Comments on: Review of the Day: Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/07/11/review-of-the-day-summer-of-the-gypsy-moths-by-sara-pennypacker/ A School Library Journal Blog Sun, 19 May 2013 22:00:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Elizabeth Bird http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/07/11/review-of-the-day-summer-of-the-gypsy-moths-by-sara-pennypacker/#comment-868653 Elizabeth Bird Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:32:32 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=14290#comment-868653 Wow! If you can find a copy of The Mailbox, well done. That puppy sank like a stone and didn't leave so much as a blip on the surface of the water. I feel like I'm the only one who even remembers it anymore. Wow! If you can find a copy of The Mailbox, well done. That puppy sank like a stone and didn’t leave so much as a blip on the surface of the water. I feel like I’m the only one who even remembers it anymore.

]]> By: Genevieve http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/07/11/review-of-the-day-summer-of-the-gypsy-moths-by-sara-pennypacker/#comment-868617 Genevieve Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:53:13 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=14290#comment-868617 Just read it, loved it far more than I thought I would (should've trusted you as per usual), and put Eggs and The Mailbox on hold. Thank you! Just read it, loved it far more than I thought I would (should’ve trusted you as per usual), and put Eggs and The Mailbox on hold. Thank you!

]]> By: Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker | Hope Is the Word http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/07/11/review-of-the-day-summer-of-the-gypsy-moths-by-sara-pennypacker/#comment-864277 Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker | Hope Is the Word Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:17:48 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=14290#comment-864277 [...] A Fuse #8 Production [...] [...] A Fuse #8 Production [...]

]]> By: Books that Make Us Uncomfortable | crossreferencing http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/07/11/review-of-the-day-summer-of-the-gypsy-moths-by-sara-pennypacker/#comment-863934 Books that Make Us Uncomfortable | crossreferencing Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:29:59 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=14290#comment-863934 [...] for me, this would be an easy book to defend. As Betsy Bird said in her review, Pennypacker manages the corpse-moving sequence with finesse and appropriate humor, relying [...] [...] for me, this would be an easy book to defend. As Betsy Bird said in her review, Pennypacker manages the corpse-moving sequence with finesse and appropriate humor, relying [...]

]]> By: Elizabeth Bird http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/07/11/review-of-the-day-summer-of-the-gypsy-moths-by-sara-pennypacker/#comment-824800 Elizabeth Bird Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:37:07 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=14290#comment-824800 I always have difficulty pairing these books with readalikes, but Crunch is an EXCELLENT similar read. Excellent point, Chris. I think I'm going to add that. I always have difficulty pairing these books with readalikes, but Crunch is an EXCELLENT similar read. Excellent point, Chris. I think I’m going to add that.

]]> By: ChrisinNY http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/07/11/review-of-the-day-summer-of-the-gypsy-moths-by-sara-pennypacker/#comment-824766 ChrisinNY Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:27:48 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=14290#comment-824766 Really enjoyed spending a hot weekend indoors reading this one. I was always a succker as a kid for those books where the kids were surviving on their own, without adult intervention. Was a little worried that this would become a little too "Afterschool special-ish" but Pennypacker avoids that. If I read it as a kid, all the good writing would have sailed over my head (although I appreciate it as an adult). I too, like the main character, loved it when books dealt with the practicality of taking care of oneself when without adult supervision (this may be why I liked Crunch from last summer so much, too). I agree that this is a good read and the humor really sets it above many other "realistic" middle grade titles. Really enjoyed spending a hot weekend indoors reading this one. I was always a succker as a kid for those books where the kids were surviving on their own, without adult intervention. Was a little worried that this would become a little too “Afterschool special-ish” but Pennypacker avoids that. If I read it as a kid, all the good writing would have sailed over my head (although I appreciate it as an adult). I too, like the main character, loved it when books dealt with the practicality of taking care of oneself when without adult supervision (this may be why I liked Crunch from last summer so much, too). I agree that this is a good read and the humor really sets it above many other “realistic” middle grade titles.

]]> By: Sondy http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/07/11/review-of-the-day-summer-of-the-gypsy-moths-by-sara-pennypacker/#comment-821841 Sondy Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:42:09 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=14290#comment-821841 I just loved this book! I was not aware a dead body was involved, and was so delighted when it happened! A book about kids hiding a dead body? By the author of Clementine?! Wow! I've already written my review and plan to post it soon. This was my top Newbery pick when I read it -- until I read Shannon Hale's Palace of Stone. (Admittedly, I have a huge weakness for Shannon Hale's books.) I just loved this book! I was not aware a dead body was involved, and was so delighted when it happened! A book about kids hiding a dead body? By the author of Clementine?! Wow!

I’ve already written my review and plan to post it soon. This was my top Newbery pick when I read it — until I read Shannon Hale’s Palace of Stone. (Admittedly, I have a huge weakness for Shannon Hale’s books.)

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