Christian Burch
favorite character is Mrs, House . she is a hot mess! I loved this book and the first one too! Sad it's only abook series, but I'll be ok.
I'm sure those "christian people" would try to get it out of the school library because there are gay people in it.
. . This is really a.star read. The story is so heart warming, and fairly simple to follow, There is one story line that feels incomplete until the last page, even though those characters are left for some time.
This ending felt a bit more rushed than the previous book, But the adventure of the rest of the book is worth it,
I loved the last sentence as it summed up the main theme of the entire story, Keats learned alot here! Really good, I very much enjoyed this book, Again, though, definitely not for everyone, Read reviews before picking it up, Yes, this means you. yes This is a charming romp of a story about Manny, the gay nanny for a wonderfully winsome family, Its actually the second book in the series, following The Manny Files, it reads fine as a standalone, but once I had read the Manny Files I wished I had read them in order.
This book has it all heart, humor, and a message, The story is told from the perspective of Keats, one of the four kids the others being his sisters Lulu, India, and little Belly.
Keats is in third or fourth grade and LOVES the manny, Its pretty clear that he could very well grow up to be gay, so having such a positive role model in the Manny is a great boon for him.
The story is largely centered around the familys summer road trip, which includes a stop to see Mannys parents on their farm.
This provides an opportunity for Manny to reconcile with his parents around being gay, and provides for a very touching scene involving the birth of a calf you have to read the book to get it.
The book culminates in the familys arrival in Las Vegas, where they meet Uncle Max, Uncle Max and the Manny got together at the end of the first book, and this book ends with a very sweet and Romantic event which I wont be so crass as to spoil for you.
Suffice to say that this book is a refreshing, funny paean to the positive and transformative power of Gay Love in its many guises and expressions.
The Manny books are just sheer fun, the comedic aspect highlights the more serious aspects of the various themes of the books, However, the homosexual relationship between the manny and the protagonist's uncle is so down to earth and enlightening, I heartily recommend this series, I started this book but couldn't figure out the audience this was intended for, We have it in our teen section but the main character is inth grade, He hasolder sisters and a younger sisters, It seemed as though some of the popculture details,etc, are things only teens would know, Sometimes the characters in the book seem more mature than they should be, and other times too young, It didn't seem real to me, if you like young adult lit, the manny files are good reads, i myself appreciateth grade boy humor a lot and laughed out loud throughout the book, it's also nice to read a children's book with a gay maincharacter,
Cue the pretend drumroll: Keats's parents have a big surprise, No, they're not having a new baby, It's wait for it, wait for it a family road trip!
Those books are so rare,
This one definitely had a more serious theme than the first one, which just alludes to the manny and Uncle max being gay until the very last page.
This one really addresses it, and teaches some life lessons about other people's hatred, Keats has to face some more serious issues in this book, and you get to see a more real and human side of the manny, even though he's still full of hilarious antics!
I love the parents in these books, too.
They are so great, and down to earth, even though they presumably have a lot of money, I kinda want a family just like this, I love Burch's Manny Files, I'm giving this book serious thought as a read aloud to my eighth graders, A little diversity might do wonders for Livingston County, I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first book in the series, It was sort of lacking in plot, and felt kind of on the short side, I think it could have been better if it had been expanded, and if the author had spent a little more time on it.
This is a sequal to the Manny files book I read earlier, I liked it enough to want to read the next one, It doesn't come out until september, but I will check it out when it does, I got the reccomendation by noticing a star next to the authors name, clicked on it, and it took me to the authors goodreads page, Wonder if it is really the author Burch is going on my favorite author's list, I'll definitely be looking forward to more from him, Most books I need breaks between so I normally break between chapter, Not with this. I love these types of authors because I can just breeze through them and get through the chapters and can't wait to see what happens next.
The voice of the author has a lot to do with that,
Love it. Just like the first book about Keats and his offthewall family, this book made me laugh out loud, The freewheeling manny is not featured as much as Keats' family as they travel in an RV to visit the manny's parents.
They stop at various tourist destinations but the most memorable aspects are Keats' observations along the way, The story touches on negative reactions to gays, but overall the message is a positive one, I don't know if kids appreciate these books as much as adults do, but I really recommend this to anyone who wants a laugh.
It was very cute howj Keats explained everything, Even cuter when he got it wrong,
Like he did when he was complementing the Manny's mother's necklace,
Keat's had some bumps, My eyes popped when he made up the rhyme about the Manny,
But the Manny took it in stride, and let Keat realize he
had said something wrong on his own.
