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The Retired Kid

by Jon Agee

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Publisher Comments:

"It's been a wonderful eight years, but I need a break."

At the Happy Sunset Retirement Community, there's Ethel, Myrtle, Harvey, and Tex.  And then there's Brian.  The retired kid. He's here to escape school, homework, and daily chores.

But retired living has its challenges, especially when you're sixty years younger than everybody else!

Review:

"'It's been a wonderful eight years... but I need a break,' says Brian, exhausted from school, soccer and broccoli-eating. Toting golf clubs, he boards a plane to Florida. At the Happy Sunset Retirement Community, Brian plays cards, naps in undisturbed turquoise pools and learns that retirement entails 'looking at hundreds of snapshots of Myrtle's grandchildren, or watching long documentaries on TV'; he frowns at early-morning yoga and gags on 'prune juice smoothies.' Drafted in crayony black line with daubs of gouache, Agee's (Milo's Hat Trick) orderly images of landscaped lawns, neat palm trees and low-rise condos ironically suggest a hushed relaxation antithetical to Brian's energy level. When a fellow retiree suggests Brian 'think back to the good old days,' the boy fondly recalls acing a math test, hitting the perfect note at a violin lesson and playing with his dog, then decides to come out of retirement. 'I love my job!' he concludes. Agee has perfected the art of satire that is not only devoid of archness but even makes room for sympathy. Witty and fresh, yet not irreverent. Ages 4 — 8. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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At the Happy Sunset Retirement Community, Brian escapes from school, homework, and daily chores. But retired living has its challenges--especially for a retiree who is 60 years younger than everyone else. Full color.
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ISBN:
9781423103141
Author:
Agee, Jon
Publisher:
Hyperion Books for Children
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Old age
Subject:
Contentment
Subject:
Children s humor
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
20080631
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from P to 3
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
11.75 x 9.25 in 16.72 oz
Age Level:
04-08
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "'It's been a wonderful eight years... but I need a break,' says Brian, exhausted from school, soccer and broccoli-eating. Toting golf clubs, he boards a plane to Florida. At the Happy Sunset Retirement Community, Brian plays cards, naps in undisturbed turquoise pools and learns that retirement entails 'looking at hundreds of snapshots of Myrtle's grandchildren, or watching long documentaries on TV'; he frowns at early-morning yoga and gags on 'prune juice smoothies.' Drafted in crayony black line with daubs of gouache, Agee's (Milo's Hat Trick) orderly images of landscaped lawns, neat palm trees and low-rise condos ironically suggest a hushed relaxation antithetical to Brian's energy level. When a fellow retiree suggests Brian 'think back to the good old days,' the boy fondly recalls acing a math test, hitting the perfect note at a violin lesson and playing with his dog, then decides to come out of retirement. 'I love my job!' he concludes. Agee has perfected the art of satire that is not only devoid of archness but even makes room for sympathy. Witty and fresh, yet not irreverent. Ages 4 — 8. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Synopsis" by , At the Happy Sunset Retirement Community, Brian escapes from school, homework, and daily chores. But retired living has its challenges--especially for a retiree who is 60 years younger than everyone else. Full color.
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