Monday, September 22, 2014

Soup by Robert Newton Peck

Setting: Vermont in the 1920's
Rob and his best friend Soup use creativity and imagination to have a bit of fun and mischief.
Short chapters well suited for reluctant older readers.  Each chapter is a self-contained story.

Points to discuss/warnings:  I was enjoying this book immensely and was anticipating recommending this book to my reluctant boy students . . . but the word "ass" is said once and "jackass".  Some people in the town said degrading statements about Jews.  The boys cheat a Jewish man and then have remorse about it.

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