Decent little book -- Junebug is a very winning young man. It does feel a bit dated, which makes sense, since it was published in 1997. A little whiff of after school special, but also a kid who knows what he likes (sailboats) and has a plan to make that wish happen. ( )

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RGG: First in a series about a strong, brave ten-year-old boy coping with life in the Projects of New Haven while keeping his optimism and sense of self. Junebug is a character to like and admire. Reading Level: 10-12, F-P: S-T.

RGG: First in a series about a strong, brave ten-year-old boy coping with life in the Projects of New Haven while keeping his optimism and sense of self. Junebug is a character to like and admire. Reading Level: 10-12, F-P: S-T.

This book was about a boy who had a sister who was little slow and had to take care of her in the afternoons after school. One day in class his teacher ask the class to write a paragraph about a wish. He had been keeping his wishes in glass bottles to bring out to sea on his birthday. He did not want to write his wish down because it would not come true. During all of this he is about to turn ten years old, and in the projects where he lived at ten you are suppose to join a gang, and he does not want to. His mother gets a better job offer and they move out of the project. This was a good book to read to third through fifth grade levels when you maybe talking about urban affairs ( )