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Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
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Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World

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Ten-year-old Justin hates that his sisters and his mama are always fussing at him. They make him feel stupid because he can't clean his room or cook. But why should he? He'd rather be outside playing. After all, cooking and cleaning is just “women's work.” That's why Justin is glad when his grandfather invites him back to his ranch for the summer. Justin is sure he can get away from all the women and do some actual “men's work,” such as cleaning fish, mending fences, and riding horses. But back at the ranch, Justin learns some unexpected lessons and soon realizes that anyone can do anything once they learn how.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateJun 1, 2010
ISBN9780062012739
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
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Mildred Pitts Walter

Mildred Pitts Walter is widely admired for her positive, realistic portraits of African-American family life. A former kindergarten teacher, she truly enjoys the company of children and relishes hearing what they have on their minds.Mrs. Walter has been honored with many awards during her long writing career, including the 1987 Coretta Scott King Award for justin and the best biscuits in the world and the 1993 Christopher Award for Nonfiction for mississippi challenge (Bradbury). Mildred Pitts Walter lives in Denver. In 1996 she was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I love this and my husband and kids like it to
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I used to teach third grade. My kids and I loved this book. You would be surprised by the high level discussions third graders can have! This book uses the N word. We discussed why the author used such a terrible word. We talked about historical context and racism. There is another troubling incident of racism/ violence in the book, but it is in no way gratuitous. I highly recommend this book. It has a great message, boys live it and it is uplifting. I do suggest that you always read ahead of the students so that you are prepared to discuss the harsher parts of the story.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    JUSTIN is a fun and well-written story of a young boy's evolution into young manhood withthe guidance of his beloved Grandfather.Unfortunately, it also features the extreme animal cruelty of a rodeo.Neither Justin nor his Grandfather are sensitive to the animals, despite their earlier rescue of a fawn.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Great story about visiting grandpa on the ranch, and about learning how to take care of yourself. All about confidence, thoughtfulness and kindness. Really lovely.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Add another book to my list of recommended stories with African-American characters. I'm delighted to say that this story not only has African-American characters, but it has an African-American boy and an African-American grandfather as central characters. And any boy living in a female-centric home will love this tale of a boy who seeks out his grandfather to advise him on how to make a bed and how to bake the world's best biscuits.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I was very surprised to see the "n-word" (it's on page 82 in mine) in a book geared toward such young children. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, but I would not have known about it if I had not been reading the book with my son. They did not discuss it in school or let the parents know which is a shame, as it led to a few great discussions in our home about racism and the power of words. Overall, a great book. It was nice to see some diversity in my son's required reading and to have a completely boy-centric book where the main character is not sickeningly perfect.

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