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The Jazz Man

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Ok I thought the book was wonderful. It gave you so much detail.

First- It didn't matter whether he had a lame leg or not. He still got around what ever he did because he could walk up and down stairs.

Next- His mother and father didn't leave him. It was just a dream he had about his mother and father leaving him and there not being any food.

Then- He walks down the stairs andacross the street. He sees the jazz man, tony, Manuel, and Ernie plaing there instuments. He goes in to the resturtant and here's a voice and it sounds like his father. He looks up and it is his father.He wakes up and sees his father and mother.

That is my point of view of the jazz man.

THE JAZZ MAN WAS A GREAT BOOK.IT HAD GREAT PICTURES.THE ARTIST WAS VERY ARTISTIC WITH THE PICTURES.I DON'T THINK IT WAS BORING AT ALL.

This book is one of the best books I've ever read and I'm 12 so it is for all ages and people.I've given this book 5 stars because it was so good.I wish I could buy it!I only read this book for my class novel to read,but it was still good.

Newbery Honor. Sad, sad, sad. Why do all Newbery Honor books have to be sad? An African American family lives in an apartment building. The mother works hard and doesn't make much money. The dad is always getting and losing jobs. The boy is handicapped and doesn't go to school. Next door is the jazz man who plays beautiful music, music that gives everyone renewed strength and hope.

The Jazz Mary Hays Weik was a disappointment. I probably expected too much from it. When I read about the very short book, I thought that it sounded like a children's version of the James Baldwin short story "Sonny's Blues." "Sonny's Blues" is a marvelous story set in Harlem about a man who lives in his music. The Jazz Man reaches none of its brilliance. It does capture the ability of music to music to brighten a dull life, but this book doesn't treat some matters well enough. Social problems which could have been explored were not, and the relationship between the main character, Zeke, and his parents was not developed. The book is an interesting read. It is worth the fifteen minutes that it takes to read it, though it did have flaws. Do read "Sonny's Blues."

First of all, the boy's disability was hardly worth mentioning. I have known three people (one of them my father) who had one leg shorter than the other since childhood and walked with distinct limps. Their limps never prevented them from doing anything they wanted to do. It seems highly unlikely that this boy would have been permitted to stay out of school.

Second, the descriptions of the music didn't make me feel anything; they were just words. I've read writing that sounded like music, but this wasn't it.

Third, there was no explanation for the parents' behavior, why they left, or why they returned. In real life, the boy would likely blame himself for their leaving.

It has occurred to me that the last page and a half may be meant to take place in heaven after the boy has died of starvation.