Raymond's Run (Creative Short Stories) [Hardcover]

Toni Cade Bambara (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Series: Creative Short Stories

A story about Squeaky, the fastest thing on two feet, and her brother Raymond.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Creative Education (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088682351X
• ISBN-13: 978-0886823511
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #898,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has a strong message for all young people., January 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Raymond's Run (Creative Short Stories) (Hardcover)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Everyone Loves Raymond, November 10, 2004

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mandy pandy "blondy" (mishawaka, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raymond's Run (Creative Short Stories) (Hardcover)

Raymond's Run is about a little girl who doesn't have the ordinary chores like everyone else. Squeaky only had to take care of her brother Raymond. She's a little punk who doesn't take crap from anyone. Shes the fastest runner and no one can beat her besides her dad. She likes to walk down Broadway doing her breathing exercises while her brother walks on the inside of her. If he doesn't he likes to run across the street and make the pigeons have a fit so Squeaky has to apologize to everyon that is standing there. As they walk down Broadway they run into Gretchen and her sidekicks. Squeaky cant stand Gretchen and her friends. Squeaky has to race Gretchen and her brother and knows shes going to win against them. Mayday is her and she doesn't want to go because she doesn't like to get dressed up and dance around like a girl. Beanstalk asks her to loose the race so other people have a fair chance to win but she doesn't let him get to her and trys her hardest. When theres a confusion on who wins she decides shes goin to retire and train her brother to pass it down the family.It shows how important her brother is to her.

My opinion about Raymonds Run is that it was easy to read and understand. You get to know the characters and what evryone else was doing while Squeaky is telling you what she thought about them or what they were doing. The key events were placed in the story right. It wasn't all chopped up and going back and forth.

This story is heartwarming and an inspiration. If you have close relationships with your brother or sister you would like this story and I think you should read it. If you like acting like a punk or trying to be one you should read this, it's a fun story.

4.0 out of 5 stars My point of view, November 15, 2004

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Feebie baxter "Feebie" (Mish, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raymond's Run (Creative Short Stories) (Hardcover)

Raymonds fun is about a little girl named squeaky and her brother named raymond.Squeakys real name is hazel elizabeth, but they call her squesky because she is a small skinny little girl.Raymond is squeakys older brother whom she has to take care of he is mentally challenged.Squeaky loves to run, she is the fastest rnner in town the only person who can beat her is her father.May day is an extremely important day to squeaky because she runs in the racestheres only one thing she doesn't like is the may pole dancing, because shes not really a girly girl, shes more of a tom boy.
I really enjoyed this story. I liked reading about how tuff squeaky thiks she is and how she relizesthat shes not the only chiild and that raymond might be able to do something too. When your reading Raymonds run you get the point of view of the narrator and ou feel like you are really in the story.
I would recommend this book because its really kind of cute. If you are a sensitive person then you would really enjoyit, it is a very sensitive sotry with a little bit of hummor added in at the sames time, its a great story.