I liked when he defended the Manny,
The surprise at the end was nice, This sequel to the original Manny Files is equally laughoutloud funny, Unfortunately I was reading it in public as I grabbed a lunch alone and I found myself stifling repeated giggles! Yes, it's a little heavy handed at times but it's also thoroughly lovable.
I confess, I teared up a couple of times, Both of these books are terrific for talking about bullying and labeling, but also for the child like Keats who has gay family members or friends.
Keats writes the last line of the story most people are really nice when you finally see them, I enjoyed this charming and touching Lambda Literary Award Finalist! It took a little while for me to get in to it, but once I did, I certainly enjoyed tagging along on this crosscountry trip with these characters.
Belly in particular is hilarious, and it's hard not to care about the Manny,
I would say the only reason this getsand notfor me is that for me, the main character at times stretches the boundaries of what is believable.
I get that he's precocious and advanced for a fourht grader, and that he has a role model who teaches him some arcane stuff.
But some of his pop culture references seemed a bit too out there, At times I felt the narrator grew up in thes,
That said, Keats is a charming narrator, I wanted to believe he wasor, even if sometimes I didn't, Some of his lines are hilarious, especially when he explains what a word means and he's close to having figured it out but not quite there.
My favorite line: "Lauren Hutton is an actress who is famous for having a space between her front teeth, " I paraphrase.
I loved meeting the Manny's parents, and the scene with the calf birth is particularly strong, What happens after was quite moving to me, And I can't stop singing Someone Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John now!
I'm glad I read this.
This book was good, but it did nit live up to the standards of the first book in the series.
It was very inspiring but put more emphasis on the manny and Uncle Max's relationship and friendship than the first.
Very cute kids book. Absolutely hilarious character and dialogue and manages to teach a heartwarming lesson about acceptance without becoming trite or sappy, I just love how the boy thinks from one random thought to another, It totally reminds me of my childhood, .
I'm sure those "christian people" would try to get it out of the school library because there are gay people in it.
. . This is really a.star read. The story is so heart warming, and fairly simple to follow, There is one story line that feels incomplete until the last page, even though those characters are left for some time.
This ending felt a bit more rushed than the previous book, But the adventure of the rest of the book is worth it,
I loved the last sentence as it summed up the main theme of the entire story, Keats learned alot here! Really good, I very much enjoyed this book, Again, though, definitely not for everyone, Read reviews before picking it up, Yes, this means you. yes This is a charming romp of a story about Manny, the gay nanny for a wonderfully winsome family, Its actually the second book in the series, following The Manny Files, it reads fine as a standalone, but once I had read the Manny Files I wished I had read them in order.
This book has it all heart, humor, and a message, The story is told from the perspective of Keats, one of the four kids the others being his sisters Lulu, India, and little Belly.
Keats is in third or fourth grade and LOVES the manny, Its pretty clear that he could very well grow up to be gay, so having such a positive role model in the Manny is a great boon for him.
The story is largely centered around the familys summer road trip, which includes a stop to see Mannys parents on their farm.
This provides an opportunity for Manny to reconcile with his parents around being gay, and provides for a very touching scene involving the birth of a calf you have to read the book to get it.
The book culminates in the familys arrival in Las Vegas, where they meet Uncle Max, Uncle Max and the Manny got together at the end of the first book, and this book ends with a very sweet and Romantic event which I wont be so crass as to spoil for you.
Suffice to say that this book is a refreshing, funny paean to the positive and transformative power of Gay Love in its many guises and expressions.
The Manny books are just sheer fun, the comedic aspect highlights the more serious aspects of the various themes of the books, However, the homosexual relationship between the manny and the protagonist's uncle is so down to earth and enlightening, I heartily recommend this series, I started this book but couldn't figure out the audience this was intended for, We have it in our teen section but the main character is inth grade, He hasolder sisters and a younger sisters, It seemed as though some of the popculture details,etc, are things only teens would know, Sometimes the characters in the book seem more mature than they should be, and other times too young, It didn't seem real to me, if you like young adult lit, the manny files are good reads, i myself appreciateth grade boy humor a lot and laughed out loud throughout the book, it's also nice to read a children's book with a gay maincharacter,
Cue the pretend drumroll: Keats's parents have a big surprise, No, they're not having a new baby, It's wait for it, wait for it a family road trip!
