The Burning Questions Of Bingo Brown (1990) - Plot & Excerpts
"Bingo Brown fell in love three times during English Class." When I read this first sentence, I knew I was in for a treat. Of course, I was the same age as Bingo at the time, sixth grade, and over the course of the next several weeks, I fell in love with Bingo, myself. I devoured everything Byars wrote about him. I was somewhat apprehensive about picking these back up almost twenty years later, because I didn't want to be disappointed. Fortunately, this book held up pretty well. Although I think Bingo might be a bit advanced and erudite for a sixth grader, his preoccupations and motivations seemed very realistic. I also still found him humorous. This is not the typical juvenile humor that mostly focuses on bodily functions and precociousness. While Bingo could certainly be described as precocious, this is not an extended episode of Kids Say the Darndest Things. The issues Bingo deals with, such as **SPOILER** his teacher's possible suicide attempt **/SPOILER** and how to express yourself creatively in the face of bureaucracy are decidedly not trivial and some youngsters may need guidance in understanding and dealing with the subject matter. Recommended for juveniles, those who read with their children after the age of 10, and me.
The name of this book is called "The burning questions of Bingo Brown" by Betsy Byars. You could say that its a pretty interesting book because it talks a lot the life of a twelve year old. He goes through any twelve year old drama that you would be able to think of. he also falls in love with 3 girls at the same time and he doesn't know who he truely likes. In the book you would also realize that a bully then moves right next door to him and his parents are always insane about hime. He would try to impress those three girls by putting gel in hair and he goes crazy. But all this is like a journey to him. I think that this book is a really fun and entertaining book. It makes you think about all those things that you use to do back when you were 12. I like the way the author formatted the book as well. In the book you would see pictures and little drawings. It's very funny at times and it makes you wonder alot.
What do You think about The Burning Questions Of Bingo Brown (1990)?
I absolutely enjoyed this book. "The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown" was very interesting. It was about a little boy named Bingo. He was very curious about a lot and had a lot of questions about things. Bingo had to keep a notebook for his class but all he came up with we're questions. The ridiculous questions that he asked not even his teacher could answer them. It also appears his teacher has been acting weird and it was a lot for Bingo to handle. The age group for this book would be About 8 years of age. Just from the title of the book the color caught my eye because it looked like maybe pastel colors were used for this book. I would recommend this book because it shows that it's ok to be curious about different things and that will lead to asking many different questions to get an answer.
—Monchel Jones
