The View from Saturday
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List Price: $6.99
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Manufacturer: Aladdin
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780689817212
ISBN: 0689817215
Label: Aladdin
Manufacturer: Aladdin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 1998-02-01
Publisher: Aladdin
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Aladdin
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Editorial Reviews:
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Did Mrs. Olinsky choose the four members of the sixth grade Academic Bowl Team, or did they choose her--and one another? Four stories-within-in-a-story, interspersed with the ongoing narrative of the team's triumphant march to the state championship, introduce each member of the team in his own her own voice, and bring the dynamics of the group into focus .
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Summary: Only Okay for a Newberry
Comment: "The View from Saturday" is written as a reminiscence, with a nostalgic tone so artificially sweet, it is at times nearly too sugary to bear. The last sentence of every page break or chapter vies for immense significance but instead gives the book's over-all impression too much sentimentality.
The novel itself is structured to bridge several different stories together, so it is appropriate that the main characters find their lives woven together. However, intertwining of their lives is in many places so extreme, and appears so often, it becomes a little trite. "Less is more" is repeated throughout the story, so it's surprising the author did not use the "less is more" approach when writing the coincidences that bring the characters together.
It's really not a bad book at all, and the message is very positive, but it's hard for me to fathom that this was really the best children's book published that year. A better read is E. L. Konigsburg's other Newbery Medal award winner, "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler."
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Summary: Four unlikely Academic Bowl team candidates unite in victory, gaining confidence and the respect and admiration of their peers
Comment: Although I'm a fan of the underdog, this story of four such students (all underdogs in their own way) is more insipid than pleasant. It covers the subjects sixth-graders worry about, especially that of how and where they fit in with their classmates and the world. Through a series of coincidences or fate, the four eventually team up and crush the scholastic competition. And there are four sub-stories, one covering events leading up to each student being chosen for the team. But the idea that because individually, for reasons that I won't share so as not to spoil the plot, is able to answer a particularly difficult question custom-tailored by the author to fit their background, qualifies them to be chosen for the team is a bit silly. The obviously contrived plot overshadows the feel good aspect of The View from Saturday. Better: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, Frindle by Andrew Clements and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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Summary: Interesting
Comment: I think that Konigsburg writes in an intelligent way, considering the age groups that will be reading the book and how they're going to interpret the material.
Telling the story of a sixth grade academic team, and how they can pull together to become friends, 'The View From Saturday' is a feel good novel that everyone who loves friendship and a learning experience should read.
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Summary: A Waste of Time
Comment: I think the book The View from Saturday was a waste of time for the writer. The theme was not so interesting and the characters had no personality. It is not a book I recommend to people.
This book was confusing and did not explain the story so well. On every other page there was a new scene. In the book the author did not explain when the characters went to the academic bowls. Some of the characters did not have a personality although Juilan was my favorite because of his differences. He is different because on the first day of school he wore knee socks and shorts and to the other characters and school that was weird. Another part I thought was a little strange was the theme. If you drink tea with your friends your personality will change.
The book is not worth reading.
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Summary: Cloudy view indeed!
Comment: I was going to write a review, but Sara Hathaway has spared me the time it would take in her "Cloudy View" July 16, 2007 review. I am a grandmother in the process of reading through Newbery winners (a retired elementary teacher, mother of 5, + have 13 grands) and so far am finding it rather tedious and disappointing (See my review for Criss Cross). "View" seemed to promise more, but it just never delivered and so I was disappointed when I got to the end.
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