Hokey Pokey
Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2013, is a First Edition work that spans 285 pages. This book presents a unique setting where childhood thrives, filled with games, bikes, and the freedom of youth, devoid of adult presence. The narrative follows Jack, a prominent figure in Hokey Pokey, whose world is disrupted when his cherished bike is stolen by a girl. This incident triggers a series of events that lead Jack to feel out of place and signals an impending change in his life.
Readers will find a richly imaginative tale that explores themes of growing up and the transition from childhood to adolescence. As Jack navigates the chaos following the theft of his bike, he grapples with feelings of loss and the dawning realization that change is inevitable. The story delves into social issues and the adventures that accompany the journey of adolescence, all set against the backdrop of a whimsical world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
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Welcome to Hokey Pokey. A place and a time, when childhood is at its best: games to play, bikes to ride, experiences to be had. There are no adults in Hokey Pokey, just kids, and the laws governing Hokey Pokey are simple and finite. But when one of the biggest kids, Jack, has his beloved bike stolen—and by a girl, no less—his entire world, and the world of Hokey Pokey, turns to chaos. Without his bike, Jack feels like everything has started to go wrong. He feels different, not like himself, and he knows something is about to change. And even more troubling he alone hears a faint train whistle. But that’s impossible: every kid knows there no trains in Hokey Pokey, only tracks.
Master storyteller Jerry Spinelli has written a dizzingly inventive fable of growing up and letting go, of leaving childhood and its imagination play behind for the more dazzling adventures of adolescence, and of learning to accept not only the sunny part of day, but the unwelcome arrival of night, as well.
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