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| Original Title: | The Loner |
| ISBN: | 0590443526 (ISBN13: 9780590443524) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (1964), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1965) |
Ester Wier
Paperback | Pages: 151 pages Rating: 3.93 | 476 Users | 41 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Loner |
| Author | : | Ester Wier |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 151 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 1991 by Scholastic (first published 1963) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Young Adult. Animals. Dogs. Juvenile |
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I just finished reading this book with my nine year old son. It was my great-grandpas book and my dad gave it to my son. So it was pretty sentimental just reading this old copy for that reason. But I thought the book was beautiful. The characters were dynamic and engaging and even the ones you only got to meet for a minute, you felt privileged to know and connected to or 'good-riddance'.The whole story was an emotional journey that you took right along with the main character. Watching him find his name and grow to understand who he truly was and what it meant to love and be loved and show that love was just so touching.
The lessons were sweet, poignant, and powerful. I'm surprised this book doesn't have a higher rating. I wish there were more such stories.
If I had to describe this book in one word it would be: Touching.
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Ratings: 3.93 From 476 Users | 41 ReviewsJudge Appertaining To Books The Loner
A wonderful book about a homeless boy who stumbles upon a sheep range and is allowed to learn to be a sheepherder, and who ultimately finds a home, a name, and people who care for him and for whom he cares. A children's book, excellent for reading in the classroom or for recreational reading for anyone of any age.Well, this book had a really distant style and did a lot of telling instead of showing, but I still found myself interested in the story and really wanting to see David find his place and a home. There were a couple of episodes (view spoiler)[particularly the part with Raidy :'( (hide spoiler)] that were a bit more grim than I like, especially in children's fiction, but I think the distance and understated writing helped to keep them from the horror they could have had.3.5 starsContent--a girl
Sweet story about a young boy who doesn't have anyone or anything, not even a name! He traveled for a few years with migrant crop pickers barely making enough to keep him fed. He depended on the kindness of others to take him from one crop to the other. His one friend was killed by one of the picking machines and he decides he's had enough and sets out on his own setting a goal to reach California any way he could. He walked a few days eating what wild berries and potatoes he could find. He was
The LonerBy: Ester WierDate Published: 1963Genre: Action, MysteriousA boy is left to roam across the states and he doesnt even know his name. He travels places to places with people but they ignore him. He doesnt watch out for other people because he was left by himself so he only worries and cares about himself. But he ends up meeting a girl that is about his age and she cares for him like no one else but then a horrible accident happens and hes left to roam the states again. But when hes
A boy with no family is taken in by a sheepherder. The boy has been on his own and taking care of himself as long as he can remember. However, as soon as he finds a home with the sheep lady, he makes a bunch of irrational and irresponsible decisions which cause trouble for himself and those around him. If he was hardscrabble enough to survive this long, why is he suddenly so stupid? It doesn't make sense. Also the plot relies on too many "coincidences".
Read the full review here: http://newberyandbeyond.com/newbery-e...The nameless protagonist of this book is a nomad. He has no family, so he lives by his wits, picking crops to raise money to convince families to let him travel with them. His goal is to get to California, but when he finds himself alone again in Montana, he latches onto a brusque sheepherder and finds out that maybe belonging isnt so bad after all. The story was definitely interesting and unusualwhats the last book you read with
Now, here is a mid-20th century Newbery book that's a gem. :) Gives us a look at the life itinerant orphans experienced, and gives us a nice Montana-boonies shepherding resolution. Kindof the flavor of reading Old Yeller, but I'll let you read the book to see if the dog dies or not.
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