Friday, April 9, 2010

Chicken Boy By: Frances O'Roark Dowell


Chicken Boy is a book about a boy named Tobin McCauley. Tobin has two brothers, Patrick and Shane, and they're both delinquents. Tobin also has a grandmother who's kind of like a mom to him, because his mom died of cancer. Tobin has a dad whom he rarely sees. Tobin's grandmother and dad hate each other because Tobin's grandmother says that he didn't do enough to keep her daughter alive. Tobin had no friends until he met Henry and his brother who raised chickens. Henry said the chickens were like people because they have feelings. Now, Tobin finds a new passion for chickens.

Tobin's grandmother called social service. Now the question is, who is Tobin going to stay with? His grandmother or his dad?



Stephanie G.
Grade: 6
E.S Rhodes

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have heard a lot of good things about this book. I haven't read it yet but I will read it soon. I hope everyone works past this title and reads it because they want to and not just because of the title that may come off silly to some.

Unknown said...

I read this book in either 5th or 6th grade and i am now in 8th going to highschool but i still remember this book b/c it was that good. I am a girl and still got deeply into this cant put down type of book