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The Swap
Living in the poor section of town and coming from a broken home, one young boy finds life very difficult, so when the opportunity to "swap" homes with a wealthy kid from a posh neighborhood arrives, he happily agrees to give it a go.
167 pages, Hardcover
First published September 22, 1997
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January 11, 2025
An interesting collection showing how you can find inner strength and , sadly, how little has changed in the years between these stories and now.
Well drawn characters offering interesting discussion points about education .
Well drawn characters offering interesting discussion points about education .
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September 6, 2022As good as the fib
April 25, 2024
I enjoyed the book but was very disappwith the abrupt ending.
March 31, 2025
Although written quite some time ago, the stories will still resonate with kids of today, their education, teachers, bullying and the cost of living crisis.
February 11, 2017
Lovely collection of short stories
December 5, 2015
DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED TO ALL AGES
i never thought that this book would turned out great - i mean, i thought it might be good but definitely not that *good*
Apparently, the second hand bookshop where i had bought this had thought the same (since this is probably the cheapest book i have)
Anyway:
About the book:
1. It had taken me a time to realize that i don't know the principal character's name. Turns out that the author had not mention the name
2.Hilarious (I'll explain that more - but not to day)
3.There's a lesson in every story. The boy is a self proclaimed coward (which might be true in the first) but then, his later decisions had proved that he is brave enough to stand against other people if he knew that what they were doing is wrong
4. Easy read. (it doesn't take a genius to decipher the author's message)
to be continued (I'm quite busy at the moment):-)
i never thought that this book would turned out great - i mean, i thought it might be good but definitely not that *good*
Apparently, the second hand bookshop where i had bought this had thought the same (since this is probably the cheapest book i have)
Anyway:
About the book:
1. It had taken me a time to realize that i don't know the principal character's name. Turns out that the author had not mention the name
2.Hilarious (I'll explain that more - but not to day)
3.There's a lesson in every story. The boy is a self proclaimed coward (which might be true in the first) but then, his later decisions had proved that he is brave enough to stand against other people if he knew that what they were doing is wrong
4. Easy read. (it doesn't take a genius to decipher the author's message)
to be continued (I'm quite busy at the moment):-)
March 11, 2009
WOW THIS BOOK IS SO FUNNY TO ME...WELL SOME PARTS OF. I HAVENT FINISHED IT BUT IM GUESSING THAT ITS GOING TO BE A GOOD BOOK IN THE END...WELL NOW THAT IM FINISHED WITH THE BOOK I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT IT. THIS BOOK CHANGED ME. BUT NOT THAT MUCH THOUGH. THE WAY IT CHANGED ME IS THAT EVERY TIME I MEET SOME ONE NEW I HAVE TO RESPECT THEM. ITS NOT GOOD TO PICK ON THE NEW KID. THIS IS NOW MY FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL THE BOOKS I HAVE READ. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANY ONE. ESPECIALY FOR THOSE KIDS OUT THERE THAT NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE RESPECT TOWARDS OTHER NEW KIDS. IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE A NEW KID IN SCHOOL. IT CAN BE ANY BODY FROM A NEW KID IN YOUR BLOCK!!
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