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In the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park, eleven-year-old Claudeline Feng LeBernardin hopes to take over the "family business" previously run by her mobster grandfather, but first she must try to uncover a local scam artist and salvage her friendship with her best friend and partner in crime, Fingerless Brett.… (más)
The Bad Kid has a great voice and an incredible sense of place, but the plot took 50 pages to arrive, and I'm not altogether certain that, even if they're interested enough to stick with it that long, its intended audience will know enough about gangsters and the mob to understand what's going on. Kudos to Lariviere for not talking down to her audience, though: I'm interested to see how middle grade readers respond to this. ( )
I'm a million miles away, And at the same time I'm right here in your picture frame. --Jimi Hendrix, musician
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. --Jacques-Yves Cousteau, oceanographer
At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. --Albert Camus, philosopher
Imagination and fiction make up more than three-quarters of our real life. --Simone Weil, philosopher
My friend, can your heart stand the shocking facts of grave robbers from outer space? --Plan 9 from Outer Space, old-timey alien movie
I got people in my family, I wouldn't believe 'em if they told me the sky was blue. --Law & Order, television show
I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time. --Lady Gaga, musician
Right is not right; so is not so. If right were really right it would differ so clearly from not right that there would be no need for argument. If so were really so, it would differ so clearly from not so that there would be no need for argument. --Zhuang Tzu, philosopher
Trees have a secret life that is only revealed to those willing to climb them. --Reinaldo Arenas, poet
In the depths of man, unruly water. --Miguel Hernández, poet
Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. --Simone Weil, philosopher
When I lose my temper, honey, you can't find it anyplace. --Ava Gardner, actress
Death and life have their determined appointments. --Confucius, philosopher
I have a certain experience of the way people tell lies. --Miss Marple, detective from a book
When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. --Sherlock Holmes, detective from a book
There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself. --Raymond Chandler, writer
Poetry and letters Persist in silence and solitude. --Tu Fu, poet
What difference between good and bad? --Lao Tzu, philosopher
For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it. --Jean-Paul Sartre, philosopher
Buffalo wings = chicken wings in spicy sauce. World = full of lies. --Steve Martin, comedian
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. --Confucius, philosopher
The sage is guided by what he feels and not by what he sees. --Lao Tzu, philosopher
You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear. --Sherlock Holmes, detective from a book.
Those who overcome others are powerful; those who overcome themselves are strong. --Lao Tzu, philosopher
We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts. --Pema Chödrön, teacher
Know thyself, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories. --Sun Tzu, philosopher
Interviewer: What kind of advice would you give to young people today? Ágnes Heller, philosopher: None. When I was young I hated it when old people gave me advice.
It's one world, pal. We're all neighbors. --Frank Sinatra, musician
When we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. --Sun Tzu, philosopher
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. --Unknown
Miss Piggy: I spy because I care! Kermit the Frog: Well, I care too! Miss Piggy: Well, why don't you say so? Kermit the Frog: I JUST DID! Miss Piggy: ALL RIGHT! --The Muppets Take Manhattan, movie
The spider is a repairer. If you bash into the web of a spider, she doesn't get mad. She weaves and she repairs it. --Louise Bourgeois, artist
Withdraw as soon as your work is done. --Lao Tzu, philosopher
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To my grandparents, who taught me how to live
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In the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park, eleven-year-old Claudeline Feng LeBernardin hopes to take over the "family business" previously run by her mobster grandfather, but first she must try to uncover a local scam artist and salvage her friendship with her best friend and partner in crime, Fingerless Brett.
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