Ivy Ruckman
Autor/a de Night of the Twisters
Sobre l'autor
Obres de Ivy Ruckman
Obres associades
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 12, August 1980 — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 11, July 1980 — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1931-05-25
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- Nebraska, USA
Utah, USA - Educació
- Hastings College [Hastings, Nebraska, USA]
University of Utah - Professions
- teacher
children's book author
young adult writer
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 15
- També de
- 2
- Membres
- 1,058
- Popularitat
- #24,346
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 22
- ISBN
- 49
I read this book when I was younger, but only remembered a few details. I really enjoyed it even as an adult. It's realistic to how kids were back in those days, off riding their bikes or swimming in the local water hole during the summer, especially in a smaller town like this. No cell phones, no video games, and then they went home in the evening to watch Happy Days, which is a little before my time, but I still appreciate the overall feel the author paints of life in the early 80s, when this book was written and set. I also thought that, while the descriptions of the devastation caused by the storm aren't necessarily vast and detailed, they felt realistic to someone like me who's never been in a tornado but has seen the aftermath in pictures or videos. And most likely toned down due to being a book for kids.
There were not a whole lot of characters, but I liked the ones that were around much. Dan's feelings about his little brother throughout were pretty real for a kid his age who had been an only child until the age of 12. Arthur provided an interesting foil in multiple ways. The elderly neighbor Mrs. Smiley and her part in the story made me smile (no pun intended). My only complaint is that I would have liked to know how Officer Kelly ended up. But overall, the book was an exciting, suspenseful read that I think would be great for kids around age 10-12.… (més)