Soup in Love [Hardcover]

Robert Newton Peck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992 | Age Level: 9 and up

Smitten with a set of Texas twins, Soup and Rob build a huge Valentine for the town and have to plead with the brawny Ox and Janice to help them get their contraption down the steepest hill in the county.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-7-- This twelfth in the series of the misadventures of Rob and Soup results in the inevitable: the boys discover girls and fall in love in the opening chapter. From there the story proceeds in Peck's standard Perils-of-Pauline fashion. Miss Boland, the county nurse, organizes a romantic Valentine's celebration for the whole town. Soup and Rob, newly initiated into the pleasures of kissing (better than baseball), are determined to make a hit with their new loves, respectively, Norma Jean Bissell and twins Quickie and Trickie. The boys conspire to construct a giant sled, using an empty refrigerator carton and two oversized red-and-white candy canes as runners. They plan to pilot the sled with its precious cargo of valentines down Dugan's Hill to arrive at the celebration in time to win not only the prize for the most creative valentine, but also the hearts of their true loves. When everyone and everything has settled back to earth in this improbable tale, all parties have survived and some unforseen good deeds have occurred. Enhanced by Robinson's whimsical drawings, this story will appeal, in all its silliness, to readers in general and especially to Soup's fans. --Sylvia V. Meisner, Allen Middle School, Greensboro, NC
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

For some, the ``Soup'' formula will begin to taste a little thin: again, Soup dreams up impossible schemes, Rob protests but goes along, and all ends well. Others will relish the side dishes that still make the recipe easy to swallow: Soup's in love with twins; Rob gets his own delectable first kiss; the citizens of Learning appear in dandy small-town tableaux--the theme is Valentine's Day, and everybody hangs out their hearts while Soup and Rob corner the market on romance with their wild scheme. Fans will enjoy the ride. Accompanied by b&w drawings in Robinson's characteristically lively style. (Fiction. 9-12) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 114 pages
• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 038530563X
• ISBN-13: 978-0385305631
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,609,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Soup is awesome, October 23, 2009

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Sunshinegrl (Orange Co, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soup in Love (Audio Cassette)

I love the way the narrator brings the story to life. Norman Dietz is great - check out all of the Soup books, you won't be disappointed!

4.0 out of 5 stars Soup sizzles!, May 8, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Soup in Love (Audio Cassette)

I want you to read this fantastic book called Soup in Love by Robert Newton Peck. If you ever had an experience with being in love or had a crush on someone, you should read it as soon as possible! All the feelings and emotions you experienced are in this book. It'll bring back great memories!Valentine's Day is coming up and it seems like all the people in the whole state of Vermont are in love.Best friends, Soup and Rob, have secret crushes on girls. Rob is in love with Norma Jean Bissell, and Soup has a crush on the set of Texas twins Quickie and Trickie. Then when Soup and Rob go to Norma Jean's party they have a blast. Later playing a kissing game Rob and Norma Jean "smooch" behind the piano, and the party is the talk of the school the next day. For Valentine's Day Soup and Rob enter their huge Valentine's card made out of a refrigerator crate in the town's contest for the best Valentine. But they have a problem moving it because it is so big. If you want to see what happens, buy the book and get your LOVE today!

4.0 out of 5 stars More Trouble, June 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Soup in Love (Paperback)

Pretty good. It's near Valentine's Day and everybody's in love. Even Janice Riker. Like the other ones though Rob always gets in trouble by listening to Soup. (By the way, did you know that Rob has the exact name as the author?)