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Title: Fleabrain Loves Franny
Author: Joanne Rocklin
Narrator: Julie Marcus
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-12-14
Publisher: Listening Library
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
This gem of a novel takes place in Pittsburgh in 1952. Franny Katzenback, while recovering from polio, reads and falls in love with the brand-new book Charlotte's Web. Bored and lonely and yearning for a Charlotte of her own, Franny starts up a correspondence with an eloquent flea named Fleabrain who lives on her dog's tail. While Franny struggles with physical therapy and feeling left out of her formerly active neighborhood life, Fleabrain is there to take her on adventures based on his extensive reading. It's a touching, funny story set in the recent past, told with Rocklin's signature wit and thoughtfulness.
Members Reviews:
Five Stars
A good story for young people and adults young at heart
Good book
Sad and sweet, happy in the end. I love books like that. Joanne Rocklin did a phenomenal job on this book and I enjoyed it greatly.
Youâll be itching to read this book!
Fleabrain Loves Franny is about an 11 year-old girl named Francine, or Franny, for short, who has polio. The story is set in Pittsburgh in the 1950âs. Nurse Olivegarten is the nurse that does exercises with Franny every day at 9:00A.M. and 4:00P.M. To Franny, the hot water packs and the exercises hurt ALOT, and to her frustration they donât appear to be working. She has a dog named Alf, and a sister named Minot, or Min, for short. She has a dad named Sammy, and a mother named Muriel. But, one day she found the very thing she was looking for, a friend. Specifically, a flea, named Fleabrain.
I like Fleabrain because even though he is tiny, he has a huge brain filled with lots of smart information. He is also interesting because he can make things like a formula, FB saliva #1- #3, that can miniaturize you. My third reason is that he doesnât care how big or small he is, he can still do great things and can have a giant mind.
I am a little bit like Franny because I also have a copy of Charlotteâs Web, and it also one of my favorite books. I think that Franny is inspiring because to her, polio or not, she can still do great things!
My favorite part was when she and Fleabrain visited the Seven Wonders of the World; Stonehenge, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, The Colosseum, The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, The Hagia Sophia, The Taj Mahal, and The Great Wall of China. It was fun to learn about all those sights and see their Travel Journal, which held interesting facts about the places.
The author, Joanne Rocklin, has a good vocabulary that she used in the book. I think that the newspaper clips were a great touch! She made the story exhilarating and fun adventure with the flea being a friend!
I felt it was a little challenging to keep track of all the professors, scientists, dates and sayings the author provided. There was even some German and French used in this book!
Review by Brooke Z., age 8, Delaware Valley Mensa
A good introduction to polio & people with physical disabilities
I'm not generally a reader of middle-grade fiction, but this book was recommended to me because it's about a child who uses a wheelchair. I used to be a child in a wheelchair; now I'm an adult in a wheelchair. So you get the connection.
There's a lot in this story that really hit home for me â and I think it does a terrific job of introducing young readers to some of the realities of disability. It's especially strong on the odd and often unfair reactions of others.
