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peterparkerslabpartner's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
zoepagereader's review against another edition
3.0
I read this one for my school’s Battle Of The Books . It was fine. Nothing special. I didn’t really understand most of the MC’s decisions. I. Never really got into this. I read this book because the MC is a newsie, and Newsies is one of my all time favorite musicals, but there was hardly any. newsie-ing. There were maybe 3 paper hawking scenes and they all had the exact same dialogue.
aprater's review against another edition
3.0
A quick read, cute premise and plot. The children often spoke broken English which was expected but the narrator too seemed unable to slip into formal language making reading feel choppy and disjointed. This book would be a good example of informal register for kids.
casehouse's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Vividly paints a picture of life in New York City in the late 1800s. Lots of adventure and excitement. I didn't love the rough. clipped language the person who is telling the story used. I listened to this book, and the narrator handled this as well as he could have, I imagine. I'm not sure if this would have come off differently on paper.
book_nut's review against another edition
As much as I like Avi, this one wasn't grabbing me, and my TBR pile is much too big to waste time on trying to like this one.
haleymk's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the book and story as a whole! It was an easy read and I loved that the plot was fast paced. The chapters are also really short which made it easy to get through. My only issue with it was that some things were sort of predictable, but that’s probably because I’m older than the intended audience!
abigailbat's review against another edition
3.0
Life for 13-year-old Maks Geless is hard enough, treasuring every penny he makes selling newspapers to help his Danish immigrant family get by. But when his older sister is accused of and arrested for stealing a gold watch, it threatens to tear his whole family apart. With the help of a plucky orphan friend, Maks has to get to the bottom of things... and fast!
Newsies! Gangs! Robberies! Mystery! Murders! This is a historical novel rife with intrigue and adventure. The setting is, of course, well-researched and thorough. Avi draws the reader into 1893 New York City with all its sights, sounds, and smells. The novel features immigrants from many different countries and makes for interesting reading when you think about the similar and different issues that today's immigrants face.
This one is a nice romp and I'd try it on fans of books like UPRISING by Margaret Peterson Haddix or detective stories.
Newsies! Gangs! Robberies! Mystery! Murders! This is a historical novel rife with intrigue and adventure. The setting is, of course, well-researched and thorough. Avi draws the reader into 1893 New York City with all its sights, sounds, and smells. The novel features immigrants from many different countries and makes for interesting reading when you think about the similar and different issues that today's immigrants face.
This one is a nice romp and I'd try it on fans of books like UPRISING by Margaret Peterson Haddix or detective stories.
mon_ique's review against another edition
4.0
Once I started reading it (which took my a while let me tell you), it was pretty good and well-written! I hated the desperation in this time period, people working soo hard, and getting pennies every week. I feel like I've read this book before, or I've read another book that had similar things in this book (the TB, the jail, etc). Really well written and heart wrenching at times.
PLUS, the cover's awesome.
PLUS, the cover's awesome.
ahenning34me's review against another edition
5.0
My kids and I listened to the audio version. They enjoyed the historical aspect and the mystery.