Eventually, the pair learn to deal with their past and each other in ways that are humorous, entertaining, and life changing. Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Notes from the Midnight Driver , please sign up. Is this appropriate for an 11 year old?
Sierra yes, but there are a few parts that might need to be read with super vision. See 2 questions about Notes from the Midnight Driver…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Notes from the Midnight Driver. Nov 06, karen rated it really liked it Shelves: why-yes-i-ya , and-so-this-is-grad-school. View all 40 comments. Dec 25, Mrs. Morgan rated it it was amazing Shelves: , student-read-alouds.
Hands down, one of the best read-alouds I have ever done with my students. This book starts out with a bang! Within the first page or two I was quaking a little, wondering if I had just let them choose something completely inappropriate that should have been my first clue that this book was going to be great!
But things settled down.. Jordan Sonnenblick is brilliant at building charact Hands down, one of the best read-alouds I have ever done with my students. Jordan Sonnenblick is brilliant at building characters who have some chutzpah , who balance humor and depth effortlessly, and who feel like they could be current people in the reader's own life.
As this text developed, I could not help but fall in love with Sol, a. He is in a nursing home and slowly dying of emphysema, but man does he have spunk! You watch him very quietly teach Alex some major life lessons, and of course, Alex grows from them.
There is also no denying Alex's character development and how this angered and shallow boy manifests into someone who sees other's perspectives and all with a very different lens. And if there isn't already enough of a nod to Sonnenblick's ability to craft characters into something of perfection, looking at the secondary characters should complete the picture for you.
They were built with just enough meat to reinforce how real these "people" could be. I love when authors do that! Also, perhaps I am slow highly probable , but I did not see the connection at the end coming, until about 4 chapters out.
Once I connected the dots, I completely stopped reading and looked at my students, my mouth agape, saying, "oh my God - I know how this books ends! It was epic. There is such a subtle way that Sonnenblick connects his characters ahem, Annette and Steven and relates them to other stories - those little nuances just make it all the better - and I know that this is absolutely a book that I will pick up with another class sometime soon.
View all 3 comments. The cover of this book is deceptive. I expected it to be silly it is at times but I was frankly surprised at the levels of joy and sadness it stirs together. Called a "Tuesdays with Morrie" for teens in the description, I feel like that doesn't do it justice. I am 13 years past my teens and this hit me like a ton of bricks.
I was told in advance by my girlfriend that this book made her laugh and cry, I thought,"yeah I'm sure I'll chuckle, I may get a bit choked up. I had belly laughs, I cried so much she asked if I needed to be alone for a minute. The catch, I knew what was going to happen, from the beginning. These fictional characters felt real and their emotions passed to me. I sobbed through the final pages unable to remind myself that none of this was real, and yet it felt like it was.
A quick read for a Sunday afternoon in pajamas, but fair warning, have tissues close at hand or your t-shirt is going to have a wet spot on the arm, from the dust that got in your eyes.. Feb 13, Avery rated it really liked it. This book was the first read aloud our ELA class read. The book didn't sound that good from when we picked it up at the start but as we started reading it I found it to be one of the best books that I've read.
As we went along in this book it was quite funny at different points and put a smile to my face. The book was about a boy named Alex and he made some life-changing mistakes. He went through a relationship with a man named Saul who was keeping some secrets from him. What will happen when Alex finds out? This story took an unexpected turn later on in the book. I recommend this book to anyone who likes young adult fiction and likes some humor scattered throughout the book.
I rated this book 4 out of 5 stars. Jan 25, MorganD rated it it was amazing. This book was really good. Our ELA class read this as a read aloud. It was funny and serious at the same time. It was about this boy who was upset about his parents divorce, got drunk, took his mothers car and crashed. For his punishment he had to volunteer hours at this nursing home.
The person he is assigned to is very crochedy and mean. He ends up having a really good relationship with him and he learns a lot from the person he is taking of. I really liked it and I strongly recommend it. View 1 comment. Jun 06, Michael S rated it really liked it. This book had many suprises from him getting drunk and running over a gnome, to his dad cheating on his mom with his teacher.
But overall it was a great book. The main character has to do community service with an grumpy old man. But then realizes it's not as bad as he thought. But near the end there is a big suprise to the readers, that you can see coming. May 08, Jenny rated it it was amazing.
Notes From the Midnight Driver is such a laugh-out-loud-until-your-sides-hurt type of funny. Once he starts volunteering at the home, he really hates it. The man he must visit with, Mr. Solomon Lewis, is an irritable, stubborn Yiddish man who constantly insults Alex in the foreign language. Alex and Sol Mr. Lewis start to build a bridge through Jazz m Notes From the Midnight Driver is such a laugh-out-loud-until-your-sides-hurt type of funny.
Lewis start to build a bridge through Jazz music. Alex brings his guitar with him to visit, and they play together, becoming good friends. In fact, to say good bye, Alex throws a concert in the Home and allows Sol to join him and his two friends. In comparison to other books in this genre, I would say it was one of the best. The characters were all so funny and made this book all the more better.
I would give this book five out of five stars. It was my favorite bingo book so far. I would probably recommend this book to anyone who likes comedies and likes the realistic fiction genre. Word count: Jul 15, Agata Wilusz rated it it was amazing Shelves: boy-reads , young-adult , 7th-ela. What a great story and lesson that we can all benefit from. Unless I missed some details, I didn't think Alex was as bad of a kid as the other characters let on towards the end of the book, however the change in his attitude towards his community service was very evident in the letters he write to the judge.
