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Buddy Boyle lives year-round with his family in unfashionable Seaville, New York, in a cramped little house on the bay. Skye Pennington spends the summers nearby on lavish estate complete with ocean view and a butler named Peacock. But Skye and Buddy fall in love anyway. And every once in a while they visit Buddy's estranged grandfather, who makes them forget they're from opposite sides of town. Then a reporter appears, searching for a man known as Gentlehands, a man with a horrifying past. Who is Gentlehands? And what is his connection to Buddy's handsome, aristocratic grandfather? The mystery threatens to shatter Buddy and Skye's relationship, and change their lives forever.
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"I know my colleagues are sick of this one, but the kids still LOVE it! It does seem dated, but unfortunately, there is always something in the news to which we can relate it. And I'm a fan of anything that gets kids to read. Kerr does that."
— P (4 out of 5 stars)
Gentlehands Listener Reviews
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" Terrific "it-was-the-summer-I-fell-in-love" novel, with some classism issues and a nice big dose of moral ambiguity. "
— Joshua, 1/15/2014 -
" Book on CD. It was an interesting story, but I didn't relate well to any of the characters. I like how the main character's feelings were not so cut and dry when he found out the truth about his grandfather, but for all her 'deep' talk the love interest seemed kind of shallow to me. "
— Brenda, 1/10/2014 -
" Wonderful book; well written; great story. "
— Edy, 1/3/2014 -
" community speculates old ass man is nazi, mignot is fileted (hahahahhahahaahaha) "
— Adam, 12/18/2013 -
" The plot unfurled really slowly and the conflict was kind of hazy and unreal. Overall the story just moved slowly and ended abruptly. "
— Rachel, 12/2/2013 -
" fantastic book! 3rd favorite! "
— Kara, 11/19/2013 -
" Hate, hate, hate this book. Very predictable plot; flat characters; cheesy. "
— MMatchak, 11/10/2013 -
" This book was a quick read. I thought it was an interesting look into a unique moral dilemma and the way that the main character dealt with it. I'd recommend it for a quick - but not light - read. Overall 3 stars. "
— Amanda, 11/6/2013 -
" The book was so bad the teacher told us to stop reading it. Can you imagine? Oh well, maybe it would be better seven years later... I'll never know. Life is too short to read it again. "
— Anne-Marie, 10/23/2013 -
" This book is suppose to be about the holocaust, but it was only talked about for about 30 pages. "
— Courtney, 10/4/2013 -
" So I'm using this one to try to teach some active reading strategies. Uhhh, bad choice. Now I know why most teachers don't bother teaching it to our juniors. What a snooze so far. If you can't hook me in the first 2 chapters, forget it. I'll suffer through though for the sake of the children. Yawn. "
— Kat, 9/22/2013 -
" The book is pretty good. I felt bad for the kid in the end. "
— Natalie, 9/16/2013 -
" Kind of stupid. Just a 10th grade english assignment from 2009. I wouldn't read it again. Sorry Miss G! "
— Matthew, 5/28/2013 -
" This book mixes a little about the Holocaust with a teenage love story. "
— Beth, 4/17/2013 -
" I want to remember as little about this as possible...but I never will be able to erase it completely. What a waste of memory. "
— ben, 2/26/2013 -
" I read this in junior high. It's very interesting. I liked it. "
— Sherry, 2/13/2013
About M. E. Kerr
M. E. Kerr was born on May 27, 1927, as Marijane Agnes Meaker in Auburn, New York. During her prolific writing career she has published under the pseudonyms of M. E. Kerr, Ann Aldrich, Mary James, and Vin Packer. At present she is a member of PEN, Authors League of America, and Society of Children’s Book Writers. She won the 1993 Margaret Edwards Award for her lifetime achievement in writing books for young adults. She was described by the New York Times Book Review as “one of the grand masters of young adult fiction.”
About Jeff Woodman
Jeff Woodman is an actor and narrator. He is a winner of the prestigious Audie Award and a six-time finalist. He has received twenty Earphones Awards and was named the 2008 Best Voice in Fiction & Classics, as well as one of the Fifty Greatest Voices of the Century by AudioFile magazine. As an actor, he originated the title role in Tennessee Williams’ The Notebook of Trigorin and won the S. F. Critics’ Circle Award for his performance in An Ideal Husband. In addition to numerous theater credits on and off Broadway, his television work includes Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Cosby.