Seriously, Norman!, Chris Raschka
Seriously, Norman!, Chris Raschka
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Seriously, Norman!

Author: Chris Raschka

Narrator: Jesse Bernstein

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2011

Synopsis

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka's dazzling fiction debutNow that the whole thing is over (and we all survived!), I can tell you what happened. Picture this for a second. Rock wall six inches on my left. Sheer cliff hundreds of feet down on my right, my best friend Norman in front of me, mumbling something, and my mom behind me saying, "Step, step, step."EEEEEEYAAAAAH! Next time my mom bugs me about sitting in front of the computer too much, I'm going to say, "Thanks, I prefer it where the near-death experiences are virtual!"No, seriously, this story is about Norman and about how he grows and learns stuff. Uses his imagination. Observes things. Like his dad, who is so devoted to . . . money! Like how his dad is mixed up with weird creeps of the underworld. All over the world!Why, why are grown-ups so insane? That's exactly the question that Norman, Anna and Emma (the twins), and I, Leonard, try to answer. And with the help of Norman's new tutor, Balthazar Birdsong (also fairly nuts), we nearly do it, too.

About Chris Raschka

Chris Raschka is the creator of many distinguished and award-winning books for children. He has received two Caldecott Medals—one for The Hello, Goodbye Window, written by Norton Juster, and one for his own A Ball for Daisy. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes? Chris Raschka was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2012 and 2016 and has been awarded a New York Times Best Illustrated Book citation seven times. He lives in New York City with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Edie on July 05, 2011

Reminiscent a bit of The Phantom Tollbooth, Norman Normann has two clueless parents, one, his mother, overwhelmingly nurturing in a vacant sort of way, and the other, his dad, consumed with his desire to make money by selling reused bombers. Interested in making sure Norman does well in the world th......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on December 28, 2011

After twelve-year-old Norman Normann does poorly on the annual Amalgamated Academic Independent City Schools Test, his parents hire a tutor to prepare him for next year's test. But the tutor, Balthazar Birdsong, surprisingly doesn't arrive with a battery of test preparation exercises and reading and......more

Goodreads review by Handd51 on August 31, 2011

What a lucky day when Scholastic handed me an ARC of this book - it is outstanding. We could hardly expect less from Caldecott winner Chris Raschka, except this is his first novel for young people. The publisher lists this for 4th-9th grades, which is about right - except I thin it will more commonl......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on September 07, 2014

I have always enjoyed the messages in Chris Raschka's books so I was happy to see that he has forayed into chapter books. This was a great one! His writing reminded me of Roald Dahl and Louis Sachar. The story is about Norman Normann who needs to do better on a test so his parents hire a tutor for hi......more

Goodreads review by Kelli on October 19, 2011

This was a fun read! Norman meets his cool but weird new tutor, works his way through the dictionary, discovers his father's profession, tries to get his dad to stop doing what he does (no spoiler here) and sell shoes instead, and has adventures with his friends and family. It's a great adventure st......more

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