Jingo Django

by Sid Fleischman

Book Overview

The Newbery-winning author of The Whipping Boy now offers "a vitally told, just-plain-fun tale to read" (The Horn Book). Orphan Jingo Hawks and a con artist join forces in a rollicking, suspenseful story of a race for gold. An ALA Notable Book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316285544
• ISBN13: 9780316285544
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

From the back of the book . . . .

"Sid Fleischman has done it again, by jingo! Jingo Hawks, of Mrs. Daggatt's Beneficent Orphan House in Boston, is hired out to General Dirty-Face Jim Scurlock as a chimney sweep. A mysterious Mr. Peacock 'buys' Jingo and they set out on a treasure hunt, pursued by Daggatt and Scurlock. Hilarious scenes follow . . . . Expressive line drawings enhance this rousing adventure." -- School Library Journal

Fast-paced adventure with a bit of mystery

The figurative language is delightful as well as the use of gypsy words such as "hatchi-witchu" and "chavo". Jingo and his companion are in a race for the treasure. Boys and girls alike enjoy this novel. I read it every year with my seventh graders and have my advanced students develop a project that requires higher level thinking skills.

Adveture!

What I Say about this book is that once you get into it you probably won't want to put it down just like I did. This book is about an orphan by the name of jingo hawks and his wild adventures with his "friend Mr. Peacok-Hemlock-Jones, As they search for a burried treasure.