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| Original Title: | The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt |
| ISBN: | 0440840341 (ISBN13: 9780440840343) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1990), California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Middle School/Junior High (1992), Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature Nominee (1989) |
Patricia MacLachlan
Paperback | Pages: 136 pages Rating: 4.01 | 480 Users | 72 Reviews
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Facts and fictions are different truths. Minna Pratt stares at this message above her mother's typewriter every day and tries to understand it. But how can she, when her mind is already so full? She wishes her mother would ask her normal questions like "How was your day?" instead of "What is the quality of beauty?" She wishes her brother, McGrew, could catch a baseball. She wishes she had a vibrato and could play Mozart on her cello the way he deserves to be played.Then she meets Lucas Ellerby. Minna thinks Lucas has the perfect life. His home runs smoothly and evenly. Dinner conversation is full of facts, and everyone always has matching socks to wear. So why is he so intrigued by her family?
Minna doesn't know, but as her friendship with Lucas grows, she discovers some important truths about herself and her family.
In Patricia MacLachlan's hope-filled coming-of-age story Minna learns to value her family because of their eccentricities, and to value herself because of her own.
Present Appertaining To Books The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt
| Title | : | The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt |
| Author | : | Patricia MacLachlan |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 136 pages |
| Published | : | 1988 by Trumpet Club |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Childrens. Young Adult. Music. Middle Grade |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt
Ratings: 4.01 From 480 Users | 72 ReviewsRate Appertaining To Books The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt
Re-readAugust 2019Still love this book. It makes me smile. ^_^Original ReviewI LOVE THIS STORY A TON AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY.This ones weird because its modern and I like it. Its by the author of Sarah, Plain and Tall, and I randomly picked it up at a library sale because it looked interesting. I dont know, theres just this really neat feel to the story and its about a girl who plays cello and her moms a writer, and a boy who likes frogs and is from a rich family and I dont know that theresReading this book I felt like it was-in some way- describing my life. I got this book back in third grade and it's been sitting on my bookshelf- what a waste! this book was just so excellent,the music theme wasn't forced at all. The whole flow of the book felt natural. Really, I can't tell you how awesome it was, you have to read it. I love how it's a coming-of-age story but Music is all part of her growing older, and it was funny too! I think this is proof that, sometimes, the right book finds
I have read the book last couple of months or years ago but it still remains one of my favorites.Being the type of person that is >< typically closet hopeless romantic, I rarely find it enjoyable reading these kinds of tales but this one stands out.Mainly because there is uncorrupted innocence and quirkiness of the characters. Especially the writer mom. unobstructive and unique plot that is suited for mainly the tweens who loves mozart or music for that matter and finding yourself
I first read this book in perhaps the third or fourth grade, and have read it possibly 10+ times since. From the very first time that I picked up The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt, I fell in love with it. The entire book just has a melodic quality that sucks you in. I cannot begin to understand what it is in particular that makes me love this book; it is just of such a quality that it stays with you for long after you've put it down. The characters in it are all unique, each with their own
This was a perfectly lovely children's book about an 11 year old girl who longs for vibrato in her cello playing, has a crush on a boy, and doesn't feel understood by her parents. Minna felt very real to me, although the side characters were not very developed and I felt like her parents were gratuitously wacky. Overall, it was a very nice book. I appreciated that it didn't feel it needed to go into histrionics of poverty, death, or any other kind of trauma to be relevant.This is definitely a
Though an older title this is a gem. Patricia MacLachlan's descriptions and use of language are priceless. Minna is a cello player and music is the focus of her life. How she relates to her fellow quartet players, the music they make together as well as other musicians forms the backbone of her story. Delightful; I enjoyed some chuckles while reading.
"There is often...no room for perfection in an imperfect world." Imelda, The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt, P. 86 If Patricia MacLachlan's name weren't printed on the cover of this book, I can't say that I'd have been likely to be able to identify her as the author just from the writing. I'm used to a slightly more rhythmic sensation to the words she chooses, the gentle waves of her lovely descriptions creating a quiet harmony even when they're describing just mundane, everyday things, or
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