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laurieb755 's review for:
The Whispers
by Greg Howard
Greg Howard has written a wonderful story that had me wondering, hoping, remembering and crying. This is the third of some five or six books that all teachers involved with our 5th grade, as either homeroom teachers or specialty teachers, are reading over the summer in preparation for the coming school year.
Throughout The Whispers, I was wondering about Riley's Mother, about magic, about hobgoblins, and about what was going on in this story. I was hoping that solutions and resolutions would be found.
I was remembering a favorite story from childhood that involved a tiny fairy living in a matchbox house on an inside kitchen windowsill (and how badly I wanted there to be such a tiny creature!) And I was crying, though not till the last several chapters - partially for the outcome and partially because it reminded me of Fred's and my first dog, and of my parents. More than that, I will not say, for not wanting to spoil anyone's reading of this well-written and imagined slice of life.
Throughout The Whispers, I was wondering about Riley's Mother, about magic, about hobgoblins, and about what was going on in this story. I was hoping that solutions and resolutions would be found.
I was remembering a favorite story from childhood that involved a tiny fairy living in a matchbox house on an inside kitchen windowsill (and how badly I wanted there to be such a tiny creature!) And I was crying, though not till the last several chapters - partially for the outcome and partially because it reminded me of Fred's and my first dog, and of my parents. More than that, I will not say, for not wanting to spoil anyone's reading of this well-written and imagined slice of life.