle arrived from Rome. Resting against the bike’s pedals was a sign that read: THANKS, GRETA! WE’RE ON YOUR SIDE TOO!

Since that morning in August when she had left her house for the first time and headed for the parliament, Greta had had a clear goal in mind. She would strike until September 7, which was election day, when Swedish citizens would be voting for their representatives, the men and women who would sit in the parliament.

Because so many people appeared to support her, it seemed a good idea to let as many of them as possible know about the climate strike. Leaflets were distributed inviting everyone to take part in the last day of the protest. They read:

CLIMATE STRIKE!

WHERE? IN MYNTTORGET!

WHEN?

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7!

FROM 8AM UNTIL 3PM

BRING SOMETHING TO EAT AND DRINK

AND A MAT TO SIT ON.

On September 6, summer was almost over, and a gray sky seemed to promise rain. Greta put on her yellow raincoat, and on her Instagram profile she wrote to the world that her actions were a cry for help. What she was asking for was reasonable: a future on planet earth. Everyone was invited to take part.

On the following day, the seventh, dozens of people responded to her appeal. Greta had drawn the attention of journalists, politicians and ordinary people to the issue.

Greta reminded the crowd of people who turned up that, among other things, greenhouse gas emissions definitely needed to be limited to stop global warming from making life on earth impossible. So why didn’t the candidates up for election make fixing this problem a priority? Why, in the weeks leading up to the election, was the environment not discussed?

On her Instagram profile, Greta posted a graph that showed the amount these dangerous gases had to be reduced to stop global warming from becoming irreversible.

What were the politicians doing about this?

Thanks to the
skolstrejk för klimatet, Greta’s questions reached the ears of Sweden’s parliamentarians. Now all she had to do was wait for their responses.
But the strike in Stockholm was only the beginning.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Meet me in Whistle Stop
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2021

Oh my heavens this book was a magical little thing. I have always loved the movie but never sat down to read the book and let me tell you, I will read this again and again.Idgie and Ruth’s relationship was such a lovely thing.The characters reminded me so much of my grandparents, and it definitely made me choke up more than once.There is such sweet humor throughout the whole book, cute little town bulletins, tall tales, and honestly, it was such a feel good book. I may or may not still be crying with a big old grin across my face.I’ll be in Whistle Stop again real soon.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2020

I saw this movie many years ago, and watched a couple more times over the years, last month, the most recent. I always figured the book would just be a slightly longer version of the movie, especially as Ms Flagg wrote the screenplay. Wrong! My neighbor told me the book was so much better, and it is. Think of it as the movie is part one, and part 2 never got made. There is so much more to the story the book tells, that is left out of the movie.
Some did not like the way the story jumped back and forth to different times. Not sure why that is a issue, as long as you took a sec to look at the chapter title to see the date.

As for the language, and the way the segregated south was depicted, that is how it was, as shameful as that fact is. The folks who did not care for it, are the type who like to just put their heads in the sand, when confronted with something disagreeable. The neighbor who recommended I read the book a elderly Black woman, who still recalls what it was like in the south in the 40's, 50's, all the years before the civil rights movement really gained traction. And she will tell you, compared to what her Momma told her about earlier times, the book is fairly tame.

The review who stated that the author must hate the south, is most likely one of those does not want to acknowledge what the south was really like (and the north, to a lesser extent, as well). The author was born and raised in the south, Birmingham to be exact. She still lives in Alabama for about half of each year.

If for no other reason, read the book for a good insight as to what life was like for many, in the 20's and 30's.

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2017

I saw this movie back in the 90's, and after watching it 20 or more times over the years I finally decided to read the book. I always loved how Idgie's spirit revolutionized Evelyn's spirit, but I always thought the movie jumped around a lot. The book really jumps around all over the place and has four viewpoints as opposed to the movie’s two. It starts with The Weems Weekly and you get to hear Dot Weems' storytelling voice, another charming southern personality that wasn't in the movie. Then it goes to Evelyn’s current reality, Ninny’s storytelling, as well as scenes that were Whistle Stop history but not part of the stories that Ninny told Evelyn. With so many different viewpoints and a not entirely chronological timeline it would have been easy to steer the story off course into a mess of a train wreck, but the author kept that from happening by giving information in her flash forwards that made the story make more sense as it was told.
For readers and movie watchers alike: be advised that the rest of this review might contain what you’d likely classify as spoilers.

