Pre-Owned On the Road to Mr. Mineo's (Hardcover 9780374380021) by Barbara O'Connor

from welburr

I did not love this book when I first started reading it, but it definitely grew on me. I didn't like how disjointed it felt at the beginning because it jumped from person to person, but I did like how they all came together at the end. I could see using it as a readaloud book in a primary classr...

from librarian1204

i am a big fan of Barbara O"Connor's books. Once again this book is set in one of those sleepy southern towns that are always awash with great characters. Stella and her friend Gerald are in pursuit of a one legged pigeon. But then so are others; Stella's rotten brother and his friends as well as...

from MrsLee

This is a story about a small Southern town in the midst of a lazy summer. It stars a one-legged pigeon, a girl named Stella and all the other characters who orbit around her. I would say its ideal format would be a printed book with illustrations, perfect for a youngster who is just beginning to...

from bookczuk

You won't find car chases or superheroes, but you'll find a gentle story of the dreams, worries, and hopes that Sherman, a homing pigeon who has wandered from his home evokes among the townsfolk of Meadville, South Carolina. Stella wants him as a pet, and enlists her friend Gerald to help her, an...

from polarmath

I enjoyed listening to this book as I was on a trip. Not sure I would have chosen it on my own, but I did enjoy the chance to listen to it. It is one that would have probably been better for me as a book.