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I hated the cover of this book as a kid. I remember seeing it in the school library, and thinking that it was some Twilight Zone type story, and way too scary. But there was an excerpt from it in our reading textbook, and I was hooked. I think I read it twice in a row. Love this book. Such a fun and different story! I need to get this for my kids. It would actually make a very good episode of something like Twilight Zone or Amazing Stories, heck, it would still be a great movie!
Such a great book, and one that probably couldn't be written today. What's the door? How does it work? What's Jon's world called?
Doesn't matter.
What matters is that he's there. He's different. And the Beans want to help him get home.
It reminds me of Escape to Witch Mountain, and I was thinking that it's a shame there's no movie of this!
My kids loved it, too! ...more
Doesn't matter.
What matters is that he's there. He's different. And the Beans want to help him get home.
It reminds me of Escape to Witch Mountain, and I was thinking that it's a shame there's no movie of this!
My kids loved it, too! ...more
I read this when I was a kid and loved it. When I got older (in my 30s) I read the rest of his books, but never liked any of them as well as this one. I should dig it out and re-read it...
One of my favorites from childhood.
While it is a very simplistic story, it resonates extremely well with the way I see the world.
Reread 10/28/2011.
While it is a very simplistic story, it resonates extremely well with the way I see the world.
Reread 10/28/2011.
Jul 12, 2012
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
marked it as to-read
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Aug 16, 2013
Debbie Barr
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