Cecil in Space

by Sid Hite

Seventeen-year-old Cecil Rowe loves to write, to read, to think, and to amble about his tiny Tidewater town of Bricksburg, Virginia. Of course, if he had a driver's license, he'd rather drive. And if... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805050558
• ISBN13: 9780805050554
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9

Customer Reviews

You Won't forget it

I read this book about a year ago and I still remember many details about it. Cecil is a nice guy that's shy around girls. The small town setting is great. Read it and you won't regret it.

I loved this hysterical adventure of teenage romance

A fun book by a great author! I had the opportunity to hear Sid Hite speak a year ago and I was absolutely enthralled by his humble attitude and obvious love for the English language. His vocabulary is precise and educational in and of itself. I used this novel as a read aloud with 9th graders and the feelings were mixed, but I think they all would have enjoyed the book if they had read it silently and finished in larger chunks than my method allowed.

Don't let the cover make you pass on this one.

In a detached, sometimes bitter, but rarely boring narrative Cecil gives us a tour of his teenage life in his podunk town life in Bricksburg,(the eerie coincidence to Williamsburg is rather humorous)VA. The big mystery is who defaced the town historic sign, but Cecil is trying to understand his world. His insane aunt thinks he is an astronaut, his friend Isaac is an eccentric painter and Isabel brings Cecil the truth in a kiss. Cecil's thought and words are a treat!

OuT oF tHiS WoRlD....

I say this because, I thought that this book was full of pure entertainment. I found that there were many similarities and differences that I had with Cecil (main character). The way he looked out on his life, where he lives, and how he described it is just like me. Cecil used a plentiful amount of sarcasism,humour,and range of vocabulary. I definetly recommend you people out there to read this... you will not regret it if you like crazy and outrageous kind of writing.

An excellent novel about growing up that gets you hooked.

Cecil in Space by Sid Hite is an excelent example of growing up and maturing. It shows how your emotions change as you go through your teenage years. The book tells you how your feelings and attitude twoards your friends can change as you get older and more mature and also how you can outgrow them or they can grow into you. Being a teenager myself I was really able to relate and identify with the changes and obstacles that Cecil encountered in his summer. I will definitely read this again.