Finding Stinko

Finding Stinko

By Michael de Guzman

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Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grade 4n/a3.825859
Newboy hasn’t spoken in three years. One morning he opened his mouth and nothing came out. He doesn’t know why he stopped talking, but what he does know is that he’s through with the state child-care system. In twelve years he’s lived in eleven foster homes, and the Knoxes are the worst of the bunch. Now, with no voice, no family, and no exact plan, Newboy is running away for good. Living on the streets means danger and excitement around every corner, but the one thing Newboy never expected to find is a companion in the form of an old ventriloquist dummy lying in a Dumpster – a puppet with no hands, backward feet, and a chunk of its nose missing. Amazingly, this beat-up doll whom he dubs “Stinko” possesses a kind of magic that helps Newboy rediscover his ability to communicate.
 
This is a fast-paced adventure about a runaway kid figuring out not just what he’s searching for but also what he has to say.
 
Finding Stinko is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN-13: 9780374323059
ISBN-10: 0374323054
Published on 4/17/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144

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I've just started. I was looking for a shorter, easier read for guys who don't like long books. I noticed that this author had several books that were a good length, so I decided to try one out. It isn't that I don't think guys and girls can read the same books, but I like to branch out and read things I might not ordinarily pick. They might appeal to my students who have different taste in books than I do.