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A review by nata2c_here
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
5.0
"I had come here to consider serious matters and how I might figure in the scheme of things. Important things. Instead, the stone made me aware for the first time that my life, however long, would amount to nothing more than a flicker. Not even that. Not even a flicker. Not even a sigh."
4.5 Stars - only because the main character reads much older than she is supposed to be and another major character reads much younger than he is supposed to be. Overall, this is a gripping and important story written in beautiful, and, at times, eerie prose.
"My mother shook her head. 'I don’t know, Annabelle. But think about how it feels when your hands are so cold they go numb. How it’s only when they start to thaw out that you realize how much they hurt.'”
I completely understand the parallels to To Kill a Mockingbird. However, the main character is really a "Scout" who plays the role of an "Atticus", which makes the whole story less believable (back to my one real contention).
Reviews say the novel is for ages 9+, but I think it is more appropriate for 11-13.
4.5 Stars - only because the main character reads much older than she is supposed to be and another major character reads much younger than he is supposed to be. Overall, this is a gripping and important story written in beautiful, and, at times, eerie prose.
"My mother shook her head. 'I don’t know, Annabelle. But think about how it feels when your hands are so cold they go numb. How it’s only when they start to thaw out that you realize how much they hurt.'”
I completely understand the parallels to To Kill a Mockingbird. However, the main character is really a "Scout" who plays the role of an "Atticus", which makes the whole story less believable (back to my one real contention).
Reviews say the novel is for ages 9+, but I think it is more appropriate for 11-13.