THE FUNNY GUY

by Grace Allen Hogarth ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 1954

A rather charming story of 12-year old problems, set in Boston in 1912- has an authentic ring of possibly autobiographical derivatives. Helen Hamilton was a sensitive, dreamy child, teased by her schoolmates for her absent-mindedness. Her mother, at the time of this story, was laid up in the hospital; her father patiently tried to cope with home problems, hoping for her recovery. And Helen, finding school a thorn in her side, had to face up to things both there and at home. She found her pleasures in one or two special friends, in reading a bit outside her metier (Prescott's Conquests gave her escape reading!), and in earning money for a bicycle by selling greeting cards. She brings to her challenges a kind of grit that ultimately wins her the right to be herself, and not a shadow of others. Good- it gets down to some important fundamentals. And it is a distinct advance over earlier books, Lucy's League (1951) and John's Journey (1952) which dealt with Anglo-American themes.

Pub Date: Feb. 1, 1954

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1954

Categories: FICTION