When JFK Was My Father

by Amy Gordon

Book Overview

It's 1963 and thirteen-year-old Georgia decides to pretend that JFK is her father, certain that he won't let her down - unlike her own father, who is too busy with work and a love affair to pay much... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395913640
• ISBN13: 9780395913642
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good Book

This fun book is about a girl named Georgia Hughes. She lived in Brazil but hings soon got out of hand. She met a boy named Tim, they become really good friends. A couple of months after she met him, her mother sends Georgia to a private school in North America. After along time of searching for a school, they find a private boarding school. She meets lots of friends there and imagines talking to the ghost of the person that founded the school and imagines talking with JFK. It sounds weird but it's actually really fun. I liked this book because it's very creative and very fun. This book is kind of realistic, if you have imagination. Georgia struggles with real life problems, the problem that relate to her parents. Her parents are all over the place, her father is with another woman, and her mother can't stop smoking. It reminds me that there are lots of people who have problems and suffer from it. This book would be fun to read if you're looking for a good book. My favorite part in this book was the good ending. She could have gone with Tim and forget about everything in the past, but instead she stays at her school. It took her a lot of love for the school to not go with her best friend. At the end she says that the school is her home and doesn't want to leave it. If I were in her shoes I would just run away and never look back. This book is very good and I rate it a 9.5 out of 10.

My FAVORITE Book

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I met this author at a Young Authors Conference and purchased this book becuase it was about a boarding school. I LOVED IT!! I read it in a couple hours. It really keeps you entertained! The story is wonderful and Georgia is very realistic. YOU MUST READ IT!!!

Lucey's Wonderful Review

This is a captivating book. It is different than most books I have read. I enjoyed it very much. This book is about a girl named Georgia who lives in Brazil. Her father, who she calls Winter, is very rich and they live in a mansion with a large amount of servants. One year, they take a trip to a beautiful beach where Georgia meets Tim, a boy with a big imagination. They fall in love and never see each other again. Georgia's parents get divorced and Georgia and her mother, who she calls La, move to the States. Here, they are very poor. La sends her off to boarding school where her only companions are a picture of JFK and the spirit of Wilma Beard, the lady who started the school. This book is heartwrenching. Georgia has to decided whether to run away with Tim or stay at the school. This book will keep you reading all day long! DON'T MISS OUT!!!!

A very interesting story

This was a really good book , about a kid who pretends JFK is her father , to ecscpae the reality of her life. I read it all in one day.! Read it!

A must read book

I think this book is excellent! It is about a thirteen year oldnamed Georgia. The story begins when her family left Rio for a smallfishing village called Buzios. Along with her, she brought her stamp collection. Georgia met a friend named Tim who was interested in Georgia's stamp collection. They spent a lot of time together, collecting items on the beach. On new years eve, Tim gave her a pebble that looked like the moon. The next day, she went back to Rio. After failing many school interviews, finally, a boarding school accepted her. One day, when she was looking in a Life magazine, she saw a picture of JFK. That was when she decided that JFK would be her father. JFK always comforted her, and would talk to Georgia. Although these conversations wern't real, Georgia heard them in her mind. When she went to The boarding school, JFK tells her that he needs her to keep an eye on things about gunrunning happening near the school. One day while ditching sports class, Georgia finds Tim in a boat house. What will happen? Will she stay and help JFK spy? Or would she runaway with Tim? Read the book to find out. Amy Gordon has done a good job on this book.I liked it because it was interesting. I just had to read it all in one night.