Okay, so this is not exactly the birthday present Keats had in mind no iPod!, but when Dad parks a rented RV in the Dalinger's driveway, Keats piles in with the rest of his family and the manny, of course bound for the open road.
From the big skies of farm country to the bright lights of Las Vegas, this, in typical manny fabulousness, is an allAmerican adventure filled with more Glamourdos than Glamourdon'ts.
But a stopover at the manny's childhood home is making the manny feel not so fabulous, Why can't his parents ever accept him for who he is And Keats, at first, sees their point, Why does the manny always have to be so interesting
Hit the road for more manny shenanigans, where it's all about Elton John, Diet Coke, and being brave enough to be yourself.
Those books are so rare,
This one definitely had a more serious theme than the first one, which just alludes to the manny and Uncle max being gay until the very last page.
This one really addresses it, and teaches some life lessons about other people's hatred, Keats has to face some more serious issues in this book, and you get to see a more real and human side of the manny, even though he's still full of hilarious antics!
I love the parents in these books, too.
They are so great, and down to earth, even though they presumably have a lot of money, I kinda want a family just like this, I love Burch's Manny Files, I'm giving this book serious thought as a read aloud to my eighth graders, A little diversity might do wonders for Livingston County, I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first book in the series, It was sort of lacking in plot, and felt kind of on the short side, I think it could have been better if it had been expanded, and if the author had spent a little more time on it.
This is a sequal to the Manny files book I read earlier, I liked it enough to want to read the next one, It doesn't come out until september, but I will check it out when it does, I got the reccomendation by noticing a star next to the authors name, clicked on it, and it took me to the authors goodreads page, Wonder if it is really the author Burch is going on my favorite author's list, I'll definitely be looking forward to more from him, Most books I need breaks between so I normally break between chapter, Not with this. I love these types of authors because I can just breeze through them and get through the chapters and can't wait to see what happens next.
The voice of the author has a lot to do with that,
Love it. Just like the first book about Keats and his offthewall family, this book made me laugh out loud, The freewheeling manny is not featured as much as Keats' family as they travel in an RV to visit the manny's parents.
They stop at various tourist destinations but the most memorable aspects are Keats' observations along the way, The story touches on negative reactions to gays, but overall the message is a positive one, I don't know if kids appreciate these books as much as adults do, but I really recommend this to anyone who wants a laugh.
It was very cute howj Keats explained everything, Even cuter when he got it wrong,
Like he did when he was complementing the Manny's mother's necklace,
Keat's had some bumps, My eyes popped when he made up the rhyme about the Manny,
But the Manny took it in stride, and let Keat realize he
had said something wrong on his own.
I liked when he defended the Manny,
The surprise at the end was nice, This sequel to the original Manny Files is equally laughoutloud funny, Unfortunately I was reading it in public as I grabbed a lunch alone and I found myself stifling repeated giggles! Yes, it's a little heavy handed at times but it's also thoroughly lovable.
I confess, I teared up a couple of times, Both of these books are terrific for talking about bullying and labeling, but also for the child like Keats who has gay family members or friends.
Keats writes the last line of the story most people are really nice when you finally see them, I enjoyed this charming and touching Lambda Literary Award Finalist! It took a little while for me to get in to it, but once I did, I certainly enjoyed tagging along on this crosscountry trip with these characters.
Belly in particular is hilarious, and it's hard not to care about the Manny,
I would say the only reason this getsand notfor me is that for me, the main character at times stretches the boundaries of what is believable.
I get that he's precocious and advanced for a fourht grader, and that he has a role model who teaches him some arcane stuff.
But some of his pop culture references seemed a bit too out there, At times I felt the narrator grew up in thes,
That said, Keats is a charming narrator, I wanted to believe he wasor, even if sometimes I didn't, Some of his lines are hilarious, especially when he explains what a word means and he's close to having figured it out but not quite there.
My favorite line: "Lauren Hutton is an actress who is famous for having a space between her front teeth, " I paraphrase.
I loved meeting the Manny's parents, and the scene with the calf birth is particularly strong, What happens after was quite moving to me, And I can't stop singing Someone Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John now!
I'm glad I read this.
This book was good, but it did nit live up to the standards of the first book in the series.
It was very inspiring but put more emphasis on the manny and Uncle Max's relationship and friendship than the first.
Very cute kids book. Absolutely hilarious character and dialogue and manages to teach a heartwarming lesson about acceptance without becoming trite or sappy, I just love how the boy thinks from one random thought to another, It totally reminds me of my childhood, .