Raymond's Run

I REALLY LIKE THIS BOOK BEACAUSE IT TEACHES YOU HOW TO CARE FOR FRIENDS, AND HOW TO CARE FOR OTHERS AND THOUGH OTHERS MAY NEED HELP YOU CAN ALWAYS HELP THEM BY TEACHING THEM NEW THINGS. THEY WILL THINK YOU LATER IN LIFE.

I think raymonds run was a good book, becuase it let's you see that people with special abiltys can accomplish there goals. And I think that this book would be good for kids in the elementry.Nichole Bell

This book tells me that if there is something that I to do then keep on doing it. Squeaky was very protective of her older brother. After she gave up her favorite thing to do to make her brother into a runner it told me that she cared about him and wanted him to have something to show off (a first place ribbon).

I personally think the main character is a fine example of a well-mannered individual with exception of age. This gives you a great outlook on life after you read it.

This short story is so well written that as I read it I believed that Squeaky was talking to me. Everything she said sounded like a 12-year-old would say it. I could also believe that it could have really happened that Squeaky, a black girl from Harlem, could be a fast runner with a disabled brother who decided to teach her brother how to be a fine runner. Toni Cade Bambera used aggressive and compassionate tones to help the reader realize the change in Squeaky from the bossy beginning to the soft and calm ending. All of this helped the reader to understand that if you try you can succeed.