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A Publishers Weekly Bestseller“The tone is warm and, occasionally, quirkily funny, but it doesn't sugarcoat the effects of hunger and vulnerability. This novel adds a middle-grade perspective to the literature of imaginary friends and paints a convincing and compassionate portrait of a social class―the working poor―underrepresented in children's books.†―The Horn Book, starred review"This accessible and moving novel demonstrates how the creative resilience of a child’s mind can soften difficult situations, while exploring the intersection of imagination and truth." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review"Children will appreciate this heartbreaking novel...a compelling and unflinchingly honest treatment of a difficult topic." ―School Library Journal, starred review"...a quick read that encourages people of all ages to be honest with one another and value family and friends (real and imaginary!)" ―Booklist
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About the Author
Katherine Applegate is the author of the bestselling Animorphs series, and the novels Home of the Brave and The One and Only Ivan, winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal. She lives with her husband, author Michael Grant, and their two children in Northern California.
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Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 4
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Square Fish; Reprint edition (September 26, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250091667
ISBN-13: 978-1250091666
Product Dimensions:
5.9 x 0.8 x 7.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.6 out of 5 stars
380 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#6,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
I didn't care for this one as much. A bit disappointing after the amazing The One and Only Ivan.
Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw is a hard book to classify. Technically it's a YA fantasy novel, but that description would cause readers to expect something light and fanciful. And that is far from the case with Crenshaw. True, it's about a boy named Jackson and his imaginary friend, a man-sized talking cat named Crenshaw. But he's a boy having to face some adult problems that may be beyond an imaginary friend's ability to help with.Jackson is a nine-year-old boy who lives with his mom and dad and his younger sister Robin. In an apartment. That they're about to be evicted from. Which means that they'll be having to live out of their run-down family car. Again. Because the family has on-going financial problems. Which in turn are partly because his dad is suffering from multiple sclerosis which is steadily diminishing his ability to work. It's a lot for a nine-year-old to have on his shoulders, even with the help of an imaginary friend.Applegate does an excellent job showing how these problems are playing out through Jackson's eyes, and you really feel for him as he relates what's happening as you can see in this particularly moving section:"After I got ready for bed, I lay on my mattress and thought things over.-- I thought about the stuff I'd put in my keepsakes bag. Some photos. A spelling bee trophy. A bunch of nature books. My teddy bear. A clay statue of Crenshaw that I'd made when I was in second grade. My worn-out copy of A Hole Is To Dig.-- I thought about Crenshaw and the surfboard.-- I thought about the purple jelly beans.-- Mostly though, I thought about the signs I'd been noticing.-- I am very observant, which is a useful thing for a scientist to be. Here's what I'd been observing:-- Big piles of bills.-- Parents whispering.-- Parents arguing.-- Stuff getting sold, like the silver teapot my grandma gave my mom and our laptop computer.-- The power going off for two days because we hadn't paid the bill.-- Not much food except peanut butter and mac and cheese and Cup O Noodles.-- My mom digging under the couch cushions for quarters.-- My dad digging under the couch cushions for dimes.-- My mom borrowing toilet paper rolls from work.-- The landlord coming over and saying "I'm sorry" and shaking his head a lot.-- It didn't make sense. My mom had three part-time jobs. My dad had two part-time jobs. You'd think that would add up to two whole actual jobs, but it didn't seem to.-- ...-- I figured my parents had a plan for making everything okay, because parents always have a plan. But when I asked them what it was, they said stuff like maybe they could plant a money tree in the backyard,. Or maybe they could start their rock back up again and win a Grammy Award.-- I didn't want to leave our apartment, but I could feel it coming, even if nobody said anything. I knew how things worked. I'd been through this before.-- It was too bad, because I really liked where we lived, even though we'd only been there a couple of years. Swanlake Village was the name of our neighborhood. It didn't have any real swans. But all the mailboxes had swans on them, and the community pool had a swan painted on the bottom.-- ...