Name: Book Uncle and Me
ISBN: 9781554988099

Uma Krishnaswami

Now available in paperback, Book Uncle and Me is an award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference.

Book Uncle and Me

Nine-year-old Yasmin intends to read a book a day for the rest of her life. Book Uncle, who runs a free lending library on the street corner, always has the perfect book for her and for everyone else who comes to his little shop. He helps others learn to read, too. But Book Uncle seems to be in trouble. The office of the mayor has sent him a letter saying his free library is illegal and he must remove it. That would be awful. With the elections coming up and the grown-ups busy with their own affairs, what difference can Yasmin and her friends possibly make? Yasmin gets to work, ideas begin to fly like feathers, and soon everything starts to spin - out of control.

Melissa Palmer

Book #49 Read in 2018
Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami

Book Uncle is a man who has a free lending library on the street corner by Yasmin's apartment complex. Her goal is to read a book a day forever and she has done so for 402 days. Then, the city tells Book Uncle that he must pay for a commercial permit or remove his lending library. He cannot afford a permit. Yasmin gets her classmates and neighbors involved with the upcoming election....getting people to pledge their vote to what candidate will help Book Uncle if they win. Will they be able to save t he Book Uncle lending library in time? This was a cute, quick read and has a lot to think about even though it is a slim book.

Original edition published by Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd. in 2012.

Nadine 

#resilience #responsibility #action #change #diversity #India
Actually an all round excellent first chapter book with credible plot, setting and characters. Many reader/writer workshop mentor text possibilities as well as room for discussion on taking action and responsibility.

Elizabeth Garza

This was a cute and inspiring book about a young girl wanting to save her local free library. It deals a lot with the idea of elections and voting and contacting your representatives to have your voice heard. It was nice to see a young girl achieve something so big as saving her free library saved by book uncle. The writing was very appropriate for younger ages (I would say like 5-8, any older and it might seem too childish to read for some.) It got three stars from me, because the writing was a bit too juvenile for me, and my ratings are extremely subjective as to whether or not I like the book. So it was fine from a personal POV, but would be great for kids!

Book Uncle and Me

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