Comments on: Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli

By: Lexie W.

Lexie W. — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:52:40 +0000

I definately agree that the ending was bad. It wasn’t what I had envisioned. The rest of the book was great though. I loved how Spinelli the the young point of view of a little boy. It really makes me think of how confusing and terrifying it must’ve been for a child growing up during the Holocaust. But then, I think that it must have been the only life they knew.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:16:10 +0000

This was a book that made you think about how lucky we are. It is hard to believe that some people lived liked that. I thought i was going to not like the book but i ended up really enjoying it. Very touching!

By: tatertot

tatertot — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:53:12 +0000

i think milkweed is a good book so far but i heard that there is a bad ending.

By: std

std — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:55:40 +0000

great book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Jorrel

Jorrel — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:27:42 +0000

Im in 7th grade and ive recently read this book. I loved the characters as if i really knew them.I was very upset in the ending because hardly any of the characters Misha grew up with survived, and if any did they never saw him again…

By: Jen Hubert

Jen Hubert — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:07:52 +0000

I’m glad you were moved by it, Bonnie. It’s meant to be disturbing and to make you think!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:13:19 +0000

Wow,this book was very graphic. As you read Milkweed you can picture all that was happening in poland of 1939. This book is packed with all sorts of adventures good and bad. this book should be read by 8th graders and higher.
this book would now be good for you if you know nothing about World War 2.

By: Hazel

Hazel — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:57:51 +0000

think think the book should have ended with him walking off down the train tracks, we didn’t need anything else. i really didn’t care how he grew up and the ending would have been more powerful if we never knew.

By: Jen Hubert

Jen Hubert — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:15:40 +0000

Well, the ending was short, but I think Spinelli did give a good sense of how confused and disturbed Misha was for the rest of his life after his brutal childhood. There was also a sense of closure when his daughter came back for him–he had come full circle.

By: Faith Stein

Faith Stein — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:32:46 +0000

“Milkweed” was powerful eough however, its ending was rather weak. Spinelli takes the time to tell us how Misha grows up but this only dilutes the books perpose. I was very disapointed with the ending which could have been really wonderful.