| The Acorn People Contributor(s): Jones, Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 044022702X ISBN-13: 9780440227021 Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: June 1996 Annotation: Even though he knows the camp is for disabled children, Ron Jones anticipates sunny days of hiking, swimming, and boating as a counselor at Camp Wiggin. But he arrives and realizes how severely disabled the children are, it seems too much to bear. Until he meets his campers--The Acorn People. A group of kids who teach him that, inside, they are are the same as any average kid, and with encouragement, determination, and friendship, nothing is impossible. "A fantastic and beautiful story."--"Seattle Times "Uncomfortably moving, yet told in surprisingly unsentimental terms. . . . Succinct and tender, it will haunt the reader long after the brief passages have been read."--"Houston Chronicle "It will give your innards a bear hug. . . . You will read this book with a lump in your throat."--"Lincoln Journal (Nebraska) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Disabilities & Special Needs - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Friendship - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: 796.091 |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 4.2" W x 6.88" (0.12 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Event - Summer Camp - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5253 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This true story of a boy who must overcome prejudice and weakness to treat a group of special needs children with the respect--and love--they deserve "will give your innards a bear hug. . . . You will read this book with a lump in your throat." (Lincoln Journal) From Ron Jones, a teacher who started the classroom program that inspired the movie The Wave, comes a memoir about a life-changing summer. Ron expected that his time as a counselor at Camp Wiggin would be filled with sunny days spent hiking, swimming, and boating. But when he arrives on day one, his illusions are quickly shattered. He knew that the kids would be "handicapped," but he didn't anticipate having to care for children who can barely walk or see or retain the use of their limbs. At first, the severity of the campers' disabilities seems too much to bear. But everything changes once Ron gets to know his group--kids who call themselves "the Acorn People" because of the acorn necklaces they wear around their necks. The campers teach him that, inside, they are the same as any average kid, and with encouragement, determination, and friendship, nothing is impossible. "A fantastic and beautiful story."--Seattle Times "Uncomfortably moving, yet told in surprisingly unsentimental terms. . . . Succinct and tender, it will haunt the reader long after the brief passages have been read."--Houston Chronicle Ron Jones' true story of a group of handicapped children at summer camp is one of the most poignant, beautiful and eloquent tales to come this way in a long time.--Flint Journal |