"Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street" is really two books in one. Although the book works as a whole, the first half is compelling, memorable and unique; the happy, goofy second half is merely fun. As she introduces her characters' dilemmas, sorrows, and idiosyncracies, Roni Schotter is remarkably poetic and poignant. When these characters collide (both literally and figuratively) in the book's second half, Schotter combines...
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This is a wonderfully imaginative book filled with lively characters and surprising events. I've read it to my class and they've asked for it again and again. Even more importantly, it has stimulated and improved their writing skills and inspired them to try their own version of this story. A great help in the classroom, and, a lot of fun!
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A fun romp full of wonderful characters, plus helpful tidbits to improve children's writing. A multicultural and intergenerational story in an urban setting, in which the soap opera star Saundra Saunderson and the fish store owner Mr. Chang come together with many other colorful neighbors to create a community on 90th Street. Eva, the child writer, records and participates in all the action and finally comes up with an...
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As Eva records in her writer's notebook she believes she has nothing to write about. Her colorful neighbors, however, prove this to be quite far from the truth. Each rich character offers sound writing strategies that Eva applies to her writing. A lonely retired actor encourages her to look for the details all around. The prima ballerina who never smiles invites Eva to stretch her imagination. Mrs. Martinez advises...
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I loved this book! It was so much fun! A chain of comical events occurs on 90th Street, where "Nothing ever happens." Eva has to write something for school and has no ideas. But then, all of a sudden, things begin to happen. A pizza peddler is hit by a limo, the pizza man and a dancer fall in love, and a cat stuck in a tree. But there's more, some of it real, and some of it maybe imagined by Eva. The neighbors chime...
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