Where was that farm when I grew up?
Loved it. Was a good read and a good capture of how children respond to a situation they haven't chosen.
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I was reading this to my daughter... it’s slow going reading to her now, because she’d rather finish 1/2 of a novel on her own in an evening than listen to two chapters from me.

That said, this book, while never rejected outright, never captured her imagination either. I was into it enough that, when the third library renewal was almost up, I decided to just finish it myself.

There was one frantic-paced good part toward the end, but otherwise, I never really got all that into it.

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delightful read for kids and adults alike:) Enjoyed it immensely and can't wait for the next one:)
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From my review of Shadowmarch:

"The thing about Tad Williams is, he just keeps writing. The thing about me is, I'll just keep reading. When Williams is in his element, i.e. has an entire universe and centuries to work with, he can go pretty much anywhere and I'll follow."

The problem here is that Williams and Beale are constrained (largely) to one farm and one summer. The book is 75% set up and not much payoff. There may be other books in the series coming, but at the rate that Williams writes, your adolescent who loved this will have moved out. Maybe Deborah Beale is faster. ( )