One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street
Written by Joanne Rocklin
Narrated by Lisa Baney
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
When a mysterious man arrives one day on Orange Street, the children who live on the block try to find out who he is and why he's there. Little do they know that his story-and the story of a very old orange tree-connects to each of their personal worries in ways they never could have imagined. From impressing friends to dealing with an expanding family to understanding a younger sibling's illness, the characters' storylines come together around that orange tree.
Taking place over the course of a day and a half, Joanne Rocklin's masterful novel deftly builds a story about family, childhood anxieties, and the importance of connection. In the end the fate of the tree (and the kids who care for it) reminds us of the magic of the everyday and of the rich history all around us.
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Reviews for One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/53 1/2 stars
I liked a lot of this story but it felt uneven to me. Some chapters were compelling and others were boring. My favorite character and story was the old woman with some kind of unspecified memory loss. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A delightful series of intertwined stories about the kids and adults who make up one neighborhood, culminating in some unexpected twists and connections. This is a great selection for 4th and 5th grade teachers looking for a class readaloud.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Good book about friendship and family. It takes place in Los Angeles.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The action centers around a Valencia orange tree; the only survivor from the orange groves days before their was a neighborhood and a street called Orange Street. The tree sits in an empty lot where once was a house, but on this day an orange cone appears and gets the kids who play beneath it's branches and the olde lady, Mrs. Snoops, in a tizzy.The characters all have 'issues' of one sort or another including memory loss, brain tumor, crushes, new sibling on the way, etc. My guess is there will be a few girls who will really enjoy it. I'm looking forward to the feedback!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Orange Street is named for an orchard that was where the houses are now. There is one Valencia orange tree is left in a vacant lot where the block’s children play. The story revolves around Ms. Snoops, an older woman with memories of the block from her childhood, each of the children, and a mystery man who drives by in a green car. The story will remind readers of long summer days when it was safe to run through the neighborhood and children knew all the neighbors. This is a charming book and would make a great read aloud in the early grades. The children on the block learn important life lessons while learning to get along with each other and the circumstances of their own lives.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5children's fiction (eBook edition). Sweet but highly unlikely (a recently-home-from-brain-surgery baby brother would probably not be let out of the parents' sight, I'm thinking, much less sent down the block to hang out with nanny and older sis), and ultimately unmemorable
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Narrated by Lisa Baney. There is an orange tree in the vacant lot that is the gathering place for all the kids living on Orange Street, and a reminder for elderly “Ms Snoops” of how the neighborhood used to be. One morning an orange traffic cone appears in front of the vacant lot which sets off speculation of what it could mean. This is a pleasing story about the quiet, strong presence of a tree and the many meanings and stories it holds for the neighborhood. Baney voices the story in a quiet compassionate tone that suits the themes.