For readers of the book, it was interesting to see that Vesta Adcock, whose Whistle Stop history wasn’t mentioned in the movie, turned out to be Ed’s (Evelyn’s husband) aunt. There was a lot more of the history of the Otis’s, including how Sipsey came to be Big George’s mother, Big George’s children and their eventual history, as well as Smokey Robinson’s past and what became of him. Some of which was kind of gruesome and I can see why it was left out of the movie. You also get a glimpse of Ruth's son Buddy and his family in 1986 at the end of the book, which you also won’t get in the movie. Ninny's is much more of a non-stop rambling storyteller n the book, but just like the movie she's a delight to listen to. I just imagined Jessica Tandy's voice while I read.

Idgie's brother Buddy is hit by the train while goofing around with his friends and chasing a hat on the railroad tracks, but Buddy and Ruth did not have a crush on each other, in fact they never met. Buddy was in love with a sexually free woman named Eva whose dad ran the Dill Pickle Club, which is where Idgie became a fixture after Buddy died.

While no sexual scenes are written into the book, Idgie and Ruth were clearly in romantic love with each other and wind up living together, something that is alluded to but not made clear in the movie. “You love who you love” seems to be a lesson Idgie learned from Buddy and Eva. The movie alludes to their affair with several different scenes but backs off of outright putting it out there.

Ruth has already died when Idgie goes on trial for the murder of Frank Bennett, and it’s Smokey Robinson who comes to her rescue and gets Reverend Scroggins and all the gypsy hobos to come to her aid in her murder trial. Frank Bennett was even more of a jerk in the book than in the movie and while the judge isn’t actually fooled by anybody he has reason to be glad Frank got what he had coming to him, dismiss the case and let Idgie go..

Ninny Threadgoode in the book is definitely not Idgie Threadgoode, as the movie suggests at the end. Ninny Threadgoode does make it home after Mrs. Otis dies, then you get a glimpse of 1986 Idgie and her brother Julian running a fresh foods stand at the end of the book but due to the circumstances you know Idgie is not Ninny. I read a review somewhere that made a case for the movie having Ninny and Idgie being the same person in the movie. Ninny could have wanted to keep her identity a secret while she told Evelyn about herself as the younger Idgie. In both book and movie, Ninny was “adopted” into the family, leaving her free to have a crush on Buddy and then eventually marry Cleo. Once the story was told and Evelyn was her friend, Ninny felt comfortable letting her in on her wild life as Idgie..

If you enjoyed the movie I think you can still make up your own mind which ending makes more sense and feels better to you. I really liked the movie ending much more than the book ending; it just felt warmer and more uplifting to me, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I would not recommend skipping it. As for me, I went ahead and got the extended anniversary edition DVD
Fried Green Tomatoes (Extended Anniversary Edition)  of the movie that has scenes left out of the movie. I enjoy both

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2017

You just can't help but fall in love with Whistle Stop and all of the members of its small community. Usually, I'll have read the book first and then be disappointed in the movie. This time, the movie came first for me. Although there were some differences, both were equally cherished.
From the telling of an 86 yr old woman comes the story of her youth and the people who affected not just herself, but her entire community. In telling her story, it also affects her visitor and perhaps the readers as well. Life was hard in 1930 Alabama; not just for black people but white as well. They survived by helping each other...by showing 'christian' love even if you didn't go to church. And yes, sometimes a law or two was bent or broken to do it but you followed your heart.
Towanda!

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2017

If you have seen the movie, Fried Green Tomatoes, you need to read the book. Lots more detail and more stories about the Whistle Stop Cafe, Idgie Threadgood, Ruth Jameson, Big George, Sipsey, and all the rest. The book is vibrant with life and tells how people got along in tough times. To read the book is almost like going to visit these characters and they welcome you and want you to come back.
The Whistle Stop Cafe is a real place and still exists in business in Irondale Alabama, not far from Birmingham. I intend to go eat there and see if the food is as good as the book says.
I learned some good lessons from this book about people a lot like myself -- lessons I should have learned and taken to heart years ago. These characters treated each other well, helped each other out when someone needed help, and loved and celebrated each other. It's a story of the past that was gracious and rewarding. I wish that time would come back and maybe it will. This is a great book -- read and enjoy.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020

