Centerburg Tales: More Adventures of Homer Price (Paperback)

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Product Description

Further adventures of Homer Price, including those in which a juke box sets the whole town singing against its will and in which a mad scientist develops weeds that overrun the town.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Puffin; 1 edition (October 27, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 014031072X
• ISBN-13: 978-0140310726
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,785 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 2 in The Homer Price Series.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Homer Price redux, October 28, 2002

By	JLind555 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Centerburg Tales (Hardcover)

This is a great sequel to the original "Homer Price". Homer and his friends are off on more wacky adventures, each one funnier than the last. The final story, in which Homer and his fellow citizens are literally dancing all over town, is one of the most hilarious children's tales ever written. McCloskey had magic in his writing pen and his drawing pencil; it's hard to say which are better, the stories or the illustrations. Suffice to say that they all add up to a wonderful book for young folks. Highly recommended.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Centerburg Rocks, March 20, 2001

By	west - See all my reviews

I loved the silly stories of Centerburg as a kid and hoped that my nine-year-old nephew would not find the material too dated to understand. No worries! He laughs out loud at the complicated adventures that ensnare Homer Price and his friends. I'm pleased that he's enjoying a book that enlarges his vocabulary and his ideas about life way back in the mid-twentieth century.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tall Tales that Stick with you, January 27, 2002

By	Bonnie J. Midles Hauschka (Alaska) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Centerburg Tales (Hardcover)

The Adventures of Homer Price in the quaint town of Centerburg are flat out hilarious. Homer's uncle Hercules quickly sets the tone of disbelief by spinning some yarns that have just enough "truth" to them to be plausible. This is a truly a story of the American Scene in a time when people entertained themselves by gabbing with one another and singing songs together instead of hiding in the basement watching videos. Good old timey values like hucksterism, lying, and cheating face the good natured community of Centerburg and sometimes turn it upside down. Strange things happen in Centerburg, and the curious Homer Price is going to get to the bottom of it. Robert McClosky is also one of our finest illustrators and his lively drawings add texture and background to the story. Highly Recommeded.