Ragweed
Written by Avi
Narrated by John McDonough
4/5
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About this audiobook
Avi
Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing but the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at avi-writer.com.
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Reviews for Ragweed
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good can’t believe it the end was kind of sad and happy
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Serviceable, a bit satirical. Silversides' tendency to ruminate on the pointlessness and degradation of her fight against the mice reminded me of Captain Hook. The "cool" language was a bit grating.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5With occasional ink drawings, this books plot moves along well with enough detail to keep attention. Ragweed leaves his small hometown looking for adventure. He hops on a train and finds adventure in a city where cats rule and mice try to survive. He tries to bring the community together against the cats.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The first in the Tales of Dimwood Forest series. Good children's book - not quite as fun as other ones in the series, but still a good read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5In Avi's prequel to Poppy (1995) and Poppy and Rye (1998), Ragweed the mouse leaves his family in the country and hops a train, winding up in the town of Amperville. There he meets mice that live in broken-down vehicles and are named for car parts: Clutch, Lugnut, Dipstick, Blinker, Windshield, and Foglight. They are being threatened by F.E.A.R., Felines Enraged About Rodents, a two-cat termination team consisting of cranky Silversides and her subordinate Graybar. Ragweed urges the musical mice to band together to replace their F.E.A.R.-destroyed dance club, and sets up a combat plan for the expected attack by F.E.A.R. The characters are not one-dimensional, the heroes aren't always laudable and you feel a little pity for the villains. The plot, while not gripping, is exciting and entertaining. Brian Floca's detailed black-and-white drawings add to the atmosphere of the story. I have not read the other books in the series and I feel this book stands alone well. However, I found the constant use of the trendy language in the conversation of the mice to be a turn-off. That's not how I want my children and students to speak and write, and I think it will date the book. Recommended for intermediate level readers (grades 3-6).
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ragweed is a fun book you'll enjoy