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| Cynthia Voigt crafts a novel about discovery, perspective, and the meaning of home—all through the eyes of an affable and worried little mouse. Fredle is an earnest young fellow suddenly cast out of his cozy home behind the kitchen cabinets—into the outside. It's a new world of color and texture and grass and sky. But with all that comes snakes and rain and lawnmowers and raccoons and a different sort of mouse (field mice, they're called) not entirely trustworthy. Do the dangers outweigh the thrill of discovery? Fredle's quest to get back inside soon becomes a wild adventure of predators and allies, of color and sound, of discovery and nostalgia. And, as Fredle himself will come to understand, of freedom. |
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| Gr 3-5-It was a Peppermint Pattie that was Fredle's undoing. A kitchen mouse who was already too curious for his own good (his mother admonishes, "Curiosity killed the cat. Think about what a terrible monster curiosity must be, if it can kill a cat"), Fredle becomes ill from consuming too much chocolate and is pushed out of the family's nest. The Missus traps him and releases him outside, a terrifying place for a creature with no familiarity with grass and sky, let alone raptors, snakes, and raccoons. Fredle's adventures and attempts to return home (and what is home, anyway?) are chronicled in a way that makes readers begin to grasp what it must be like to be a mouse, and the struggle to understand where he fits in. The allure of the world versus the beauty of belonging is just one of the many complex issues addressed in this engaging story about a plucky little mouse who, after his adventures, returns to his family and sets out to change things for himself and others like him |
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I'm a dad who likes to read with his kids, so I'm always on the look out for good books. I'm a big fan of Cynthia Voigt. She is an accomplished author who has written many books and won many awards. "Dicey's Song," published in 1982, won the Newbery medal. "Young Fredle" (rhymes with metal) is a modern fable about discovering the wider world. Fredle, a kitchen mouse, lives according to foraging routines and unquestioned rules of survival. A mouse that is sick, for example, is pushed out onto the pantry floor and, from there, the mouse is "went." I don't want to give away too much of the story (partly because there is not much plot), but Fredle finds himself pushed out and he does not become "went." Instead, a strange, scary and wonderful world opens before him.
Why do I say that some kids will find it slow? I went back and looked at kids' reviews of some of Voigt's earlier work. One of my favorites, "Homecoming" gets slammed for its slow pace and simple dialogue. I think Voigt's poignant and richly descriptive style is, frankly, lost on many readers who crave action. That is their loss. "Young Fredle," likewise, may come across as frustrating, especially in regard to Fredle's bit-by-bit comprehension of the wider world. For patient readers, however, a wonderful and heartening ending awaits. I fully expect many readers to give this book three stars, or less, and call it boring. But some of you are going to fall in love with it. Cheers. |
About the Author / 作者介绍: |
| Cynthia Voigt won the Newbery Medal for Dicey's Song and the Newbery Honor Award for A Solitary Blue, both part of the beloved Tillerman Cycle. She is also the author of many other celebrated books for middle-grade and teen readers, including Izzy, Willy-Nilly and Jackaroo. She was awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1995 for her work in literature, and the Katahdin Award in 2004. She lives in Maine. |
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