Buster's World: 2 (English and Danish Edition) - Hardcover

Reuter, Bjarne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525444750 ISBN 13: 9780525444756

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, 1989

Synopsis

Buster's magic tricks get him in and out of trouble.

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Language Notes:

Text: English, Danish (translation)

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-6-- The son of a conjuror and the grandson of Oregon the Cannon King, Buster copes with life's disappointments by mastering new magic tricks which awe and amaze his schoolmates and acquaintances. Life can be rough, and Buster's conjuring helps him deal with an invalid neighbor, an alcoholic, a happy-go-lucky father, and cruel classmates. The tricks are both his downfall and his salvation, but he seems neither to notice nor care, and instead is content with the pleasures that life does bring, including a job as a delivery boy and a chance to perform at a party held by a girl he admires. What you see is what you get with Buster. Reuter provides few glimpses into his inner feelings or thoughts, nor do readers learn much about the other characters. At times, cleverness is confused with cruelty as Buster tries to pay back classmates for their mistreatment. As Buster says at the end, he will probably "get by" in life. In this story, readers will have to "get by" as they follow a story that has a slight thread connecting the plot, but not much else in the way of theme or resolution. --Susan Schuller, Milwaukee Public Library
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0525444750
• ISBN 13: 9780525444756
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 154