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I know this is going to be a minority opinion, but I found this a little boring. My expectations were really high, so I was surprised it took me so long to read. I didn't feel a lot of motivation to go back to it when I put it down. Maybe because there wasn't much of a plot and the whole thing felt pretty bleak. I felt really bad for Raymie, Louisiana, and Beverly. Each girl is deeply troubled by her family situation and each is dealing with it in her own way (Raymie trying to win the pageant to
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I don't know what's happening here. Everyone LOVES this book, but I do not. "Shari Frost Roth Does Not Love Raymie Nightingale." It is really sad, in spite of the ending. Three girls from broken homes who are hurting and dealing with real problems like hunger and child abuse find each other one summer. There are some loose ends such as the janitor at the nursing home and the canary. I found the repetition tedious and annoying. Writer's craft? RAYMIE NIGHTINGALE is on everyone's short list for th
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Not to worry --- no spoilers here. Just an excerpt from this blog post of mine, giving a sense of what is in store.
In Raymie Nightingale out this April, this uniquely talented writer has returned to her roots, to the Florida of her childhood, centering on an imagined small town that feels just down the road from the one in Because of Winn-Dixie It is the summer of 1975 and Raymie Clarke’s father is gone, run off with a dental hygienist. Now Raymie is at Ida Nee’s to learn how to twirl a baton s...more
Jan 25, 2016
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empathy,
realistic-fiction,
theme,
middle-grade,
adventure,
straighttomyheart,
self-esteem,
humor,
grief-loss,
2016
Lots to ponder. Many Big Themes. Rich, delicious writing. Check the tags for hints.
Love the quirky main characters and supporting characters in this book.
Kate DiCamillo is so gifted at weaving story line with character development.
Kate DiCamillo is so gifted at weaving story line with character development.
Raymie Nightingale is one beautifully crafted story.
Grades 4-7. Three girls who were strangers meet each other at a baton-twirling lesson. Each of them with different goals: Raymie wants to have her picture in the paper so her father will return home from the affair he is having with a dental hygienist. Louisiana wants money so that she and her Grandmother can have a home and 3 square meals a day-- and afford to keep their cat, Archie. Beverley is a hardened pessimist who wants to shut everyone out and take care of herself. The three of them join
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I can't pinpoint the problem here - would I have liked it more in print? The narration was great, but some books just hit me harder in different formats. Did I take too long to read it and lose momentum? Was it just not one of my favorite DiCamillo titles? Too much hype? Who knows. It's a great book in a lot of ways, recommended to kids who like thoughtful stories about friendship. It just didn't sing for me.
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Sweet and quirky and funny. It didn't blow me away, though. And I did feel like this is a book about kids for grown ups.
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