Read this when it was first published. Here we are in e reader time. It was one we truly wanted to re read. It is such a touching story with marvelous back stories throughout. This time around a sequel is available. What a treat to finish one then right into the next.
Have now added all of the Fannie Flaggs to our kindles. Gotta love the families and their stories.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful storytelling but uncomfortable to read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2020

I first read Fried Green Tomatoes back in the 1990s and remember it as a truly heartwarming read and a great novel to curl up with. The story telling is sublime. Evelyn Crouch befriends Ninny Threadgoode whilst visiting her mother-in-law at an Old People's rest home. Ninnie tells her all about the town of Whistle Stop in Birmingham, Alabama, the cafe there and the owners Idgie and Ruth. Released in 1987, parts of the novel feel very progressive namely the relationship between Ruth and Idgie.
But, and this is where things get difficult, it is a novel about 1920s Alabama. The language, as it was at the time, is dotted throughout with the 'n' word. Black people are depicted as humble and devoted to the white people. Two Black brothers turn to God and crime respectively. And we witness how it one rule for Black people and a more forgiving rule for white people all whilst living under the threat of the KKK.

It is difficult to recommend this. The storytelling is wonderful. Idgie, Ruth, Evelyn, and Ninnie are all great characters. It is joyous to see Evelyn get her mojo back. But at times I did find myself becoming uncomfortable reading about a population who are treated appallingly yet portrayed as thankful. I do think Fannie Flagg is a fantastic writer. Back in the 1990s, to read this book was a wonderful, heart-warming experience. One half of the novel is very progressive namely Ruth and Idgie's relationship. But aspects of the novel now feel very uncomfortable.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written Heartwarming book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2017

Of course I had heard of the film but never seen it. Quite late in life I decided to read the book, although I must admit small town and especially southern USA tales are not my thing. I loved it from start to finish. Fell in love with the characters and the beautiful way of writing Fannie Flagg has. Have since read and enjoyed all her books but this really was the best one. Lovely writer. Would totally recommend this book and anything else by her.

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining & insightful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2021

I saw the film years ago but coudn't remember the story.
The style of writing of this book hooked me from the first page. It was easy to read, entertaining, happy & sad & also a great insight into the way of life in early 20th century Alabama. The characters came to life as lovely warm caring people.The racism did not upset me as this was how life was in those days although I'm obviously pleased it is different today. I was very sad when this book ended, I wanted it & the characters to go on for ever.....

1.0 out of 5 stars Uncomfortable read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2019

Recommended by a colleague for book club. She had some nostalgia about it but I think anyone reading it in 2019 would struggle to avoid the discomfort around the racism in the book and the clumsy way it is dealt with. There is some heart warming whimsy in there but it is a struggle to enjoy that through the fog of the negative. She's embarrassed that she recommended it and quite frankly I'm embarrassed for her. I hear the film is cute. The book is not

5.0 out of 5 stars A funny and sad story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2019

I was not looking forward to this book at all, but because I belong to a bookclub, and this is the next book, I've read it. It turned out I'm glad that I did, I have not seen the film at all. But I did see a small bit of the film with Kathy Bates in it. When I came across the bit I saw of Kathy Bates I cannot see her playing the person in the book. I do think she is a very good actress, but not in this film. I'm not sure if all that's in the book made it onto the film.

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When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.

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It's Christmas Eve in Harlem, but 12-year-old Lolly Rachpaul and his mom aren't celebrating. They're still reeling from his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting just a few months earlier. Then Lolly's mother's girlfriend brings him a gift that will change everything: two enormous bags filled with Legos. Lolly's always loved Legos, and he prides himself on following the kit instructions exactly. Now, faced with a pile of building blocks and no instructions, Lolly must find his own way forward.

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Regina Petit's family has always been Umpqua, and living on the Grand Ronde reservation is all ten-year-old Regina has ever known. Her biggest worry is that Sasquatch may actually exist out in the forest. But when the federal government signs a bill into law that says Regina's tribe no longer exists, Regina becomes "Indian no more" overnight--even though she was given a number by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that counted her as Indian, even though she lives with her tribe and practices tribal customs, and even though her ancestors were Indian for countless generations.

With no good jobs available in Oregon, Regina's father signs the family up for the Indian Relocation program and moves them to Los Angeles. Regina finds a whole new world in her neighborhood on 58th Place. She's never met kids of other races, and they've never met a real Indian. For the first time in her life, Regina comes face to face with the viciousness of racism, personally and toward her new friends.

