From: Beth Wright <bethlibrarian>
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 13:20:08 -0800 (PST)

I was lucky enough to read Kevin Henkes' _The Birthday Room_ during the short, dark days between a holiday that celebrates the birth of a child and a holiday that celebrates the birth of a new year. There is so much in this novel: fabulous images of ripeness and birth (all the fruit orchards, Aunt Nina who looks like a cantaloupe), a protagonist so real I am sure I would meet him if I hung around Madison, Wisconsin long enough, and a family that is unusual yet still one of the most believable families I have ever met in a book. And so much hope for the futures of both the family and the individuals in the story -- without a bit of false sentiment. What a treat.

Beth Wright Dorothy Alling Memorial Library Williston, Vermont




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Received on Mon 27 Dec 1999 03:20:08 PM CST