Family Grandstand [Hardcover]

Carol Ryrie Brink (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Viking Juvenile (October 10, 1952)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670306339
• ISBN-13: 978-0670306336
• Product Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 20 inches
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,442,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Charming Family Story, December 19, 2008

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JennyLee (Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Family Grandstand (Hardcover)

When I was a child, I read this book by well-known Caddie Woodlawn author, Carol Ryrie Brink. Since I grew up and married a professor at a mid-West university, I decided to revisit the book. It's a fun story with lots of football, midwestern culture, and a strong 1950's feel.

Any Professor-parent will enjoy sharing this with his/her children. The book is character rather than plot driven, so don't look for lots of action. A little preachy at times, the story conveys values of diligence, sacrifice, creativity, and obedience.

5.0 out of 5 stars Family grandstand, January 11, 2010

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Celia Leach "Honey" (Brick, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FAMILY GRANDSTAND (Hardcover)

My niece has been looking for this book for over a year. She is an avid reader and likes old books. I purchased this book, last edit was l963. You could really see how old it was. I gave it to her for x-mas. She loved it. She claims that old books are better than the new ones, because they change the story lines in the newer versions.

4.0 out of 5 stars MY FIRST NOVEL, October 7, 2009

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Patrick Mcwilliams (colorado mountains) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Grandstand (Hardcover)

I read Grandstand Family when I was ten. I had never read a book on my own, unassigned, until then, even though I was, in fact, the best reader in my class. I fell in love with the family and learned, at the end, that novels could be "open-ended"--a lesson many deprived adults have never understood. It should be republished!