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Handbook for Boys: A Novel (edição 2003)

por Walter Dean Myers (Autor), Matthew Bandsuch (Ilustrador)

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Sixteen-year-old Jimmy, on probation for assault, talks about life with three old men in a Harlem barbershop and hears about the tools he can use to get what he wants.
2 alternativas | Inglês | Descrição primária para a língua | score: 51
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In the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning Monster and Bad Boy: A Memoir, Walter Dean Myers fashions a highly readable, powerful novel about the rules for success for young men, especially those navigating coming of age while Black.

Share this book in the classroom, in a father-son reading group, or as a summer reading (or anytime) choice that's likely to spark conversation and be a favorite.

"When the proprietor of a Harlem barbershop takes over as the court-appointed mentor for two troubled teenagers, he conveys the message that the future is built not only on hard work but on sustaining dreams as well." (Smithsonian magazine).

In his introduction to Handbook for Boys, Walter Dean Myers wrote: "I know as a troubled teenager I would have loved to have a neighborhood barbershop to sit in and a group of worldly and knowledgeable men to counsel me. Thinking about this was my motivation in writing this book, hoping it will be, in the least, a jumping-off point for many interesting conversations about success."

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5 alternativas | Inglês | score: 35
African American Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:"What you need to do," Kevin said, "is publish a book called Rules for Every Thing."

"If I publish a book," Duke said, "I'm going to call it Handbook for Boys."

Growing up is tough...really tough.

But what if you had a handbook that told you how to figure things out? How to stay out of trouble? How to think about success? How to think about the guy on the street?

At Duke's Place, Jimmy and Kevin find out that the handbook isn't written down. It means listening to Duke and his friends talk about their lives. But how can Duke, a senior citizen, understand what it is to be young now?

In the tradition of his award-winning book Monster, Walter Dean Myers once again breaks new ground with this extraordinary, original, and complex novel about learning to be a man.

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2 alternativas | Inglês | Descrição disponibilizada pelo Bowker | score: 21
Jimmy and Kevin could really use a guide to life. Their activities almost land them in juvenile detention until Duke employs them in his Harlem barbershop. Duke has rules for everything. But is he offering good advice or just more aggravation? In the groundbreaking tradition of the award-winning Monster and Bad Boy: A Memoir, Walter Dean Myers fashions a complex, layered novel about the rules for success. Handbook for Boys is the book that he wishes he could have read while growing up. It is also the book young people need to read today. Ages 10+
3 alternativas | Inglês | Descrição disponibilizada pelo Bowker | score: 9
In the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning MonsterSmithsonian magazine).In his introduction to Handbook for Boys, Walter Dean Myers wrote: "I know as a troubled teenager I would have loved to have a neighborhood barbershop to sit in and a group of worldly and knowledgeable men to counsel me. Thinking about this was my motivation in writing this book, hoping it will be, in the least, a jumping-off point for many interesting conversations about success.".
Inglês | score: 2
Jimmy and Kevin are headed for juvenile detention if they don't change their ways. When Duke offers them after-school jobs at his Harlem barbershop, Jimmy and Kevin get a real education about succeeding in life
Inglês | Descrição disponibilizada pelo Bowker | score: 2
Growing up is tough ... really tough. But what if you had a handbook that told you how to figure things out? How to stay out of trouble? How to think about success? How to think about the guy on the street? At Duke's Place, Jimmy and Kevin find out that the handbook isn't written down. It means listening to Duke and his friends talk about their lives. But how can Duke, a senior citizen, understand what it is to be young now?
Inglês | score: 2
Jimmy, on probation for assault, talks about life with three senior citizens and hears about the tools he can use to succeed in life.
1 alternativa | Inglês | Descrição disponibilizada pelo Bowker | score: 2
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April 22, 2002
Returning to the setting for his 145th Street: Short Stories, Myers (Monster) constructs a penetrating profile of a community through the brief appearances of characters who file through Duke Wilson's barbershop. The author juxtaposes a sketch of 16-year-old narrator Jimmy Lynch's home life with nuggets of wisdom delivered by the barber with wit and tact. As the novel opens, Jimmy is about to be assigned to a youth facility for six months, until Duke offers to take him into his "community mentoring program." Initially Jimmy and Kevin, another teen whom Duke mentors, call the shop the "Torture Chamber." But as Jimmy shows up to the shop day after day at 3:30 p.m. to sweep, hang old photographs on the wall and polish spitoons, his anger and resistance erode and he begins to absorb Duke's advice. Organized into chapters with titles as straightforward as "Victims" (featuring a man who is evicted and whose marriage is in trouble because he "just go from day to day to see what event stumble into," in Duke's words) and as humorous as "The Blind Monkey Strut" and "Froggy Goes A Courting," the novel introduces various customers from ex-cons to a millionaire who demonstrate specific life lessons. Jimmy's change in attitude is gradual and credible, and his tenuous friendship with Kevin takes an unexpectedly poignant turn when Kevin falls back into trouble. The author's instructional prefatory note may be offputting, but once inside the book, readers will be hooked. Ages 10-up.

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Starred review from March 31, 2003
"Returning to the setting for his 145th Street: Short Stories, the author juxtaposes a sketch of the 16-year-old narrator's home life with nuggets of wisdom delivered by the neighborhood barber with wit and tact," according to PW. Ages 10-up.

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August 5, 2002
James's strong portrayals of the African-American men and boys in a Harlem barbershop aren't enough to help this audiobook overcome the preachy tone of Myers's novel. Duke, owner of a barbershop on 145th Street (familiar territory in Myers's works), has dedicated his golden years to starting a community mentoring program for boys headed for trouble. As a result, 16-year-old Jimmy and 17-year-old Kevin work after school in the shop instead of being sent to juvenile detention center for infractions they have committed. While at the barbershop, they hear countless life lessons from Duke and his cronies, who use various members of the community as examples of paths not to take. James gives Duke a slow, smooth and sonorous delivery and Jimmy a believable rhythm for his contemporary vernacular. Die-hard Myers fans will probably stay with this recording, but a good number of young listeners will be turned off by its didactic nature. Simultaneous release with the Harper/ Amistad hardcover.
Ages 10-up.

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Jimmy and Kevin could really use a guide to life.

Their activities almost land them in juvenile detention until Duke employs them in his Harlem barbershop. Duke has rules for everything. But is he offering good advice or just more aggravation?

In the groundbreaking tradition of the awardâ??winning Monster and Bad Boy: A Memoir, Walter Dean Myers fashions a complex, layered novel about the rules for success. Handbook for Boys is the book that he wishes he could have read while growing up. It is also the book young people need to read today.Inglês | score: 1

In the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning Monster and Bad Boy: a Memoir, the Michael L. Printz Award winner fashions a complex, layered novel about the rules for success.
Inglês | Descrição disponibilizada pelo Bowker | score: 1
A deeply compelling collection of poems about God and our everyday world from a Newbery medalist. Cynthia Rylant takes teens on an invigorating spiritual journey as she explores what God's life on Earth might be like. Rylant's reflective and often humorous verse follows God as he tries out human activities such as getting a dog, writing a fan letter, and making spaghetti. God Went to Beauty School combines the awesome with the everyday in an accessible, thought–provoking, and intelligent manner.
Inglês | Descrição disponibilizada pelo Bowker | score: 1
A superb memoir. A story full of funny anecdotes and tender moments. Young writers will find inspiration, while others may read the book as a straightforward account of a colorful, unforgettable childhood.
Inglês | Descrição disponibilizada pelo Bowker | score: 1
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