| Title:The Moffats Series:The Moffats, Book 1 Publisher: Harcourt Author: Eleanor Estes Lexile: [?] 800L ATOS Level: [?] 5.2 Parent Rating: |
 GO For Ages: 9-12 |
SynopsisLiving in Cranbury on New Dollar Street, having a mother who could make both ends just meet and have fun doing it, and being one of a family of four children is a rich, adventurous existence for the Moffat children. CommentsA simple and delightful story that recounts some of the easy joy of childhood. No major drama, you just end up feeling like you have followed the characters around, peeking into their lives. A good one for precocious readers down to age 6ish. LanguageNone [?] Sexual ContentNone Drugs/AlcoholAdults use chewing tobacco Violence/DisturbingKids create a ‘ghost’ to scare another child. A kid thinks two grownups ought to have ‘pistols or a sword to fight it out.’ Social/FamilyFather is dead, we don’t know why. Student described as very fat, older man called a ‘geezer’. Religion/Spiritual‘Even God had to go school.’ Praying, reading the Bible, Sunday school. |
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