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Finding Stinko
By Guzman, Michael de
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37432-305-9
- Publisher
- Farrar
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2007
Gr 5-8 In a prologue that sets the scene, Newboy's mother abandons him as an infant in a ritzy apartment building. After a brief rundown of his numerous foster placements, the story picks up with the boy, now 12, as he is dumped with the Knoxes, whose rigid schedule and uncaring routines provide his worst "home" yet. Some three years earlier, Newboy had simply stopped talking. Despite being tested and examined, he resists speaking and manages d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2007
At nine, veteran foster child Newboy woke up one day to find he had inexplicably lost his voice. Now twelve, Newboy finally chances his long-plotted escape from the dread child-welfare system and his villainous foster parents, the Knoxes. Spending the night in a dumpster, Newboy finds Stinko, a beat-up ventriloquist's dummy, amongst the trash. Newboy discovers that he can, amazingly, make Stinko talk—a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
At nine, foster child Newboy inexplicably lost his voice. Now twelve, he escapes from his foster home. Newboy finds Stinko, a beat-up v...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
