Bubba & Giganto - Odds Against Us -
by Lea Schizas
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Author: Lea SchizasEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-01
ISBN: 0979751365
Number of pages: 72
Publisher: 4RV Publishing LLC
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Book Review: Bubba and Giganto: Odds Against Us
Summary: 5 Stars
Lea Schizas has written another page turner. Once I started reading about Bubba and David, AKA Giganto, I couldn't stop. Before I knew it I'd read the whole story. I'm so glad I did.
Bubba (yes, Bubba, not Bobby or Brendan) Jacobson, tough guy, smart mouth, sensitive heart, and David (Giganto) Montana, nice guy, picked on by bullies, big and clumsy, are the least likely of friends. But when they meet on the first day of ninth grade a remarkable friendship is formed.
This is Bubba's first year at Pierson High, and he's delighted to discover they have a soccer team. Questions arise, however, when Bubba and David try out for the team. Why does Mr. Ambrose, the gym teacher, tell Bubba not to push David (Giganto) into something he doesn't want to do? What is the secret about the boy who died during a soccer scrimmage the previous year? Is David (Giganto) connected to the tragedy? And why is Jason, all-star athlete with an attitude, so determined David doesn't make the team?
Ms. Schizas is a master at surprise endings. Just when you think you know all the answers, she changes the questions with an unexpected twist or two. I never saw this one coming.
Themes of bullies, soccer, friendship, and forgiveness are woven through this short story, making it one boys can relate to and will enjoy reading. I recommend it for reluctant readers, children who perhaps are facing their own bullies, and also for sports lovers and everyone who enjoys a fast-paced book with continuous action.
Summary of Bubba & Giganto - Odds Against Us -
He hates his name, Bubba, because it gives bullies an excuse to pick on him, especially when he starts at a new school. So what does Bubba do the first day he steps off the bus? Bumps into the biggest kid there. However, instead of slugging the new comer, Giganto,as Bubba calls David, becomes his friend. Are they ever different: quiet, non-confrontational Giganto and tough with a temper Bubba. But David has a secret -- a dangerous secret. Bullying Giganto seems the norm at school, 'til Bubba steps in. After some exchanges of words between the bullies and Bubba and a soccer challenge, Giganto's deadly secret will be revealed.Bullies Books
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