A great, and fun book about many topics.
So this was one of my random buys, and I am so glad I brought it with me. Because this was a really fun and great book. Not only about a boy growing up, but also about education, about standing up to yourself, about friendship, about being black. Yes, this book is about a ton of things, and no, I never once felt that it was too much. It just all clicked together, like it was one big puzzle and everything had a place.
Kenny was a great character, and I loved his imagination. And while he says it is mostly due to his grandma, I think he is also very smart. He knows all sorts of facts, he does chess, and much more.
I was rooting for him to tell his grandma about his feelings, about the fact he wanted to just do some things on his own.
I was a bit angry at him for abandoning his older friends, BUT, I can also forgive him. Especially since later he does make it up to them.
Ray-Ray was definitely my favourite character though. I loved that kid. He was sweet, fun, bouncy, streetwise, but you can also see that he is smart as well. I am sure if he gets better chances he may get very far in life. He just needs someone who takes care of him (while I do agree that Nicky did his best, I feel that it may be better for someone who has a healthier lifestyle to help Ray-Ray grow).
I am probably in the minority with this but, I didn't always like the grandma. Pushing kids to read is always a big no-no in my book. Reading is great, and fabulous, but if someone doesn't want to, don't force them. Thanks. The only thing that often causes is that kids are turned away from reading.
Plus I also didn't like how overprotective she was over her grandchild. To the point that he was afraid of telling her when he did something wrong, and that he got bullied because of it. Of course Kenny should have told her sooner what he wanted, how he felt, but eh, I can imagine him not daring to say anything.
The comics were fun, and I did like how they were connected to things in the real world, but I did get a bit bored of them as I just wanted the normal story. As that one was way more interesting to read.
Review to come.
I liked the protest and all they did to get better education. I hope people will be listening, and I hope that the schools in Kenny's area will be better in the near future.
All in all, I would recommend this book to everyone.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/ 9780316322140 I'm not sure what to think. I liked the story. Thus the 4 stars.
But I couldn't help but wonder about a middle aged white man writing from the perspective of a black inner city kid. Then I saw he had a co-writer. Oh. A slightly younger white dude. So where'd they get the perspective from? He was asked this by Mommy Noire. This was the question and how he responded:
The book is about an African American sixth-grade chess devotee named Kenny Wright who lives in an inner city...and you're not. How did you capture this witty kid and his voice?
I’m also not a teenage girl with wings, but I managed to do OK while writing Maximum Ride. Part of my job as a writer is to explore characters and worlds that are different from my own. I’d visited many schools where African-American students would ask me when I was going to write about them, so I felt it was important for me to explore the Kenny Wright’s world.
Kudos to Patterson for wanting to write a book that included an oft-overlooked perspective. In fact, he donated 100,000 of these books to under-resourced libraries. According a press release, he was moved to make this donation after recognizing a large and underserved community of children who don’t see themselves portrayed in dynamic, entertaining stories often enough.”
That's good. But I'm just starting to become aware of the problem with white people telling the stories of people of color. I can't figure out if the representation of the characters is really accurate - because, well, I don't have that perspective either. It's not that I merely crave authenticity in my children's books. But when we write from someone else's perspective, we need to make sure it's real. Especially when we're writing about a minority, and we're writing it from a privileged perspective. 9780316322140 Wouldn't really recommend to read. 9780316322140 A young boy lives in a run down community. His school is run down as well. His Grandma starts grouping all the parents together to fix their school. I feel this book connects to some modern schools. This book is very empowering in the way that it show what people can do when together. I was surprised when this happened. I didn't think his Grandma's plan would even work. 9780316322140 It was a good book his bully became his best friend 9780316322140
Inner city middle school student Kenny Wright imagines himself as a superhero-but when he faces peer pressure and bullying, can he find his strength in real life?
Kenny Wright is a kid with a secret identity. In his mind, he's Stainlezz Steel, super-powered defender of the weak. In reality, he's a chess club devotee known as a Grandma's Boy, a label that makes him an easy target for bullies. Kenny wants to bring a little more Steel to the real world, but the question is: can he recognize the real strength and goodness inside himself? Or will peer pressure force him to make the worst choice of his life?
Interspersed with fantastic illustrations and comic-book panels, this book aims to both entertain and to provoke dialogue about identity, belonging, and doing the right thing. Public School Superhero
The James Patterson empire, which includes the I Funny: A Middle School Story series and the Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! series, is a perennial classrooom favorite among seventh graders, especially among seventh grade boys. I don't find the books all that appealing from a literary perspective, but coming from a young reader point of view the books are great -- while the books don't appear that babyish the chapters are short, the illustrations are funny, frequent, and assist in comprehension, and the font is generously sized.
I think readers will find a kinship with the main character, Kenny, who tries to do the right thing but sometimes ends up in the wrong places. They will probably also enjoy watching goody-two-shoes Kenny become friends with ansty, troubled, Ray-Ray, and they'll enjoy the comic book chapter interludes. 9780316322140 In public school super hero, a kid named kenny right has to face middle school, but not any middle school a middle school with 1 class, terrrible principles, and no books in the library! His grandma takes care of him and makes him read every day. He is kinda a nerd and gets bullied at school. He is called grandmas boy. He got into a fight with ray ray his soon friend then had to Teach him chess. He wanted to save the school and his principle because she was finally a good principal. Will he save the school or will forever have a bad school. It was really entertaining, and I liked this book. It made me feel like I can revolutionize the world. I wold recommend this book to people who like comedy and action. I would compare this book to any other book that he has. 9780316322140 I really loved the book, Public School Superhero by James Patterson. The book is about a child named Kenny Wright, who is secretly the superhero, Stainlezz Steel, in his imagination. Kenny is in a very dangerous city and in a very bad school middle school with many bullies. Kenny has to overcome all these challenges while, he plays chess, his favorite thing to do. Still, Kenny looks on the bright side and looks on, just like his father. All in all I loved this book and would recommend this book to anyone who loves justice. 9780316322140 The story itself was good. I even liked the comic portion where Kenny imagined himself as Stainlezz Steel. I just don't remember when urban became African-American and every speaks slang. For someone like Kenny, who goes straight home, read extensively, doesn't watch television, I'm not sure where he'd become so fluent. I didn't mind most of it, but I felt it was over the top - especially when he talked about learning to mack on gir 9780316322140 I thought the book Public School Superhero was amazing because it had a lot of action in it. I thought the pictures were really detailed. I felt bad for Kenny because he kept lying so he got in trouble but then he told the truth. I'm thought creating the chess club was a great idea because it gets everybody together. I wondered what had happened to Nicky? 9780316322140
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