The Library Card

Brenda, Mongoose, April, and Sonseray were all so differnt. they didnt really get along until they found this blue card. The library card... by jerry spinelli. the card actually links for the kids to go into the future. this book is very entertaining. i thought it was very good. when i was younger i tryed to read this book, i read the first few pages and hated it. i did this time too, but i decided to read deeper into the book, and im glad i did because i actually ended up liking it. i thought this book was entertaining. not the best thing i could have read, but it kept me interested and i kept waanting to read more. to be completely honest it was probably a bit too kiddish for someone my age, but im really happy i read it because it was actually really goood overall. there was a few parts i caught myself laughing at, a couple perst that touched your heart, and i had a few connections that helped the book be even more interesting. over all im happy i decided to actually read this book because i was entertained and interested.

The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli is a book reminded me a little bit of the 1983 movie, Nightmares, which starred a young Emilio Estevez, mainly because of the collection of short stories that were present in both The Library Card and Nightmares. They both had a Sci-Fi element to them, following characters in what seemed like a normal, every day life, before being swept away in a science fiction realm.

I enjoy reading short stories. I also prefer sit-coms over movies. I like stories that gets to the point. I dislike long books. When I read long books, I find myself having read 10 pages, yet not remembering what I read because I was bored. The collection of four stories in The Library Card are short, entertaining, and most importantly, once it gets to the point, it is over. Bam! On to the next one. Just the way I like it.

I will most definitely recommend this book to my future students. I foresee myself as a middle school teacher, and in my opinion, The Library Card is great for this age group because it is short, to the point, and most importantly it is relatable and entertaining. In the book, reading becomes an escape for the main characters, almost a relief from the realities of life. What is ironic, The Library Card does the same exact thing. I pictured myself standing next to the main characters as they experienced their adventures. I pictured the surroundings, the characters, the situations, the smells, etc, all the while finding enjoyment in escaping my own realities of life.

The Library Card is an entertaining book that will most certainly reach students at the middle school, or even high school level. The characters are relatable, and so are the situations that they find themselves in. We have all had friends like Weasel that wanted to drop out of school. Most of us have found ourselves going stir crazy when we were forced to live life without television, not unlike Brenda in the second short story. And unfortunately, some of us have had to deal with the loss of a mother, something that Sonseray copes with in the third short story.

I enjoyed reading The Library Card, and I am certain I will have it available for my future students.

This book, "The Library Card", touches on different people and different challenges but in the end teaches a good lesson about how can effect you. (This book is parted into 5 sections with 5 different people. I will be talking about the story of "Brenda".)
In the Beginning of the story, Brenda is getting ready for a big change in her life that will effect her very much: No TV for a week. Brenda is not taking this well at all., because TV is her life. She is constantly thinking about what show she's missing and always trying to find ways to watch TV-no matter what it takes. Soon she can't handle it. She is finding it harder and harder to keep away from her TV. But in the middle of the night, sleep-walking, she finds a mysterious library card in her room and heads to the library to see how to use it. She breaks into the library, and finds a book. It's a book all about her, all about the things that she never really knew about herself because she was too busy wanting to know everything about TV characters. This mysterious book changes everything for Brenda. She has a want to tell everybody about all the things she learned about herself. She goes a little over the top with telling people about herself and she receives alot of joy from knowing things new things. But will she stay this way? Even when the week is over, when she go back to her TV? ( )

Four kids, with difference backgrounds, families and lives, come into contact with a simple blue library card that soon changes their lives and helps shape their most important decisions.

http://thenovelworld.com/2010/02/12/the-library-card-review/ ( )

I am very disappointed in the introduction to this book. The first 33 pages plus is full of naughty behavior!! Stealing, disrespect, vandalism by painting public property, sneaking out, lying, treating teachers poorly, poor classroom behavior, poor attitude, etc... I would NOT use this book in the classroom because of the slew of bad behaviors in the book. There's so many it far outweighs any adventures that may be coming up. ( )