Cousins (Paperback)

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Amazon.com Review

"'Gram?' Cammy leaned closer. Gram Tut's eyes were still closed. 'You're not dead yet, are you?' There was a long moment in which Cammy held her breath. But then, Tut gave a grin; said weakly, 'Fooled ya!' and shot her eyes wide open." Eleven-year-old Cammy and her Gram Tut have a special thing going. In fact, things are pretty good with her beautiful mother, Maylene, and her 16-year-old brother, Andrew, too. But dealing with her cousin Patty Ann is a whole different story. She is pretty--no, gorgeous--smart, spoiled, and she called Gram Tut "about dead." How could Cammy be expected to like her? She wishes Patty Ann would disappear off the face of the earth.

What if you wished something like that and it came true? It happens to Cammy, and it changes everything. As she speculates even before the tragedy, "...a day that was all blue sky could turn over dark and dangerous while she was playing a game with the other campers, or just sitting on a bench. It could happen that fast. Change." Fast-paced, immediate, and true, Cousins is a powerful, dramatic read. Winner of the Newbery Medal for M.C. Higgins, the Great, Virginia Hamilton masterfully brings the agonizing emotions of adolescence to life like few can. (Ages 9 to 12) --Karin Snelson --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Publishers Weekly

A tragedy forces Cammy to confront ambivalent feelings about two very different cousins; PW noted that this "elegant, stirring tapestry of family life . . . features strong characterizations and incisive writing." Ages 9-13.
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590454366
• ISBN-13: 978-0590454360
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #380,992 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!, December 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cousins (Hardcover)

This is one of the most immediate, powerful books I've read in a long time. Sad story, but loaded with humor and warmth. Virginia Hamilton is a master, no question!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Book kept me interested!!!!!, December 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cousins (Hardcover)

When the most saddest part of the book came I was so interested I couldn't put the book down.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sad, December 30, 2004

By	Patrice A. Williams (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This book was good it was sad that the cousin that tried so hard to be accepted was lost forever in the end. I feel this book has a lot to say to young readers in terms of relationships. People are not always going to be around forever so it is best to love them where they are at.