Sport
by Louise Fitzhugh
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Book Reviews of Sport
Book Review: A terrible disappointment.
Summary: 1 Stars
"Harriet The Spy" is one of the best children's novels I've read, and the sequel, "The Long Secret," is as good if not better. "Sport," though, is not in the same league. The biggest problem with "Sport" is that Ms. Fitzhugh doesn't understand what makes boys tick. She understands girls, and that's why "Harriett" and "Secret," both of which have female protagonists, work so well. "Sport" is not credible because the protagonist does not think or act like a 12-year-old boy.
What's especially exasperating is the way the author shows him gladly giving up his role as housekeeper when his father decides to remarry. I can believe his welcoming a stepmother, but not his willingly--indeed blissfully--subordinating himself to her, when for all his life he'd pretty much taken care of his kindly but bumbling father. No, there'd have been some TERRIBLE territorial struggles.
Sport's estranged mother, and her whole family, are excruciating stereotypes, so clumsily drawn that one has to cringe with embarrassment whenever they appear. The plot is trite and ridiculous. Sport's friends are superficially drawn and the boys are particularly unbelievable.
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Book Review: More Sport!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been a Harriet The Spy fan for a long time, and I knew there was a sequel to the first book (called The Long Secret) which I've read. But only recently did I know there was a book about Sport, one of my favorite characters from the stories. I got this book right away...I don't know what everyone is talking about, about this book being out of print since it was easy enough for me to get, right at the bookstore.This book is about Sport's life after his last year at The Gregory School, when he has to go to a new school. His mother (the witch that she is) comes suddenly back into his life when his grandfather departs from the world...leaving alot of money behind him. Also, his father has a new girlfriend. ;)
Sport is a GREAT book, it's an adventure that's worthy of a movie itself, however I don't believe anyone ever made one about it. :/
I think that every Harriet The Spy and/or Louise Fitzhugh fan should read this book for sure! If you haven't read Harriet The Spy, read that book and The Long Secret first. ...
Book Review: i can't believe this book has any bad reviews.
Summary: 5 Stars
i'm 21 now, and i remember when i was in fifth grade i joined battle of the books. no one knew what sport was about, we thought it was just about.. sports. so no one wanted to read it and my good friend got stuck with it. she said she really enjoyed it and i was intrigued and "rented" one from our lit teacher's bookcase. i still have it, and it's tattered and torn and i remember reading just a few pages everyday before bed. my favorite line is where sport says he walked into the kitchen and there was a yellow light. kate was wearing a yellow dress.