Solomon Snow and the Silver Spoon [Hardcover]

Kaye Umansky (Author), Scott Nash (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 20, 2007 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

"This over-the-top parody of Oliver Twist-type adventures is a good giggle." - KIRKUS REVIEWS

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Prepare, dear reader, for the tale of Solomon Snow, his bossy friend Prudence, and the insufferable Infant Prodigy as they set out in search of Solly’s rightful inheritance -- despite some woeful misadventures along the way!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (February 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076363218X
• ISBN-13: 978-0763632182
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,768,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oliver with a twist, August 18, 2007

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Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solomon Snow and the Silver Spoon (Hardcover)

A cross between Oliver Twist and A Series of Unfortunate Events, this great new series (at least new to me) chronicles the adventures of young Solomon "Solly" Snow, who lives in the village of Boring and helps with the family laundry business. His life evolves around lugging around an old lady's unmentionables and eating absolutely horrible pottage, but then one day he learns something about his past, involving a spoon and the letters V. I. and P.

He immediately sets off in pursuit of a dream, and is soon joined by an uninvited guest, a clever girl named Prudence with a rather unfortunate proboscis. Against the wishes of the determined duo, their ranks are swelled by a manipulative little cherub named the Infant Prodigy who has a voice that brings tears to the eyes of grown-ups while at the same time jarring the nerves of Solly and Prudence.

And so this unlikely trio arrives in town, and soon find themselves in all sorts of trouble, until they get some unexpected help from an errant Chimney Sweep's assistant named Freddy.

Fast moving, with great characterization and also very easy to read, this one is good from the early unmentionables to the last twist.

Amanda Richards, August 18, 2007

5.0 out of 5 stars Solomon Snow and the Silver Spoon, May 16, 2011

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Lois Feyerherm "Just Me" (Norfolk, NE, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solomon Snow and The Silver Spoon (Paperback)

I purchased this for my granddaughter. She is only 10 but she reads everything she can get her hands on. This is the first of the Solomon Snow books she has read and she loved it. She had heard from friends how good it was so when she received it she disappeared into the book for the rest of Easter Sunday and was so excited about it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Solly's Silver Spoon Review, August 5, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Solomon Snow and the Silver Spoon (Hardcover)

I really loved the book.It was so detailed and it has a mix of other books like The Lighting Thief and Peter Pan in high adventure.I listened to the book on CD the reader was very talented in her different voices. The book is about a boy named Solomon Snow who finds out he's adopted and sets out on a quest to find his real parents. His one clue is a spoon with the engraved letters V.I. and P.He sets out with Prudence a person he knows and picks "The Prodigy" she gets her way by batting her eyelashes. Also later along a stray and curious chimney sweep.So read the book and take off with adventures of Solly and his friends!