Meanwhile, her father believes that if he works hard, their family will be treated just like white Americans. But it's not that easy. It's 1957 during the Civil Rights Era. The family struggles without their tribal community and land. At least Regina has her grandmother, Chich, and her stories. At least they are all together.

In this moving middle-grade novel drawing upon Umpqua author Charlene Willing McManis's own tribal history, Regina must find out: Who is Regina Petit? Is she Indian? Is she American? And will she and her family ever be okay?

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On March 2, 1955, a slim, bespectacled teenager refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Mont-gomery, Alabama. Shouting "It's my constitutional right!" as police dragged her off to jail, Claudette Colvin decided she'd had enough of the Jim Crow segregation laws that had angered and puzzled her since she was a young child.

But instead of being celebrated, as Rosa Parks would be when she took the same stand nine months later, Claudette found herself shunned by many of her classmates and dismissed as an unfit role model by the black leaders of Montgomery. Undaunted, she put her life in danger a year later when she dared to challenge segregation yet again - as one of four plaintiffs in the landmark busing case Browder v. Gayle.

Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first in-depth account of a major, yet little-known, civil rights figure whose story provides a fresh perspective on the Montgomery bus protest of 1955 - 56. Historic figures like Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks play important roles, but center stage belongs to the brave, bookish girl whose two acts of courage were to affect the course of American history.

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Starred Review. Grade 3–6—Through effectively chosen words, Andrea Pinkney brings understanding and meaning to what four black college students accomplished on February 1, 1960, by sitting down at a Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. Her repeated phrase, "Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee with cream on the side," along with other food metaphors, effectively emphasizes the men's determination to undo the injustices of segregation in a peaceful protest, which eventually led up to the 1966 Supreme Court ruling against racial discrimination. With swirling swabs of color that masterfully intertwine with sometimes thin, sometimes thick lines, Brian Pinkney cleverly centers the action and brings immediacy to the pages. Both the words and the art offer many opportunities for discussion. The book concludes with a civil rights time line and an update on the aftermath of the lunch-counter struggle.—Barbara Elleman, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
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*Starred Review* This compelling picture book is based on the historic sit-in 50 years ago by four college students who tried to integrate a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Food-related wordplay adds layers to the free verse, as in the lines about the protesters’ recipe for integration: “Combine black with white / to make sweet justice.” The double-page spreads in watercolor and thick ink lines show both the scene in Woolworth’s and across America as blacks and whites organize sit-ins and watch coverage of protests on TV. Finally, the young people at the counter get what they order, “served to them exactly the way they wanted it––well done.” The recipe metaphors are repetitive, but at the core of the exciting narrative are scenes that show the difficulty of facing hatred: “tougher than any school test.” Closing pages discuss the role of adults, including Ella Baker and then presidents Kennedy and Johnson, and include a detailed civil rights time line, “a final helping” about the historic struggle, and a bibliography. Even young children will grasp the powerful, elemental, and historic story of those who stood up to oppressive authority and changed the world. Grades 2-4. --Hazel Rochman

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At the age of thirteen, Mo'ne Davis became the first female pitcher to win a game in the Little League World Series and the first Little Leaguer to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated . A month later she earned a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

This inspiring memoir from a girl who learned to play baseball with the boys and rose to national stardom before beginning eighth grade will encourage young readers to reach for their dreams no matter the odds. Mo'ne's story is one of determination, hard work, and an incredible fastball.

Mo'ne Davis is a multisport athlete who also plays basketball and soccer, and is an honor roll student at her school in Philadelphia.

With an 8-page full-color photo insert, this memoir celebrates our fascination with baseball in a story of triumph to be shared with generations of young athletes to come.

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Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name: My Story from First Pitch to Game Changer

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Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name: My Story from First Pitch to Game Changer [Davis, Mo'ne] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name: My Story from First Pitch to Game Changer

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Book 6: The Story of Katherine Johnson: A Biography Book for New Readers

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The Story of Katherine Johnson: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers)

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The Story of Katherine Johnson: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) [Thorpe, Andrea] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Story of Katherine Johnson: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers…

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Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that proves you're never too little to make a difference.

Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else.

So when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham's segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher's words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. And when she heard the plan- picket those white stores! March to protest those unfair laws! Fill the jails!- she stepped right up and said, I'll do it! She was going to j-a-a-il!

Audrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child's role in the Civil Rights Movement.

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The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

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A rollicking, rhyming, and inspirational picture book for fans of Oh, the Places You'll Go! and every child who is frustrated by what they can't do...YET!

Each of us, from the day we're born, is accompanied by a special companion-the Yet. Can't tie your shoes? Yet! Can't ride a bike? Yet! C

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The Magical Yet (The Magical Yet, 1) [DiTerlizzi, Angela, Alvarez, Lorena, Alvarez, Lorena] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Magical Yet (The Magical Yet, 1)

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Can Kids Change the World? | The Civil Rights Movement

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Engagement 1: Making a Change at Our School

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Engagement 1: Making a Change at Our School

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Examples:
1. Getting the cafeteria to start carrying chocolate milk.
2. Longer recess.
3. Clubs during recess.
4. Come up with your own!

Rules:
1. Can not break school rules.
2. Have to use peaceful protests.

Record a video explaining your reasonings.
Provide research to back up your claims.

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How Kids Change the World - Ryan Hickman

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Engagement 2: Writing a letter to a politician.

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Engagement 2: Writing a letter to a politician.

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Write a letter to a local or state politician discussing a decision they've made that you either agree or disagree with.

OR

Write a letter to a politician asking them their opinion on an issue you care about.

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Kids learn about Indian Reservations in the United States including laws, residents, treaties, relocation, Native American culture, and interesting facts.

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Kids learn about the history of civil rights in the United States. Educational articles for teachers, students, and schools including civil rights leaders, movements, timelines, glossary, and major events. What are civil rights and why are they important?

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Using the Ducksters link pick an amendment to learn more about.

Create a Kahoot about the amendment.

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Kids learn about the United States Government. Educational articles for teachers, students, and schools including the three branches of the US government (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial), balance of powers, Constitution, civil rights, amendments, democracy, and elections.

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Engagement 1: Research recycling in our town.

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Engagement 1: Research recycling in our town.

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Create a padlet detailing the steps for recycling.

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DSNY - The City of New York Department of Sanitation

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But Why is a show led by you, kids! You ask the questions and we find the answers. It's a big interesting world out there.On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end of the world.Have a question? Send it to us!

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Kids learn about global warming and changes in the Earth's climate. What are some causes? Teach greenhouse gases and carbon footprint.

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What is an endangered animal? Learn that many species are in danger of becoming extinct. How can we help?

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Engagement 2: Research an endangered animal

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Engagement 2: Research an endangered animal

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From the Ducksters link provide, pick one animal that is critically endangered.

Using Glogsters create a poster raising awareness about the animal.

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Animals for Kids: Learn about your favorite animal

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Kids learn about animals including birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and fish. Endangered animals for teachers.

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Select a renewable energy source from the ducksters link.

Create a powerpoint explaining what you learned.

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Kids learn about the environment and why keeping it healthy is important to all live on Earth including environmental issues, nutrient cycles, renewable energy, and fun facts.

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"Because I’m Latino, I can’t have money?" Kids on Race

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But Why is a show led by you, kids! You ask the questions and we find the answers. It's a big interesting world out there.On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end of the world.Have a question? Send it to us!

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But Why is a show led by you, kids! You ask the questions and we find the answers. It's a big interesting world out there.On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end of the world.Have a question? Send it to us!

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The KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship took place April 22 to 24 in Chicago, Illinois. This contest has been running for 17 years. This year, it attracted about 400 competitors from all over the United States. The championship has six age divisions and is open to girls under 18 years of age. (I played in the under-12 section with a wide range of competitors, from beginners to advanced players.)

Chess is a sport that helps kids learn strategy, good sportsmanship, and persistence. In a study published in 2019 in the journal Sage Open, researchers found that kids who played chess in rated tournaments scored 30-50% higher on standardized math tests.

COURTESY MEGAN S. RYERSON

But according to the U.S. Chess Federation, only 14% of members in U.S. Chess are female. Tournaments like the KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship encourage more girls to play and stick with chess. Kimberly Doo, of the U.S. Chess Women's Committee, was at this year's tournament. The event "brings girls together in chess," she told TIME for Kids. It allows them "to form connections and meet new friends-and that keeps them involved in chess."

