The Door in the Wall (Books for Young Readers) Review
I believe I read this book long ago about 15 years ago and had forgotten it almost completely, I'm so glad I found this again. This is one of the most powerful books I have ever read if not the most powerful (considering it's length), how many authors could make you feel this way in under 200 pages? Is this book realistic? Sorta. She has an uncanny ability to make you feel as if you are really there without making you want to gag like some other medieval tale have been known to do, she leaves out filth (even having the characters bathe quite frequently when we know that that rarely happened back then, however I believe that this works in the story's favor as it is more a fairy tale or akin to a tale told for the moral that it is telling you, that is that no matter what we lose in this life (as long as we don't lose our life)that there is always HOPE if we can keep our eyes on what we still have and not what we've lost. Robin the main character may have lost his ability to stand tall but he did not lose his ability to stand TRUE! This story IMO would not be nearly as powerful if it had been set in our times, simply because at the time of Robin's tale men were expected to be whole and strong and in families such as Robin's (who were of noble birth) they were expected to be knights and serve their country. Cripples from what I've read were not looked upon as people of value too often, nowadays with the advance of technology and the changing idea of a man or woman's worth and what they can accomplish no matter what the obstacle, owing to this I don't think this story could work in our times now that we have people such as Stephen Hawkings who is a perfect example of a Robin like character he was born able bodied and then was struck down with a debilitating disorder (ALS) but while he may have lost the use of his body he still had a brilliant mind he "Opened the Door in the Wall" and changed the world, just like this book has in its own quiet way, thank you Newberry for choosing yet another book that has changed my life, I have decided that I am going to make it a mission of mine to read every newberry book I can get my hands on.
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- ISBN13: 9780440227793
- Condition: New
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The Door in the Wall (Books for Young Readers) Overview
Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs.
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Customer Reviews
Very Pleased - linky -
I ordered this book as to be part of a summer school class I was teaching with middle school boys. I was limited to the number of days of summer school, so many books are too long to be completed in the time frame I was given. This was just the perfect length, and also the subject matter was new and interesting for this group of middle school boys.
The books came before they were scheduled, and they were in excellent condition.
I would not hesitate to order again.
pleasing Newbery Medal winner - Deborah L. Mace - N.Y. United States
This 1950 Newbery Medal winner is a charming story of a boy who helps save the day despite problems with his legs. A great story that keeps you interested right to the end.
Great Book - Sonja A. Johnson - Kansas City, MO
Love this book. I pre-read this book to see how it was for my daughter and had to add it to our collection. Only thing that would have made it better would have been it I could have had it in hardback.
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