The Planet of Junior Brown (novel) explained
The Planet of Junior Brown is a 1971 young adult novel by Virginia Hamilton and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. It is about two boys, Junior Brown and Buddy, who with a school janitor, Mr. Pool, construct a mechanical solar system.
Reception
Barbara Bader reviewing The Planet of Junior Brown in Kirkus Reviews wrote "This is not a story to be judged on grounds of probability, but one which makes its own insistent reality; it endures along with its promise long after the story ends."[1] and revisiting the book in Horn Book 40 years later noted that children were not borrowing the book from libraries but wrote "the human drama will prevail and Junior Brown will continue to find susceptible readers, here and there, to whom it will mean a great deal."[2]
The Planet of Junior Brown has also been reviewed by African American Review, and[3] Literature Arts Medicine Database.[4]
Awards and nominations
Adaptations
In 1997 a film of the same name, adapted from the novel was released.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: The Planet of Junior Brown . Barbara Bader. September 1, 1971 . Kirkus Reviews . Kirkus Media LLC . December 28, 2016.
- January 8, 2015 . A Second Look: The Planet of Junior Brown . The Horn Book Magazine . Media Source . December 28, 2016.
- March 1998 . "I double never ever never lie to my chil'ren": Inside People in Virginia Hamilton's Narratives . African American Review . Johns Hopkins University Press . 32 . 1 . 10.2307/3042277 . 3042277 . Trites . Roberta Seelinger . 147–156 .
- Web site: The Planet of Junior Brown . Marilyn McEntyre . February 29, 2000 . medhum.med.nyu.edu . NYU School of Medicine . December 28, 2016.
- Web site: Mark Twain Award Master List 1971-2008: Mark Twain Master List of Nominees 1971-2008 . 41 . maslonline.org . Mid-Continent Public Library . 11 December 2017.
- December 5, 1971 . Horn Book Fanfare 1971 . The Horn Book Magazine . Media Source . December 28, 2016.
- Book: Young Adult Fiction By African American Writers, 1968-1993: A Critical and Annotated Guide . 87 . Deborah Kutenplon . Ellen Olmstead . 1996 . Garland Reference Library of the Humanities .
- Web site: Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present . ala.org . American Library Association . December 28, 2016.
- Web site: The Planet of Junior Brown (Junior's Groove) (1997) . rottentomatoes.com . Fandango Media . December 28, 2016.