Kids who are interested in chess can look for a local or school-based chess club. Under-16 competitor Marisa Maisano (pictured below) started a girls' chess club at her Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, middle school to give girls a "safe space to learn how to play chess, free of judgment." The U.S. Chess Federation also provides information on local chess clubs.

COURTESY MEGAN S. RYERSON

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In December, United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy put out an urgent health advisory. He warned that children's mental health was in crisis. He asked for help from many different sources, including schools.

Schools help protect kids' mental health in many ways. Some states let kids take mental health days. In August 2021, the New York Times reported that in the previous two years, eight states had passed bills allowing kids to stay home for "mental or behavioral health reasons."

Should schools offer mental health days? Some students say yes. They're advocating for time off school so they can rest, recharge, and tend to their mental well-being. Other kids say no. They worry that students will take advantage of the offer, or be negatively affected by taking time off.

We asked TIME for Kids readers to weigh in on this important issue. Here's what six of you had to say.

COURTESY TANJA VAN TOOREN-PIJPAERT
Bibi van Tooren, 11 San Diego, California
Schools should give kids days off for mental health, because mental health is an important part of overall health. In fact, it is just as important as physical health. If you don't feel 100%, it will have a big impact on your ability to focus. Kids get stressed with long school days, and school can cause a lot of anxiety and tension. Plus, kids don't have much experience dealing with mental health crises.

COURTESY LAURA LANDIS
Nugg Canales, 8 York, Pennsylvania
Kids should get mental health days off from school. Sometimes, we need to stay home and play games to calm our minds. Some schools don't allow music, and I have days where I need calming music to make me feel good about me and the world. If you take a mental health day, you should not have to make up work because it adds stress to your life.

COURTESY ANGELICA FIALLOS-ASCENCIO
Sofia Ascencio, 10 Los Angeles, California
Schools should give kids days off for mental health. A lot of students have felt a difference in their mental health since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when they were away from friends and family. Now that they are back in school, many students have developed feelings of depression, stress, and anxiety because of the load of homework and schoolwork that's being put on them. Mental health days would help students reset, relax, and refresh. Then they would be able to come back to school ready to learn.

COURTESY JAMES J. YOUNG III
Hailey Young, 12 Secane, Pennsylvania
The weekend was created to give us time off, but people don't take advantage of those 48 hours. We children need to learn to better manage our time. We barely get our schoolwork done in the five work days we get. Plus, schools would need students to make up mental health days. They would probably do so during our real breaks: summer, winter, or spring. Another thing is that, for some kids, school might be their safe haven. Home might be scary or stressful for them. A mental health day might end up being more stressful than school.

COURTESY ROY ITTICHERIA
Jeremin Roy Itticheria, 10 Des Plaines, Illinois
Stress is increasing in kids because of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and pollution. A report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that between March and October 2020, there was a 24% increase in the number of mental health emergency-room visits by kids ages 5 to 11. Stress is on the rise for kids today. Mental health days would give kids a break and a chance to make up their schoolwork without being penalized for taking time off. And they might have time to get the professional help they need.

COURTESY HARRISON W. GABEL
Johnny Gabel, 9 St. Louis, Missouri
I don't think schools should give students days off for their mental health. Having too many days off can affect grades. And many people's parents have to go to work. If students get too many days off, they might get left home too much. This could make some people's mental health issues worse. I know some kids have serious mental health challenges. Those students could take breaks between subjects. There could also be services to improve their mental health and help them in school.

This is our last debate of the school year. Do you have questions you'd like kids to debate in the fall? Email suggestions to tfkeditors@time.com.

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On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first Black athlete to play modern Major League Baseball (MLB). Until then, most Black players were restricted to separate leagues.

When Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, in New York City, he broke professional baseball's "color line." The term refers to the social and legal barriers that denied equal rights to Black people in the United States. Robinson was taking a big step, not just in the history of sports but in the history of American civil rights. Every year on April 15, MLB honors his legacy × legacy BACHRACH-GETTY IMAGES something that is handed down or received from the past (noun) John F. Kennedy's legacy didn't end with his death. .

"He represents all of us," says Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets. "Not just the Black community, but the Hispanic community, the Asian community, everybody. He opened the doors for all of us."

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The Natural

Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, on January 31, 1919. He was always good at sports. At the University of California, Los Angeles, he was a star on the basketball, football, and track teams.