-- Swanlake Village wasn't a fancy place at all, just a regular old neighborhood. But it was friendly. It was the kind of place where you could smell hot dogs and burgers grilling every weekend. Where kids rode their scooters on the sidewalk and sold lousy lemonade for a quarter a cup. It was a place where you had friends you could count on, like Marisol.-- You wouldn't have thought it was a place where people were worried or hungry or sad.-- Our school librarian likes to say you can't judge a book by its cover. Maybe it's the same way with neighborhoods. Maybe you can't judge a place by its swans."Crenshaw does draw on other sources for some of its inspiration, particularly when it comes to imaginary friends. One is Mary Chase's classic 1944 stageplay Harvey, where the main character's best friend is a six-foot white rabbit no one else can see or hear. Another is the 2007 film Ratatouille where the rat Remy frequently has conversations with the spirit of Auguste Gusteau, the human chef he idolizes. And yet another is the "Hide and Seek" episode of the animated TV show Teen Titans where one of the characters has an imaginary friend, an invisible giant stuffed bear named Bobby. And in a special turn, Crenshaw turns to Ray Bradbury's "I Sing The Body Electric" for what imaginary friends do when they're not around the humans who imagined them. Applegate also draws on more scholarly sources for the reasons kids have imaginary friends, but it's clear that she is on the side of those who believe that just because someone is imagined, it doesn't mean they aren't real. AndHighly recommended with the caution that this deals with some serious subjects that some readers - young or adult - may not want to think about. But probably should.
This book does a phenomenal job of being engaging and fun despite material that could so-easily delve into dark and disturbing. The author walks that precise line of creating empathy without creating too much distress for young readers. I have no qualms letting my 10-year-old or even 8-year-old read this one. It *does* talk about homelessness and its side effects for a young child, but somehow the imaginary friend (who's introduced in the first line as a surfboarding cat who's holding an umbrella) makes things lighthearted and safe, even while you recognize that he's a sign of emotional distress.FOR PARENTS - CONTAINS SPOILERSIf your child is sensitive (like mine are), it may help to know that the imaginary friend is silly enough to break up the tension on a regular basis. Many of the most-difficult moments of the book happen in the past (from the previous time this boy had to live in the van with his family and their puppy for 14 weeks), so you know they eventually made it out. And although he mentions having seen his dad cry (the only time he had seen such a thing), most of the darker moments focus on things like the van being smelly, or how he didn't like his younger sister kicking him in her sleep (so he decorated a cardboard panel to put in between them). There's a lot of generosity/kindness from strangers, which helps a lot even though they *were* still living in a van, which keeps you empathizing with them but not spiraling into despair. There are also a couple of places where he says "I know other people have it much, much worse, but I still hate this," which again triggers empathy and understanding, without minimizing what anyone has to go through... making you aware of those darker stories, but not taking you into them. Finally, fortunately, at the end of this novel, the family finds a temporary place to stay (an old, run-down, one-room apartment) so again it's clearly not sunshine and roses, but hopeful. The author truly does a masterful job of introducing this difficult topic in a way that creates empathy while being enjoyable and (for most kids) non-traumatizing.
I bought this book and "The One and Only Ivan" (both by Katherine Applegate) for my grandson's upcoming 11th birthday. If you have read the other reviews, then you know this is about a large cat named Crenshaw, who is an imaginary friend to a 10 year old boy who is often hungry and facing the real possibility that he and his family may again be homeless and living in their SUV. It is a great story! I know the subject matter may seem a little sad for children, but really the story is uplifting in it's own way. I always read a story before I give it to my grandkids to read. I WANT to know what they are going to be reading and if it's appropriate for them to be reading it! This was a very enjoyable read and I highly recommend it for 10-100 year old readers.
I personally didn't read this book for more than a few pages (it seemed intelligently and engagingly written). My 11 year-old daughter however devoured this book. She simply loved it. She is a cat/pet person but beyond that she could empathize with the male protagonist Jackson (who has an analytical mindset like her older brother), even though she has not had the trials he encounters. That is the sign of a well written story. It is a serious story, but still enjoyable to read. I will be getting more Applegate novels for my daughter.~ Kort
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