Get Hold Of All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #4) Assembled By Sydney Taylor Accessible As Document
can't believe it! I read this series way back at the onset of the's, when I was in third grade! One of the first Hispanic families in the Bronx neighborhood where we lived, I attended parochial school with several Italian and Irish children from the hood.
There was also a large Judaic community, with a large Synagog around the corner from where we lived, The children of these families attended the local public school, which was not far from where I attended, With only my street friends to expose me to cultural differences whether positively or negatively, there was little I could find in school that I could relate to in terms of my own, as well as their culture.
As a second language learner, it took me a while to grasp reading in English, However, once I did, I took every opportunity to go to the local library and/or took advantage of the 'bookmobile' when it came onto our street, When the librarian asked me what books I was interested in, she turned me onto this series, I was able to share these stories with my friends in and out of school, They helped me to better understand the Judaic faith and their life customs, Thankfully today, there is a greater variety of books available to inner city children that covers a wide range of cultures and religious faiths, What a great medium to teach the young about understanding differences among people and how to embrace those differences! Back in, by its standards, I'm sure the series would have earned.
Not sure in today's standards how many it would earn, ALLOFAKIND FAMILY UPTOWN finds the family settles into their new house, Mama has surgery and Ella and her sisters manage the house with some help from their family and friends, Ellas relationship with Jules faces challenges when he enlists to fight in WWI,
I enjoyed ALLOFAKIND FAMILY UPTOWN more than the other books as the sisters age and interact with more people outside of the family, including their first friends who arent Jewish.
They see a Christmas tree for the first time and introduce their christian friends to Jewish traditions,
If I knew a young MG reader, Id get her all of Sydney Taylors ALLOFAKIND FAMILY books, Mama's hospitalization, and the First World War bring changes for the family, but every crisis is conquered with love, laughter, and understanding, A fine comfort read for troubled times, This one has more blending of light and dark, I laughed at a lot of moments and then mourned at others, I don't want to give away spoilers, but I'll just say that I feel things strongly along with the characters! I don't usually like series, Although I might love the characters, I find myself getting generally bored with the various plots, often mundane or regurgitated, that the author tries concocting to keep the books coming.
Not so with this series! I love, love it!
The fourth book is just as wonderful, people!
Ages:
Cleanliness
Children's Bad Words
Mild Obscenities amp SubstitutionsIncident: stupid
Name CallingIncidents: stupid, rascal
Religious ProfanitiesIncidents: Gee, goodness, Good gracious, Gosh, Thank heavens, Heaven
knows, For heavens sake, Gee willikers, For goodness sake
Religious amp SupernaturalIncident: A father tells his son about the good and bad Sabbath angels.
Attitudes/DisobedienceIncidents: A girl takes her sisters dress without permission and learns a lesson, A girl is tempted to be dishonest and keep a nickel but she does the right thing,
Romance RelatedIncidents: There is boy and girl “romantic” interaction throughout the book, They hang out in groups, go dancing, etc, A main character is going steady with a boy, but it is told more matteroffact than mushy, A boy and girl go on a date, They stroll hand in hand, he squeezes her arm, they link arms, At the end of the date, he kisses her on the cheek illustration too, A boy and girl hug, People go on a double date: “The couples snuggled czily on the benches just big enough for two, ” “She shivered. Jules arm tightened around her shoulder, ” Ella leaned her head on Jules shoulder and another boy and girl entwine fingers, A father teases that hell have to give up smoking to save for a dowry, "Breast pocket. "
Conversation TopicsIncidents: Mentions wine, Santa Claus is mentioned in one chapter briefly,
Parent Takeaway
A sweet story about a loving family and how the father and mother purposefully run their home, They are devout Jews so the mention and explanation of their celebrations and feasts is part of the story, The narration includes comments in the style of, "Henny knew she was being naughty and felt bad afterwards, " There is always conclusions to wrong behaviors, There is dating and dancing in the book, The boy/girl mentions are not fantasized or lengthy,
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So Follow or Friend me here on GoodReads! And be sure to check out my bio page to learn a little about me and the Picture Book/Chapter Book Calendars I sell sitelinkon Etsy! This story follows the family through the first World War.
Challenges arise, new friendships are formed, and the family offers support and encouragement to one another, Lovely. More classic stories! I laughed out loud when Charlie thought Santa Claus was the boogeyman, I had so much empathy for Sarah when she didnt receive the award she worked so hard for much personal experience there! And I love Hennys open and honest responses and sharing of her thoughts.
I imagine myself as her when I was growing up, Some serious storylines as WWI has started, The first one was magic, The following ones just dont hold a candle, Allofakind family was my favorite growing up, I just love these characters and how through their daily lives and adventures, readers learn about Jewish traditions, The characters aren't perfect, but the lessons they learn are universal and good, You can count on these books to have a happy ending in spite of whatever challenges are met, Sometimes I just need a "feel good" book, and these fit the bill,
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, sitelinkElla of AllofaKind Family Loved these books, . all of them. . in my youth. Loved Ella especially. I remember sitting in a library and reading, Great series. I think this one might be the best of the series, Based on the author's family and childhood, these charming books capture the everyday life of a home with little money but lots of love and good times to share.
Each book shares the ups and downs in the lives of this special family, through the eyes of Ella, Charlotte, Henny, Sarah, Gertie, and their little brother, Charlie, While the family is still adorable and made me laugh out loud more than once, this volume in the series is more real and sober, The serious illness for Mama and then WWI meant that the family experienced some serious angst, They weathered it all well, together and I am looking forward to the next installment which I plan to begin immediately, SPOILER ALERT!!! I knew that I had read some of these books as a child, but never in the correct order, and I didn't recall finishing them all, Now that I've reread this one, I understand, I don't think I ever finished it, becasue although I remember the tea stained dress, the rest is a blank, I think I stopped reading it at the point when Mama had to go to the hospital, which must have frightened me, although now it seems kind of tame.
I must say that I wish the series was more well written, and now I see how selective Taylor was in choosing what about Judaism to include, and what to omit.
So, in the series, she included a baby boy's Pidyon, but not a Bris, because that would probably have been too distressing/confusing for her intended audience.
Finally, concluding that Bill must have "fascinating stories" to tell, "being in a German prison camp and everything" just strikes me as crass, even if it might have been how people really responded after the Great War when "our boys" came home.
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