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When JFK Was My Father

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This was a really good book , about a kid who pretends JFK is her father , to ecscpae the reality of her life. I read it all in one day.! Read it!

I think this book is excellent! It is about a thirteen year oldnamed Georgia. The story begins when her family left Rio for a smallfishing village called Buzios. Along with her, she brought her stamp collection. Georgia met a friend named Tim who was interested in Georgia's stamp collection. They spent a lot of time together, collecting items on the beach. On new years eve, Tim gave her a pebble that looked like the moon. The next day, she went back to Rio. After failing many school interviews, finally, a boarding school accepted her. One day, when she was looking in a Life magazine, she saw a picture of JFK. That was when she decided that JFK would be her father. JFK always comforted her, and would talk to Georgia. Although these conversations wern't real, Georgia heard them in her mind. When she went to The boarding school, JFK tells her that he needs her to keep an eye on things about gunrunning happening near the school. One day while ditching sports class, Georgia finds Tim in a boat house. What will happen? Will she stay and help JFK spy? Or would she runaway with Tim? Read the book to find out. Amy Gordon has done a good job on this book.I liked it because it was interesting. I just had to read it all in one night.

This fun book is about a girl named Georgia Hughes. She lived in Brazil but hings soon got out of hand. She met a boy named Tim, they become really good friends. A couple of months after she met him, her mother sends Georgia to a private school in North America. After along time of searching for a school, they find a private boarding school. She meets lots of friends there and imagines talking to the ghost of the person that founded the school and imagines talking with JFK. It sounds weird but it's actually really fun.
I liked this book because it's very creative and very fun. This book is kind of realistic, if you have imagination. Georgia struggles with real life problems, the problem that relate to her parents. Her parents are all over the place, her father is with another woman, and her mother can't stop smoking. It reminds me that there are lots of people who have problems and suffer from it. This book would be fun to read if you're looking for a good book.
My favorite part in this book was the good ending. She could have gone with Tim and forget about everything in the past, but instead she stays at her school. It took her a lot of love for the school to not go with her best friend. At the end she says that the school is her home and doesn't want to leave it. If I were in her shoes I would just run away and never look back. This book is very good and I rate it a 9.5 out of 10.

I recently read a book for my pleasure reading called "WHEN WAS MY FATHER" BY AMY GORDON. The book is more for High School students how some people go through stuff with there parents when they divorce. If younger people would read it they wouldn't understand it very well like some High school students would. I think if I had read this story In my freshmen year I wouldn't of understand it very well now that I am a senior this year. I understand it very well and because I have Know people that have gone through this in there life since little or even older with there relatives. This story is basically that a little girl is beleving that JOHN F KENNEDY is her father because he is the only one he would hear her every time she would call him. This is a very good story , at the begin of the story it maybe borring but if you keep on reading you will see that it is is not that boring to read because it has the history of John F Kennedy is very good because its based on and after John F Kennedy dies. This book takes place first in brasil then it takes place in Washington D.C. in some boarding school that the little girl hasto go. Its a good book for people who would like to go to a boarding school in the future this will help them to know how good and bad sometimes in those schools. I think this girl is very delighted to think that John F Kennedy is her father ,and that helps her with her problems and hears her every time she needs someone to talk to when she is sad or mad. I would recommend this book to people who would want to be aware of boarding schools and what struggles do children go through in life when there parents get divorce.

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I met this author at a Young Authors Conference and purchased this book becuase it was about a boarding school. I LOVED IT!! I read it in a couple hours. It really keeps you entertained! The story is wonderful and Georgia is very realistic. YOU MUST READ IT!!!

Thirteen year old Georgia Hughes knows that John F. Kennedy should be her father. Her real father is too busy at work for her, but when Georgia pretends to talk to JFK, he listens.
The book is written in three parts. The first part takes place in Brazil in 1963. Georgia's favorite things to do are draw, collect stamps, and play with her friend Tim on the beach. The two children love to pretend that they are the Sand Princess and Prince while they swim and play "stalk the enemy."
Then, in the second part, her mother takes her to a boarding school in the United States. She brings only her most treasured items, including her picture of JFK. Once classes start, she feels that she can't relate to the other girls. The only things that keep her happy are writing in English class, hearing the voice of Mrs. Beard (the dead school mistress) giving her advice, and pretending that she is talking with President Kennedy. It gets better for her, though, when she begins to learn the history of the people there and finds that they care about her.
Finally, in the third part, she meets up with Tim again. To her surprise, he had been at a nearby boy's boarding school the whole time she had been in the United States! He gives her the chance to run away from Beard School, and Georgia must decide where she belongs.
I liked this book because Georgia's character is very realistic, and she is brave enough to face her problems.

This is a captivating book. It is different than most books I have read. I enjoyed it very much. This book is about a girl named Georgia who lives in Brazil. Her father, who she calls Winter, is very rich and they live in a mansion with a large amount of servants. One year, they take a trip to a beautiful beach where Georgia meets Tim, a boy with a big imagination. They fall in love and never see each other again. Georgia's parents get divorced and Georgia and her mother, who she calls La, move to the States. Here, they are very poor. La sends her off to boarding school where her only companions are a picture of JFK and the spirit of Wilma Beard, the lady who started the school. This book is heartwrenching. Georgia has to decided whether to run away with Tim or stay at the school. This book will keep you reading all day long! DON'T MISS OUT!!!!

This book is about a thirteen-year old girl named Georgia. It all begins when her family leaves Rio for a small fishing village called Buzios. On the trip, Georgia brought her stamp collection with her. Also on the trip, Georgia met a new friend named Tim, who is also interested in stamp collecting. They spent a lot of time together collecting items on the beach. On Newyears Eve, Tim gave Georgia a pebble that was in the shape of a moon. The next day, her and her family went back to Rio. Georgia failed many school interviews, but finally a boarding school accepted her. John F. Kennedy (the father she never had) tells her that she needs to keep an eye on gunrunning happenings near the school. She loved JFK very much.

My favorite part in this book was when Georgia met Tim. I liked this part because it reminded me of when I met my best friend. We used to do the same things they used to do. Things like, going to the beach and comparing many items we both had interest in. I also liked the way, Tim and Georgia have a deep friendship. It shows that you can meet a true friend anywhere in the world.

Honestly, I thought that the book was okay. It wasn't that great, but it also wasn't that bad. I didn't really like reading about how Georgia thought of JFK as her father. Her story made it sound like she was hogging JFK for herself. On my opinion, I really don't like reading about happenings in the past. Overall, I think the book was "okay."