Jonathan Livingston Seagull

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Cinnamon Sampair, August 15, 2012 (view all comments by Cinnamon Sampair)
Love this book. Had it read to me as a kid - thought the seagull was silly for crashing all the time. Read it again as a teen - loved how rebellious Jonathan was. Read it as an adult - loved the purpose of life message.

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AL1986, August 20, 2010 (view all comments by AL1986)
My eighth-grade year was terrible. I was a very awkward 13-year-old. I felt like I was doomed to this awkward existence and resigned myself to the job of odd man out amongst my friends. At a very depressing point that year my father called me into the living room. He had a dusty, nearly collapsed box on the coffee table. He said, "I have something that I want to share with you," as he reached into the box. "I felt just like you when I was young, someone gave me this book, it helped me." Then he carefully set a small paperback book in my hands, Jonathan Livingston Seagull. It was held together with a rubber band because most of the pages were falling out. This book has a special place on my bookshelf now, with a few more rubber bands and tape holding it together. I need to buy a new copy just so I can have a readable copy in the house. I wish this book was required reading in school.

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sigridt, August 19, 2008 (view all comments by sigridt)
If you know of someone who is at a loss because they are told they are different, this book may help.
It tells us that there are always better options around – if only we try. And “try” – being an operative word – is not such a bad thing. To try to do better, to try to know more, to try to be the best that you can be – are these really too much to ask?

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780380012862

Illustrated by:

Munson, Russell

Publisher:

Avon

Photographer:

Munson, Russell

Author:

Bach, Richard

Author:

Halberstam, David

Location:

New York

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Children's fiction

Subject:

Animals - Birds

Subject:

Gulls

Subject:

General Fiction

Series Volume:

121.

Publication Date:

19760101

Binding:

Mass Market Paperbound

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

128

Dimensions:

6.87x4.19x.32 in. .21 lbs.