Wednesday, July 24, 2024

The Diamond in the Window by Jane Langton

 Eleanor and Edward, siblings who live with their Aunt Lily and mentally unstable Uncle Fred in Concord, encounter a mysterious room which transports them to another world through their dreams. With the hope of finding treasure in order to save their home (back taxes are due), they venture into many dangerous dreams. Family secrets are uncovered. Can they save their missing family members and Lily's beloved?

Although I appreciated the author's word choice, her use of figurative language and her well-developed plot (& I loved the setting in Concord, references to Thoreau, Emerson, & Lousia May Alcott), I did not look forward to reading it each night. Somehow it failed to captivate me. 

#1 in the Hall Family Chroniclels

-Borrowed via Inter-Lib. Loan



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