The Broccoli Tapes

I read this book in the 4th grade at Dyer Kelly Elementary School a long time ago and never forgot it. It brings back a lot of wonderful memories and it's just a wonderful book. I can't wait to read it to my kids.

I read this book when I was an early teen, and it still haunts me to this day. I remember crying while reading this book. It is a very moving and touching novel and I highly recommend it.

Sarah is a girl from Boston, she has friends, a good teacher, basically her life was easy, but not for long. Her life was too good for too long. Her family moves to Hawaii for five months. Sarah's life flipped. Nobody is kind so she has no friends, the teachers are cruel, and since her Grandma is sick, her parents won't pay any attention to her. Now all she has is her weird older brother Sam (oh great), and a tape recorder that she talks to and then sends home to Boston for her class to hear. One day Sam takes Sarah to a forbidden lava field and they both here a yelping. A cat! Its leg was stuck between two rocks. Sam and Sarah couldn't just leave the cat so they pulled and tugged and got the cat out, only to realize that they now have a secret, a friend, and a cat. I recommend this book to anyone, young or old; I mean who wouldn't want to read a book with an animal, a secret, friend-ship, who knows, maybe a tear or two. I liked how Jan put dialogue, made it clear, put cliff-hangers, and slowly would change the mood to the book. Out of 10 stars, I would give this book 10. The Broccoli Tapes is a spectacular book. Affable Ali

A Cat's LifeThere were four things I liked about the book I read. One was when Sara and Sam found a black cat they called "Broccoli." Sara and Sam called the cat Broccoli because when they gave her the first meal from the restaurant, she went right for the broccoli. The second thing I liked was when Sam and Sara met Eddy and became friends with him. That was the only friend they had. The third thing I liked was when Sara would make tapes for her classmates to let them know everything was going O.K. with Broccoli and her. The last thing I really liked was when they found out that Broccoli was a girl and not a boy because they had thought Broccoli was a boy. I recommend this book because it's about showing love and care for an animal.

I read this book to my sixth grade class. They absolutely loved it. There were many aspects that appealed to my students. There was a little romance, a family secret, a new friend and pet, and all in a new place. Just enough to keep my students asking me to read more to them. Just imagine, a book that students want to read. It is terrific for students in grades 5 or 6.

This book is about a family that takes a vacation in Hawwaii. The main character Sara is recording tapes of her vacation for a history project back at her school in Massachusetts. Sara and her brother Sam,found a lava field right by the beach. They found a cat stuck in between rocks and pulled it out. Later they named the cat broccoli. There were some really surprising parts in this book. If you want to find out what happened to Broccoli then you should buy this book. I didn't like the ending, but I am not going to tell you why because it would ruin it for you. People who love animals will especailly like this book.