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Publication
Independently published (2019), 28 pages
Description
"An introverted girl who just wanted to be left alone. A talkative little boy with a very important wish. Based on a true story, Noise is the heartwarming tale of finding joy in unexpected places." -- Amazon.com.
Local notes
2103-093
User reviews
LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin
Seventh-grader Cathryn just wants to be left alone on the school bus, but fourth-grader Tyler keeps interrupting her quiet time with his enthusiasm.
The description of this book made it seem like it would be a story about a child dealing with a sensory processing disorder; it's really not. Cathryn
While the beginning of a friendship between Cathryn and Tyler is sweet, there is really nothing of substance here. The author would have been better off waiting until there were several small vignettes to stitch together so that the reader wouldn't be done with the book almost as soon as they started.
The illustrations are fine but nothing worth writing home about.
The description of this book made it seem like it would be a story about a child dealing with a sensory processing disorder; it's really not. Cathryn
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might or might not have some things she's dealing with (for instance, the implication that she always wears the same shirt hints at something larger), but this story is too slight to really investigate anything fully. While the beginning of a friendship between Cathryn and Tyler is sweet, there is really nothing of substance here. The author would have been better off waiting until there were several small vignettes to stitch together so that the reader wouldn't be done with the book almost as soon as they started.
The illustrations are fine but nothing worth writing home about.
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
Cathryn is on edge for the first day of seventh grade, and the little fourth grader on the bus pestering her to borrow paper, pencils, scissors, and more pushes her to the breaking point. A very short story about anger, regret, and amends takes off in an unexpected direction.
LibraryThing member jennybeast
Cute, but relatively pointless, and I have no idea why it matters that it's based on a true story. I guess the lesson here is to be nice to annoying kids because you never know if they are secretly grieving for their dead mother, but I felt unnecessarily emotionally manipulated. Edited to add --
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Oh! It was a student project! It's a perfectly splendid student project. Show Less
LibraryThing member skstiles612
This is a short, but powerful elementary graphic book. Cathryn is a young girl who hates noise. On the first day of seventh grade, she meets fourth-grader Tyler on the bus. He is a very talkative young boy. He annoys her with all of his chatter and she yells at him. She feels bad for yelling at him
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and looks for him after school. You must read this book to see how kindness can make such a difference. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2019-03-14
Physical description
9 inches
ISBN
1793189536 / 9781793189530