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From: Kathryn Prestidge <kprestid>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 08:42:14 -0600 (CST)
I agree with Beth Wright's comments on Number the Stars--in my opinion, rather than being simplistic it is deceptively simple. The power of Paterson's writing is in the careful choice of every incident, every word. The adult book Closely Watched Trains (also an Chech film) about a young man in Czechoslovakia under Nazi occupation is written in much the same style. These are the kind of books one needs to read more than once to appreciate the writer's skill.
Kathy Prestidge New London Public Library 406 S. Pearl St. New London WI 54961 kprestid at owls.lib.wi.us
Received on Thu 16 Jan 1997 08:42:14 AM CST
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 08:42:14 -0600 (CST)
I agree with Beth Wright's comments on Number the Stars--in my opinion, rather than being simplistic it is deceptively simple. The power of Paterson's writing is in the careful choice of every incident, every word. The adult book Closely Watched Trains (also an Chech film) about a young man in Czechoslovakia under Nazi occupation is written in much the same style. These are the kind of books one needs to read more than once to appreciate the writer's skill.
Kathy Prestidge New London Public Library 406 S. Pearl St. New London WI 54961 kprestid at owls.lib.wi.us
Received on Thu 16 Jan 1997 08:42:14 AM CST
