Teacup Full of Roses (Puffin story books) [Paperback]

Sharon Bell Mathis (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Puffin story books

Joe's decision to leave home is prompted by despair over his Mother's blindness to his younger brother's talents and his older brother's drug addiction.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (April 7, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140323287
• ISBN-13: 978-0140323283
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,051,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Issues > Multiculturalism

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight From L. Tunstall, December 11, 2002

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L. Tunstall Scott 4 (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teacup Full of Roses (Puffin story books) (Paperback)

The book, a Teacup Full of Roses, was basically talking about a black strong family who was struggling but worked very hard to get what they wanted. The mother, Mattie cared a lot about her son, Paul who does drugs. David, the youngest brother was very smart and Joe was very determined and hard working. Aunt Lou always talked about death and the father always watched tv or read a newspaper. My favorite character was Joe because he was so determined to do what he had to do. A Teacup Full of Roses was a book based on family. The main characters in te book were the Mom, Dad, Joe, Davey, Paul and his girlfriend.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars JSantoyo_Scott_Room112, January 6, 2003

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Jesus (Chicago, Il USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teacup Full of Roses (Puffin story books) (Paperback)

The book "Teacup Full of Roses is a good book to read. The author of the book is SharonBell Mathis. The family in the book never communicated, that is why they have so many problems.
Paul is a family member that has a problem. He is addicted to heroin. All of his family say that he has a gift. The gift that he was is that he could draw pictures that could come alive. From the looks of it the only person his mom love is paul. He has other brothers like Joe. Joe has a gift too, he can come up with some wonderfull short stories.Davey is another brother of Paul's and his gift is that he can play basketball like a pro.
I really loved this story. There was an sad ending but i am not going to tell you. You have to read the book to find out.I would really recomend this book to everyone

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How family plays a key roles in our success and/or failure, February 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Teacup Full of Roses (Paperback)

I remembered reading this book as a teenager and how it helped me to understand just how much family plays a key role in molding us as individuals. I recommend this book to young readers who might feel as though their particular situation is unique and beyond a solution.