Steve the Sure - Hardcover

Towne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689316461 ISBN 13: 9780689316463

Publisher: Atheneum, 1990

Synopsis

While vacationing with his family at a friendly but somewhat shabby Vermont resort, Steve, who knows he is nearly always right about most things, decides to find a way to help ease the resort's financial plight

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-6-- A balanced blend of description and realistic dialogue help move this light novel smoothly along. Steve Hyatt is a self-proclaimed know-it-all. His family is one of several staying at Vermont's Potter's Lodge for the summer, where Steve manages to offend nearly everyone. One day he realizes it's time to retreat from his arrogant ways, so he decides to have a kids' talent show. Since Steve doesn't want to be director, a newcomer, Fred, takes the lead; however, Fred's ideas about costuming and staging are sure to end in disaster and embarrassment for everyone. Steve finally relents and tells the others how the performance can be improved; ironically, the only flop in the show is his dog-training act. Steve's "always right" attitude is depicted without overpowering the story; minor characters each have their own niche and complement the main one--although Steve's change is a bit sudden. The moral of "thinking before acting" is clear. A good camp story for readers who liked Barbara Parks' Buddies (Knopf, 1985). --Bonnie L. Raasch, C. B. Vernon Middle Sch . , Marion, IA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0689316461
• ISBN 13: 9780689316463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136