Journey

Great book! My students really enjoyed it, and it made them THINK. I used it in my classroom for close reading and theme work. Issues include abandonment (by a parent) so sensitivity of individual students is necessary. You should read ahead as this may not be the book for you if you're not prepared to handle serious/emotional issues.

Love this author

This is a very good book for kids in the fourth and fifth grades. It deals with complex issues, requires children to envision a photograph inside a story, has a lot of symbolism, serious subject matter, and in the end, like any good novel, a sense of redemption. Great for teachers to read aloud or for children to read independently. MacLachlan can be a little heavy-handed with the themes at times, but hey, it's a kids book; they need the heavy-handedness to get used to interpreting themes.

great!

My favorite Maclachlan book!!!

Great!

Very good! I thought it was very interesting! It was very funny and the story line is very interesting too!

A good book.