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16th Century China Middle Grade Book Review: Walking Through Walls by Karen Cioffi
With each turn of the page travel through time to 16th Century ancient China where the legend of the Eternals mesmerizes twelve-year-old Wang.
TAPPAN, NY, November 12, 2011 /Books PR News/ -- The Working Writer's Club is a professional club for freelance writers, authors, coaches, and speakers providing training, resources, and networking opportunities for its members. The Working Writer's Club is pleased to share with you Kristin J. Johnson's book review of Karen Cioffi's book, Walking Through Walls.
A sneak peek...
"Wang bound the last bunch of wheat stalks as the sun beat down on the field. Sweat poured from the back of his neck drenching the cotton shirt he wore.
I hate doing this work. He hurled the bundles on a cart. "Father, the bales are stacked. I am going home; it is too hot."
Twelve-year-old Wang longed to be an Eternal. He craved wealth . . . and power....
So opens Karen Cioffi's retelling of a classic Chinese fable. In just a few sentences of this 61-page children's book, she establishes the main character, a disgruntled twelve-year-old boy, and the conflict, his dreams of a life away from unending hard work on his family farm. She also hints at a mystery: what is an Eternal?
In short order, Cioffi also introduces us to a bit more of Wang's personality. Like any 12-year-old, he fights with his sister and his father. He knows his father wants him to work on the farm rather than daydream about learning magic and being "the richest man in all of China". When he receives a dream visitation from the dragon illustrated on the cover—think ERAGON set in China—Wang decides his father can't keep him on his peasant farm any more..."
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