The Lottery Rose, Irene Hunt
The Lottery Rose, Irene Hunt
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The Lottery Rose

Author: Irene Hunt

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 4 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/31/2008

Synopsis

Georgie Burgess has known only neglect and abuse during his seven and a half years of life. His alcoholic mother does little to prevent the bruises and scars inflicted on Georgie by her brutal boyfriend. With each blow, the little boy withdraws further into his dreams. When he wins a small rose bush in a lottery, it seems as if one of his dreams has finally come true. But after a particularly savage beating, he is taken from his mother and placed in a home for boys. Surrounded by strangers, and with the rosebush as his only link to the world, both the boy and his treasured plant must learn how to grow and thrive. Irene Hunt has written many books for young people; she has won both a Newbery Honor and a Newbery Medal for her work. Drawing on her professional background in psychology, she creates a heartwarming tale of emerging trust and hope in The Lottery Rose.

About Irene Hunt

Irene
Hunt (1907–2001) was an American children’s writer best known for historical
novels. Her first book, Across Five Aprils was a runner-up for the Newbery
Medal, an award which she won for her second novel, Up a Road Slowly. She was
a nominee in 1974 for the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest
international recognition available to creators of children’s books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Patty on October 12, 2014

One of my most vivid reading memories is being completely crushed by this book when I was in junior high. I remember sitting on the floor of my bedroom and sobbing uncontrollably, grateful that I was reading it at home rather than at school. I've recommended it to many students over the years, but th......more

Goodreads review by Joe on April 16, 2013

Reread this to a class of seventh graders because they wanted to read something sad. When we finished, they looked at me like "That's it?" Bunch of heartless kids.......more

Goodreads review by Gabriella on September 09, 2019

Objective Summary: The Lottery Rose is by Irene Hunt, and It's placed in the 1970’s, and it starts off in the city, but later changes. The book is about a boy named Georgie who gets abused by his mother and her boyfriend, Steve. Georgie wins a rose bush at a grocery store lottery, and becomes very c......more

Goodreads review by Linda on April 24, 2014

Not her best book. It is an uncomplicated, "sweet" but unlikely story with unlikely characters and unlikely resolutions. It is a message of hope, but it drags a little. I like Irene Hunt's books but this one disappointed.......more

Goodreads review by Marianna on February 22, 2016

This was amazing book, this book put me into tears. Had incredible story to tell and had sad events but amazing thematic statement to tell at the end.......more

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