The Best Man

By PECK, Richard

 5 / Rated by 1 person.

ISBN
9780803738393
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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2016  |  Best Books 2016

Gr 4–6—Bookmarked between two weddings, this is a story of love, family, and friendship. Beginning with wedding number one, Archer Magill recounts his ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Starred Review on September 1, 2016

Rise and toast The Best Man, Peck's story about Archer Magill, a boy growing from a raw dollop of kindergarten id into a functional middle-school kid, a budding citizen of the world. As a participant in the two weddings that launch and conclude the novel (the first when he is six and the latter as a sixth grader), Archer is a familiar American type: a kid's kid, of the sort readers may recognize from Beverly Cleary or Eleanor Estes. Decent, a little clueless -- neither a hero nor a bystander, Archer is aware of wanting grownups to emulate. Among the men Arc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on April 1, 2016

Wanting grownups to emulate, Archer Magill applauds his uncle Paul; that Paul turns out to be gay is not a crisis. Uncle Paul's li...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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