From: lisa von drasek <lisav>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 12:12:08 -0400

I have been of the list for awhile but I couldn't help chiming in.

To: CCBC: Re: Whirligig. I,too found that this slight volume, read in one sitting was a story that I could not stop thinking about.

A story of redemption and amends. A tale of how each action has unpredictable consequence, whether taking a drink and driving or building a piece of art. How art affects lives. The image of the grandmother and granddaughter sitting in the car looking out at the whirligig haunts me.

I was taken aback by the sequencing of the novel but it struck me as part of the theme of cause and effect.

I had no problem with the idea of the punishment, how could he ever atone for this grievous harm. What an elegant solution.

Yours Lisa
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        


Lisa Von Drasek Children's Librarian Bank Street College of Education School For Children 610 W.112th Street New York NY 10025

lisav at bnkst.edu 212?5D52
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