Heather's review
Behind the Attic Wall (Avon Camelot Books)
by Sylvia Cassedy
Heather's review
Behind the Attic Wall (Avon Camelot Books) by Sylvia Cassedy
Heather's review
rating:
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children
recommended for: Ages 9+
Conceivably my favorite book from childhood. Maggie is a young orphan who finds herself parked with her great-aunts for lack of any closer relations. After being moved around with great frequency, she develops an acidic attitude towards the world, which mellows as she finds new friends behind the attic wall, and learns to deal with the loss of her parents. The prose is fluid, and Maggie is quite believable, as is her great-uncle Morris. Touching and whimsical, yet accurrate and grounded.