Sonnenblick does a great job adding subtle details and pieces of foreshadowing that made this book so fun to read. The addition of character from his other novel is brilliant and creates a l What a great story and lesson that we can all benefit from. The addition of character from his other novel is brilliant and creates a little Sonnenblick world while sharing a new story with the reader. May 27, Sagar rated it it was amazing Shelves: audiobook. Jordan is an amazing story teller.
I had forgotten how beautifully he weaves his stories with a tinge of wit, YA issues, problems all the while keeping the humour across all the pages.
A mixture of sad and happiness lingers in the heart after the book ends just like an aftertaste of an Alphonso. Nov 28, Madison D rated it it was amazing. This book is my favorite read aloud book so far.
Even though it is sad I still liked it. My favorite character honestly is Sol. He is such a great character. When I first heard of it, I was like this book isn't going to be that good, but when we first started it, I was mesmerized. I am so glad that we got to read this book. Nov 20, Maddy rated it really liked it. I actually really enjoyed this book! I was surprised at the development of the characters. The main character Alex makes a stupid decision to drink alcohol and get drunk, then he takes his mom's car and crashes into the neighbor's lawn gnome.
Alex is sentenced to send his time working with a difficult man at the nursing home named Saul. Saul doesn't seem like the friendliest of people to care for. Meanwhile Alex is battling with the at home struggles of his mom dating again, his best friend, Lor I actually really enjoyed this book!
Meanwhile Alex is battling with the at home struggles of his mom dating again, his best friend, Lori, who he sees different now, and his reputation of being untrustworthy. Alex and Saul definitely don't see eye to eye. Then they found something in common; music. Saul begins to let Alex in on his past and they seem to bond over it. I would definitely recommend this book.
This time around I figured I should give it another shot , I was still bored out of my mind. All that I thought would happen, definitely happened. Love was found. Things were lost. Lessons were learned. There were some strong attempts at humour in this book but it was almost "too much" to be considered "We're all free to choose some people to love, and then do it.
There were some strong attempts at humour in this book but it was almost "too much" to be considered funny. The only reason I finished this book was to give it a fair chance, but it just wasn't for me. Sep 14, Cheryl rated it really liked it Shelves: young-adult. YA novel about a 16 year old boy who has to complete complete community service hours at a nursing home after he's arrested for drunk driving.
He's assigned to visit a grumpy old man as part of the Full Circle intervention program, and both the teen and the man are supposed to learn some lessons together.
This book was pretty funny, as both of these characters are quite the jokers. They're really two of a kind. But there were also some heartwarming sections, as the two of them develop a real fr YA novel about a 16 year old boy who has to complete complete community service hours at a nursing home after he's arrested for drunk driving. But there were also some heartwarming sections, as the two of them develop a real friendship and help each other to grow. A recommended read.
Oct 30, Ayla rated it it was amazing. Have you ever wondered how would it be to be assigned to take care of a grumpy elder, who always insulted you in a language you did not understand? What if the reason why the elder insulted you was because he thought you were stupid and he wanted you to learn. Well in this book, Alex had that problem but he ended up learning valuable lessons from the grumpy elder and they became friends.
The genre of this book is realistic fiction and the setting was in the home for the elders and Alex's school Have you ever wondered how would it be to be assigned to take care of a grumpy elder, who always insulted you in a language you did not understand? The genre of this book is realistic fiction and the setting was in the home for the elders and Alex's school. The type of conflict is person vs person because Alex had trouble forgiving important people in his life.
Alex's parents were divorced, he didn't know why but he pretended not to care. All he knew was that his dad was dating his old third-grade teacher, so he assumed it was his dad's fault. Alex was home alone, he got drunk and planned on going to his dad to confront him, but he didn't do it because he crashed into a lawn but he was still okay. Alex expected to go to jail, but fortunately, Judge Trent gave him a chance so he got community service. He got assigned to take care of Sol, Alex was expected to learn something from him but Sol gave him a hard time, so he never thought he would care for him but they became good friends.
Going to the home no longer bothered him. Alex enjoyed being with him and so did Sol even if he never showed it or was always insulting him. Sol's daughter, Judy never talked to Sol because she blamed him for her mom's death. Every Hanukkah Sol would put out flowers for her but she never visited. He played his guitar for Sol, he like it so he did a concert. During the concert Alex discovered that Sol was a famous musician. Another concert was arranged and since Alex wasn't so good at playing Sol helped him and he gave him his old valuable guitar.
At the concert Sol sang, and everyone was crying because of the song. After the concert Judge Trent went up to them, she was also crying because the song Sol sang was about her because she was his daughter. In the end Alex did learn a lot from Sol. Since Judy never spoke to Sol, Alex realized that was exactly what he was doing with his own dad. Alex learned to forgive because it is the right thing to do, especially if it is your family because they are important people in your life.
Overall, he forgave his parents for the divorce and apologized for giving them such a hard time. Sol passed away but he still got the chance to be with his daughter for a couple of months. One of the reasons why I like this book is because this book had interesting and unique quotes. He replied And if my grandmother would grow wheels maybe she'd be a trolley car. What is the best sight for cliff notes?
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