Lunch-Box Dream Audiobook

" Confusing - I'm glad the author included the key of characters at the beginning of the book because I found myself using it often. I think a 5th grader (even a strong reader) would have a difficult time following and understanding the 2 woven storylines. I will probably not be recommending this book to my students. "

" I only wish Abbott would have gone into a little more detail near the end of the book when both families came together on the bus. There were several climactic events at this time and not enough concrete detail to help me understand fully. "

" I wasn't exactly invested in it while reading, but I wasn't exactly impressed. "

" I am reading this book by audio CD. "

" Ugh I did not like this book. The characters were negative and whiney and the storyline had no direction. It takes place during the Civil Rights Movement so I thought it would be good, but it was so boring I wouldn't recommend it. "

" Lunch-Box Dream, have you ever been on a vacation that goes down hill very fast? Bobby, his brother, his mom and his grandma all go to Florida. They made alot of crazy stops on the way, such as when they made a stop at the civil war battlefield. Bobby stole something from the gift shop. This is like the time me and my family went to Mt. Rushmore, because they went on a family road trip just like us. If you like adventures, you will love this book. "

" Excellent historical novel that adeptly explores the racism and segregation of Jim Crow-era south from multiple perspectives, both black and white. "

" Wow, this one was...weird. Structure- and plot-wise. Can't imagine a child reading it and not being pissed off by the ending. "

" This was okay. I was expecting WOW since it is on the lists everyone is writing about the newbery 2012. It is a quiet book. Alternates between the african american family and the white family. Told from different voices and I had to keep turning to the front to keep track of who was whom. "

" One Sentence Review: A book with high aims, but its problems sink what would otherwise be a strong piece of fiction. "

" Just ok. I really thought it would be better as the summary on the back of the book talks of "abandonment, trembling on the brink of adolence and the moment he must leave his childhood behind." That sounded so good, but I didn't get it. Honestly, I mostly skimmed. "

" I found it a little confusing... "

" It wasn't bad it wasn't great either. I think the multiple narrators was a disservice to the story. "

" I didn't really get the point of this book. The main character was not all that sympathetic. And it didn't really have an ending. Guess it's just not my type of book. "

" There were many parts that didn't make sense to me when I was reading it and I couldn't get a feel for the characters. I don't see how this would appeal to a young reader at all. "

" The perspectives were a little confusing but there was definitely a lot of intense connections with feelings about race in this one. "

" creepy. had to finish it for a class - otherwise, I would not have bothered. "

" I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. "