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A review by allthatissim
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
4.0
How do you rate a children's book? From the perspective of a child or an adult? Well, I am confused here, so I'll look it from the angle of a 8-12 years old child's perspective.
So, its a simple story. A simple story of a nine years old boy named Jackson, who is mature enough for his own age, to understand his family situations. His family's conditions are not simple. They are living with poverty. But he has lovely parents and a little sister. But he is not happy with all the situation going on in his family and he feel that he needs to do something, as a mature person would do. Amidst all these tensions, he create an imaginary friend call Crenshaw. It is a big cat, who can surf, bath and can do all other things that you can't imagine a normal cat doing. Jackson first met his imaginary friend when he was five. Now he is seeing him again.
His family is going through cash problems. His father is suffering from MS. His parents are failed singers. They have to sell their stuffs to survive. May be they have to live in their van for a while, which horrifies him and his sister. They have to cut on their food. He make her sister calm as a big boy would do and told her sister that everything's going to be fine. He wanted to be involved in the family matters and asked his parents to treat him like an adult.
Between all these situations, the only friend Jackson has is Crenshaw. He appears whenever Jackson thinks of him. He thought that he is mentally ill because is has an imaginary friend. But later he comes to know that most of the children his age do have an imaginary friend and it is perfectly normal.
"Imaginary friends are like books. We're created, we're enjoyed, we're dog-eared and creased, and then we're tucked away until we're needed again.”
There was nothing much to expect from the story, but yet it was too good for children. This is a simple story which tells the importance of family, how to deal with issues and what is family love. It makes children understand that it is not always a happy life, sometimes there can be or will be problems. But if you are with your family you can stick to it. The other issue that the author [a:Katherine Applegate|1036736|Katherine Applegate|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1269837168p2/1036736.jpg] wanted children to learn and understand here is "homelessness". What it is live without a house and food and nice clothes and other stuffs. Children needs to understand that its not that you always get all the luxury in your life.
I think this book should be taught to children in school. Its a great way to make them understand the basic needs and issues of life. I loved every thing in this book and would definitely keep the book for my future children to read :P I am grateful that I found this book through recommendations in "Popsugar reading challenge 2017". And I am glad that I read it.
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So, its a simple story. A simple story of a nine years old boy named Jackson, who is mature enough for his own age, to understand his family situations. His family's conditions are not simple. They are living with poverty. But he has lovely parents and a little sister. But he is not happy with all the situation going on in his family and he feel that he needs to do something, as a mature person would do. Amidst all these tensions, he create an imaginary friend call Crenshaw. It is a big cat, who can surf, bath and can do all other things that you can't imagine a normal cat doing. Jackson first met his imaginary friend when he was five. Now he is seeing him again.
His family is going through cash problems. His father is suffering from MS. His parents are failed singers. They have to sell their stuffs to survive. May be they have to live in their van for a while, which horrifies him and his sister. They have to cut on their food. He make her sister calm as a big boy would do and told her sister that everything's going to be fine. He wanted to be involved in the family matters and asked his parents to treat him like an adult.
Between all these situations, the only friend Jackson has is Crenshaw. He appears whenever Jackson thinks of him. He thought that he is mentally ill because is has an imaginary friend. But later he comes to know that most of the children his age do have an imaginary friend and it is perfectly normal.
"Imaginary friends are like books. We're created, we're enjoyed, we're dog-eared and creased, and then we're tucked away until we're needed again.”
There was nothing much to expect from the story, but yet it was too good for children. This is a simple story which tells the importance of family, how to deal with issues and what is family love. It makes children understand that it is not always a happy life, sometimes there can be or will be problems. But if you are with your family you can stick to it. The other issue that the author [a:Katherine Applegate|1036736|Katherine Applegate|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1269837168p2/1036736.jpg] wanted children to learn and understand here is "homelessness". What it is live without a house and food and nice clothes and other stuffs. Children needs to understand that its not that you always get all the luxury in your life.
I think this book should be taught to children in school. Its a great way to make them understand the basic needs and issues of life. I loved every thing in this book and would definitely keep the book for my future children to read :P I am grateful that I found this book through recommendations in "Popsugar reading challenge 2017". And I am glad that I read it.
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