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Raymond's Run (Creative Short Stories)

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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.

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.

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.

Raymond's run is mainly about a girl named squeaky and a boy named Raymond. Squeaky is Raymond's younger sister. Squeaky's number 1 responsibilty is to take care of raymond.Raymond is mentally challenge. He tends to wonder off.
Squeaky is the best runner. SHe loves to run and she's good at it.Her dad is the only one who can beat her.She runs in lots of events.
Squeaky is a little petite girl. she is very tough SHe has an attitude not many people like but i like it because it shows whose boss.
Squeaky's big event si running in the May day race.She doesn't like the May day dances. She only loves the races.
My opinion on this story is good and bad. I like some of the story and i didn't like some of the story. Th things i like about the story is how squeaky is kinda like me, Shes short and has an attitude. Some things i didn't like about the story is the subject of running. To me its a little boring, just cuz im not into running.
Overall the story was decent. I would recommend this story to people who like to run or who can relate to raymond and squeaky.

Raymonds Run was a inspirational story, which taught me great hope and respect for people with a disorder. Raymond in Raymonds Run had a disorder but that didnt stop him from trying. He kept up with squeaky his sister when she ran, and knew how to breathe when running. I would recomend this story to everyone to read, its great and I hope everyone at one point in time would read it.
Thank You,
Michelle

I think raymonds run was a good book, becuase it let's you see that people with special abiltys can accomplish there goals. And I think that this book would be good for kids in the elementry.

Nichole Bell

I REALLY LIKE THIS BOOK BEACAUSE IT TEACHES YOU HOW TO CARE FOR FRIENDS, AND HOW TO CARE FOR OTHERS AND THOUGH OTHERS MAY NEED HELP YOU CAN ALWAYS HELP THEM BY TEACHING THEM NEW THINGS. THEY WILL THINK YOU LATER IN LIFE.

I don't think that the book was very interesting. But I think it teaches you to be kind to others that aren't like you or are differnt. That's all I have to say.

I think that this book is a good book because, if you learn something then stick to it like she did i think that was very sucessful.

Raymond's Run was assigned to me in my 8th grade English Class. This story was written by Toni Cade Bambara was one one favorite stories. Squeaky took on the challenge of taking care of her mentally challenged brother but not thinking of it as a chore but her way of life. Squeaky loved running and seeing her brother run inspired her to involve him in her daily jogs. But in addition to being a good athlete and sister but she was a good sport hoping to have her new fierce competitor help train Raymond for his running carrer.