Won't Know Till I Get There

by Walter Dean Myers

Book Overview

From the New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-nominated author of Monster and Fallen Angels When Steve's parents decide to adopt a foster child, it seems like a good idea. And when Steve... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014032612X
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.7" x 0.5" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

Won't Know Till I Get There

Steve is an only child until one day his parents decide they want to adopt. They discuss it with Steve and he has no objections; he thinks it will be cool to have a little kid looking up to him and following him around. Soon Steve learns that this kid has a criminal record and is thirteen-year-old Earl Goins. Steve doesn't want to look weak or un-cool to Earl so he decides to spray-paint "Royal Visigoths" on an old train, but the whole gang gets caught and is forced to work at Micheaux House. They all learn that there is more to people then meets the eye. I enjoyed reading this book because I haven't read anything quite like it before. It has a good life-lesson that I think everyone should know and respect. The characters are witty and sarcastic, and I think anyone in middle school would enjoy reading it.

Won't Know Til I Get There

This story is about a group of four kids that get into trouble with the law.As punishment the kids have to help the senior citizens that live at Micheaux House Senior citizens home.The senior citizens that live there are both black and white.Afterreading this book you will find out that the senior citizens home might get closed down. In order to try to save the home the senior citizens decide to open a deli and the kids help. I thought this book was funny because of the waythe people talk and the the words that they use. The pedicaments that the kids and the senior citizens get intoare pretty funny also.Plus the problem in this story probably happens every day,and this book tells you about a group of people that are different nationalities and age s worked together to try to save a senior citizens home. So all in all I thought this book was funny and realistic.

The worst Way To Spend Your Summer Or Is It?

The Worst Way To Spend Your Summer Or Is It? Four young black teens from New York are caught by the police spray painting a rail road car and are sentenced to work in an old folk's home for the summer. One of the young boys has been in trouble with the law several times before but finds he has more in common with the seniors from the home than the others. They are forced to be together, none or them liking the circumstances that brought them together; however, as they get to know each other they find their lives are changed. Earl, the boy who has been in trouble before is living with Steve and Steve's parents on a trial basis but wants to have a permanent home. The book is written as if Steve Perry is writing to his journal. If you like good humor mixed with serious problems dealing with old age then you would like this book as I did.

Great Book!

The Main Character of my book is Steve. He's thirteen, likes basketball, and collects nickels. His best friend Hi-note is the toughest guy on the block until Steve's parents adopted a thirteen-year-old kid named Earl. Hi-note and Steve try to prove to Earl that they are tough by spray painting the word Visigoths. They tell these teenage guys that's the name of their gang and they always spray paint their gang name on trains. Well what they didn't know about these guys was that they were the Royal Transit Police. The police sent them to court and the judge gave them the choice of spending a little time in jail or work at an old age home. Hi-note, Patti, Earl, and Steve. While they were at the old age home they try to get along with the old people but they are very grumpy. Later on in the book they find out that the reason they are so grumpy is because they keep calling them old folks and not seniors and they keep on helping them like there a child. After they find out that was the only thing wrong with the seniors

Wont' know till we get there review

This book was really good. It makes you understand what everybody feels like inside. I really and truly couldn't put it down. I am very interested in the different people and how they think, act, and so forth. Even though everybody had their own opinion I am sure that it will be the same about this book and that is good! I can't really think of another book that I can compare it to but that is a good thing. Because it was unique in most books you can predict the ending but in this on e you could try and would come nowhere near guessing! I can't really say anything bad about this book which is called Won't Know Till We Get There. Its about a group of kids who don't' know the difference between right and wrong. They teach you that it is better to be a leader than a follower, I am positive that you and you're friends will like this book just as I did. I bet you wont' be able to put it down either! Have fun reading!