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Ruff Life
Bob and Mickeys peaceful retirement on Anna Maria Island, Florida is disrupted when their grandchildren from Indiana spend the summer. While the kids confront young local bullies, their grandparents face senior citizen bullies as their Condo Homeowners Association board uses rules and fines to force them to move away from this tropical Paradise. Sabra is a precocious deaf, ten-year old who flirts with college boys and pressures her grandparents to learn American Sign Language. Davids twelve, yearning for teenage independence while still dealing with childish fears. Island boys Bone and Heath just want to make everyone miserable.Reading this book is like living for a summer on the island. Readers will feel the sea breeze, enjoy meeting the AMI Privateers and walk the beach with Turtle Watch volunteers. Youll spend time at the Community Center and party with families at Deaf Service Center events. Come and enjoy real island locations, take a cruise to Egmont Key, and meet rescued dogs, veterans, cowards, heroes and villains.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2011
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May 31, 2011
By J. Goff "book lover!" (USA) - See all my reviews
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Ruff Life is a sweet little story about two children, Sabra (deaf) and David (hearing), who spend the summer with their grandparents on Anna Maria Island.
The book is a swift read, with lots of interesting characters. The children are introduced to the people of the community and find some not so nice characters along the way. Sabra and David are two very nice children, and strive to help and understand others. Sabra is deaf and she and her brother both sign and encourage their grandparents to learn. Their adventures and good deeds revolve around the retirement community where their grandparents live and the surrounding area. Helping others and solving mysteries is a central theme for this book. It reminds me a bit of The Boxcar Children books that I read when I was young.
Although Ruff Life is outside of the usual genera of books I read, I really enjoyed it. I think this is a book that can be shared with the family and I would recommend it for anyone 10 and older, younger children may enjoy the story as well. I think it would be a great book for sharing or reading aloud to the kids.
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This review is from: Ruff Life (Kindle Edition)
Ruff Life is a sweet little story about two children, Sabra (deaf) and David (hearing), who spend the summer with their grandparents on Anna Maria Island.
The book is a swift read, with lots of interesting characters. The children are introduced to the people of the community and find some not so nice characters along the way. Sabra and David are two very nice children, and strive to help and understand others. Sabra is deaf and she and her brother both sign and encourage their grandparents to learn. Their adventures and good deeds revolve around the retirement community where their grandparents live and the surrounding area. Helping others and solving mysteries is a central theme for this book. It reminds me a bit of The Boxcar Children books that I read when I was young.
Although Ruff Life is outside of the usual genera of books I read, I really enjoyed it. I think this is a book that can be shared with the family and I would recommend it for anyone 10 and older, younger children may enjoy the story as well. I think it would be a great book for sharing or reading aloud to the kids.
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