In order to enjoy this book you have to accept that Dawson's authentic voice has not been preserved. It's a book by Glaubman. Glaubman inserts himself into every chapter as a strong presence, and I frankly do not find him very interesting. I would have preferred an oral history to this gussied-up presentation which begins Chapter One, for example, this way: "Wanting to enjoy every moment, I stared at the hard candies..." Give me a break. If George Dawson began his sentences with gerunds, I'll eat my hat.
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1 - NancyGail
Still interesting...
2 - Eric Berlin
This sounds like a really interesting story, Jane. History and creative non-fiction mixed together with a personal story. Nice job.
3 - lulu
this book was sooooooooo hard but interesting
4 - moose
this book was boring
5 - PT
Richard Glaubman was my fifth grade P.E. teacher, and I met George Dawson. This is a great book. Read it.
6 - gg
this book was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good
7 - asdtfgyhuj
zZZZ borrring
8 - terry2013
im doing my project on George Dawson and i think his book was great
9 - lavis
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this book is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring
10 - iokjsag
THAt BOOK PUT ME TO SLEEP ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!
11 - Pestilence
this book is a great book
12 - ghjglj
i need the climax of the book
13 - yogaba
i haave to read this for my summer reading at school and its soo boring im on chpt.9 out of 24... and school is in 2 weeks! grr i need a audio book to help me finish faster haha
14 - you all are not smart
you all have no sense of tatse
15 - you all are not smart
this book is greta
16 - zingzing
"you all are not so smart," you either have a wonderful sense of irony (and comedic timing), or... no, it must be that. "tatse" and "greta" are just too wonderful to be mistakes.
17 - Chanty
I liked this book! kinda boring at first but his life was so great!
18 - Detroit
I've read this book several times and enjoy it more each time.
19 - Josh
This was cut into a dramatic interpretation and made it to the final round of the National Forensics League tournamet.
20 - stephanie
This is a wonderful book. If you think its boring you are probably white and dont care about the problems blacks had to face.I feel sorry that your so ignorant
21 - Lilly
This book was a good book. Many of you can't seem to find the real meaning to this book. It was never about slavery, because George was never a slave. He was an African American boy/adult who lived in a more diverse world. It was never about fearing white people, because his father had taugh him to respect others, not just a race. This book was simply about his life and how he stayed out of trouble, that is what made his life so remarkable. Life was so good to him.
22 - Rahzmahm
This book is "So Good". As a teacher, I am able to share with my students why "no excuses" is a motivation to learn. What a joy to read the thoughts and feelings regarding this nation's events from a matter-of-fact perspective. When I finished reading, I felt like I was telling a good friend, "you will be missed."