The Rhyming Season

by Edward Averett

Seventeen-year-old Brenda Jacobsen comes from a family of tall people. In the small logging town of Hemlock, Washington, being tall makes you better at trimming the high spots on trees or at playing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618469486
• ISBN13: 9780618469482
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

The Rhyming Season is a Winner!

I am an eleven year old boy and I think that"The Rhyming Season" by Edward Averett is a great book! Brenda Jacobsen (the main character) lives in a small town named Hemlock with her tall, basketball loving family. I liked the way the author made all of the characters in this small town become so real and believable. Even though I am a boy and not yet in high school, I could relate to the challenges that Brenda was going through in the story and was totally absorbed by the basketball games and action packed plot. I like this book because of the way the author combines two very different things together, basketball and poetry.

Powerful, moving, exhilarating, even laugh-out-loud funny

In a dying lumber town in the far reaches of Washington State, Averett's heroine is the star of the girls' high-school basketball team. But she lives and plays under the shadow of her brother, the town basketball hero, who died. With a bad home life and a coach who's left the team, this is the story of a season in both hell and heaven. In a disastrous blow, the school assigns the team a coach who's not only the English teacher but who requires the team to learn and recite poetry -- aloud -- at practice and even during games. How humiliating! But -- let me leave it there; author Averett pulls magic out of his hat and gives us a thrilling story that's far from the conventional. A wonderful achievement.

Not solely for young adults!

Ed Averett's "Rhyming Season" is a moving depiction of grief, loss, and growth for the individuals and the Northwest logging communities. His mixture of poetry and sports is a delicious element in a story that resonates on many levels. A great read! Mary Ann Murphy

A fabulous book!

This is a great read. The writing is superb, the story is moving, engaging, and original. I loved the blending of sports and poetry. This is one of the best YA novels I've read in a while. Bravo, Edward! I look forward to reading more books by you.