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From Publishers Weekly
This book asks readers to piece together their own interpretation of the events presented here, and it will hold them breathless long past the last page: On his 13th birthday, with his father's gun, Robbie Jones shot Jae Koh, who had, for eight months, operated the Main Street Liquor Store in Santa Rosita, Calif. These are the facts as revealed by Robbie's mother, Louise Jones, and a Channel Two Newsroom reporter in the first two spreads of this deceptively slender volume. Eighteen people in all give their points of view concerning the event; no one has answers?not Robbie's mother, father, teacher, principal, preacher or even his best friend. Instead, readers experience the first-person accounts as they would a series of television or newspaper interviews; each character has a distinctive voice, reflected typographically in a unique font and coupled with Roeckelein's dramatic visuals. In one spread, Louise Jones says of her son, "When he was little, I would read him Bible stories and fairy tales and make him pancakes in shapes like bears and elephants. It was easier to make him happy then"; opposite are photos of a happy baby boy with his teddy bear, Robbie as a boy of perhaps five, holding a turtle, and other snapshots of an older, more pensive boy?could those hold clues? Or perhaps the comic-strip adventures of a mythical Megaboy that Robbie created are the key. Readers will find themselves poring over the pages, looking for some glimmer of a foreshadowing of this dark event. But perhaps the greatest shadow lurking here is that no one really knew this child. Ages 11-up.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8?Walter's very brief book is as stark and shocking as today's newspaper headlines. It tells the disturbing story of how a Los Angeles suburb is rocked by the seemingly random shooting of an elderly Korean liquor-store owner by a quiet loner, Robbie Jones, on his 13th birthday. The tale is told, and the character of Robbie developed, through a multitude of voices as the boy's parents, teacher, best friend, schoolmates, principal, minister, attorney, and corrections officer join with a reporter and the new widow to offer glimpses into and opinions about this all-too-topical tragedy. Robbie speaks only through a short story he has written about a character, Megaboy, who becomes a sort of metaphor for the person Robbie might like to be. The story poignantly reveals his sense of not fitting in. Megaboy is a Popeye-like superhero who eats spice-covered chips that make him incredibly strong and who helps children. The high-tech graphics and layout make the book as current as its content. Roeckelein has used a computer to combine, color, and scan her own photographs to create images. Type fonts vary to match the characters and their expressions. Touching on many contemporary issues, including racism, ageism, and violence (indeed, the gun nearly takes on the dimension of a character), this is a memorable and powerful book. Its open-endedness and subject matter make it a great discussion starter or a good choice for reader's theater. The brevity of the text and abundance of graphics make it appropriate for reluctant readers as well.?Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This book asks readers to piece together their own interpretation of the events presented here, and it will hold them breathless long past the last page: On his 13th birthday, with his father's gun, Robbie Jones shot Jae Koh, who had, for eight months, operated the Main Street Liquor Store in Santa Rosita, Calif. These are the facts as revealed by Robbie's mother, Louise Jones, and a Channel Two Newsroom reporter in the first two spreads of this deceptively slender volume. Eighteen people in all give their points of view concerning the event; no one has answers?not Robbie's mother, father, teacher, principal, preacher or even his best friend. Instead, readers experience the first-person accounts as they would a series of television or newspaper interviews; each character has a distinctive voice, reflected typographically in a unique font and coupled with Roeckelein's dramatic visuals. In one spread, Louise Jones says of her son, "When he was little, I would read him Bible stories and fairy tales and make him pancakes in shapes like bears and elephants. It was easier to make him happy then"; opposite are photos of a happy baby boy with his teddy bear, Robbie as a boy of perhaps five, holding a turtle, and other snapshots of an older, more pensive boy?could those hold clues? Or perhaps the comic-strip adventures of a mythical Megaboy that Robbie created are the key. Readers will find themselves poring over the pages, looking for some glimmer of a foreshadowing of this dark event. But perhaps the greatest shadow lurking here is that no one really knew this child. Ages 11-up.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8?Walter's very brief book is as stark and shocking as today's newspaper headlines. It tells the disturbing story of how a Los Angeles suburb is rocked by the seemingly random shooting of an elderly Korean liquor-store owner by a quiet loner, Robbie Jones, on his 13th birthday. The tale is told, and the character of Robbie developed, through a multitude of voices as the boy's parents, teacher, best friend, schoolmates, principal, minister, attorney, and corrections officer join with a reporter and the new widow to offer glimpses into and opinions about this all-too-topical tragedy. Robbie speaks only through a short story he has written about a character, Megaboy, who becomes a sort of metaphor for the person Robbie might like to be. The story poignantly reveals his sense of not fitting in. Megaboy is a Popeye-like superhero who eats spice-covered chips that make him incredibly strong and who helps children. The high-tech graphics and layout make the book as current as its content. Roeckelein has used a computer to combine, color, and scan her own photographs to create images. Type fonts vary to match the characters and their expressions. Touching on many contemporary issues, including racism, ageism, and violence (indeed, the gun nearly takes on the dimension of a character), this is a memorable and powerful book. Its open-endedness and subject matter make it a great discussion starter or a good choice for reader's theater. The brevity of the text and abundance of graphics make it appropriate for reluctant readers as well.?Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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