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But baseball called. In 1945, Robinson joined the Kansas City Monarchs, a Black team. He was a league all-star. That's how the Dodgers discovered him.

He was an instant MLB success. In 1947, he was named Rookie of the Year. Two years later, he was Most Valuable Player. He retired from baseball in 1957, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.

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A Life's Work

Robinson's contribution to civil rights didn't end with baseball. In 1957, he became a vice president at Chock Full o' Nuts, a major coffee company. He used his position to improve working conditions. He joined the NAACP, a civil rights organization, and he worked with Martin Luther King Jr. on integrating schools. He frequently took part in marches, and in the 1970s, he helped build low-income housing.

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This year is the 75th anniversary of Robinson's first major-league game. Over the years, he has been a role model to many people. "Jackie Robinson made my success possible," King said, in 1968. "Without him, I would never have been able to do what I did."

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After coming home from the 2018 Winter Olympics, in South Korea, Chloe Kim put her gold medal in the trash. (It didn't stay there long.) Kim was struggling. She was a new celebrity. She had become the youngest female Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding history. She was 17.

Kim was also feeling depressed. This is common for Olympic athletes. They train hard for events that come only every four years. Kim says the feeling hit her shortly after the 2018 Games. She went to a cafe near her home, in Southern California. She was wearing pajamas. Her hair was a mess. Everyone stared. "I just wanted a day where I was left alone," Kim says. "I appreciate that everyone loves and supports me. But I just wish people could understand what I was going through."

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In December 2021, Kim spoke with TIME. She was preparing for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. They would begin on February 4. Kim looked back on how she had changed since 2018. She said, "I would tell my younger self that even though things get hard . . . it'll get better."

On a Journey

Kim was born in Long Beach, California, in 2000. Her parents had moved to the United States from South Korea. When she was 4, her father took her snowboarding. She loved it. She quickly improved. Her dad would wake her up at 1 a.m. on Saturdays. They'd make the five-hour drive to practice in the mountains.

COURTESY CHLOE KIM

The long trips paid off. At 13, Kim qualified for the 2014 Olympics. But she was too young to go. Four years later, she made up for lost time (see "Defying Gravity"). "She's pushing the boundaries of what's possible," says Arielle Gold, a U.S. snowboarder. "She is the greatest women's snowboarder of all time. By far."

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After the 2018 Olympics, Kim started to lose her love of the sport. "I was so burnt-out," she says. "I just couldn't do it anymore." It was time for a break. Kim enrolled at Princeton University, in New Jersey, in 2019.

In March 2020, Kim chose to return to competition. She had been working with a therapist to understand her feelings. "Just being able to let those things out that you just tuck in your little secret part of your heart helps a lot," she says.

COURTESY CHLOE KIM

At the Olympics

On February 10, at the 2022 Beijing Games, Kim won gold in the women's halfpipe. Now 21, Kim is the first female snowboarder to win back-to-back gold medals in the halfpipe competition.

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Kim's performance wasn't perfect. She fell while trying to land a tough trick on two of three runs. But her incredible first run was enough. It earned her the top spot. Kim proudly accepted the gold medal.

Defying Gravity

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The 2018 Winter Olympics took place in South Korea. There, Chloe Kim set a record. She became the first woman to land back-to-back 1080s at an Olympics. A 1080 involves three full rotations in the air.

Later that year, Kim was training in Switzerland. She accomplished another feat × feat aerial × aerial EVREN DEMIRKUTLU-EYEEM/GETTY IMAGES an achievement that takes courage, strength, or skill (noun) Rescuing the cat from the tree had been quite a feat. . She became the first woman to land a front-side double cork 1080 in a halfpipe. This means she flipped herself upside down twice during an RICHARD NEWSTEAD-GETTY IMAGES taking place in the air (adjective) The drone took aerial photographs. rotation. Please don't try this at home, kids.

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With a small group research a person in sports that went against stereotypes to pursue their dream!

Create a padlet for all your resources you found during your research. This could include articles, videos, or books!

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With your partner create an episode for our class podcast "Ms. Morgans Class Book Reviews"

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S-Specific
M-Measurable
A-Achievable
R-Relevant
T-Time Bound.

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Create a Kahoot about one of the books we've read in this topic.

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Create a flip grid video discussing a change you've made in your own life. Discuss with a partner.

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Create a skit with your small group where someone confronts another person about a stereotype they're enforcing.