Soda Jerk

By Cynthia Rylant

Book Overview

From morning 'til night, from opening 'til closing, a teenage boy works at Maywell's Drugstore, making sundaes and shakes, watching and listening. These 28 poems describe what he sees and hears in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531058646
• ISBN13: 9780531058640
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
• Length: 45 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.3" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Soda Jerk, by Cynthia Rylant: A Review

There are certain characteristics that come with living in a small town. Everybody knows everbody. Gossip spreads like wildfire. But a characteristic not often expressd is one of feeling like you're trapped--like you can't ever get out. In the poems contained in the book SODA JERK, by Cynthia Rylant, a young boy expresses his feelings of being trapped in his small Virginia town. This book focuses mainly on the unseen reality of small town life. I used a cutting of this book in high school speech team and went to the state competition with it. This book is very insightful and helped me to realize more of what is there than just meets the eye.