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I think I was in fourth grade when my
class read this book, so when I saw a copy at my library’s last book sale, it brought
back memories — and I couldn’t help but buy it. Sure, it’s supposed to be a kid’s
book, but we adults read Harry Potter books, right? In this enlightened day and age,
it’s perfectly okay for adults to like kids’ books, right?
I hope so —
because I love this book.
The story is about Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse
with four children. Right before it’s time for the family to move from their winter home
to their summer home, Mrs. Frisby’s youngest son, Timothy, comes down with pneumonia. If
Timothy is forced to get out of bed and make the move, he’ll probably die. But if the
family doesn’t move, their home will be destroyed by the farmer’s plow. So with the help
of a crow named Jeremy, Mrs. Frisby goes out in search of help, which she finds when she
goes to visit the laboratory-enhanced super-smart rats who live beneath the rosebush.
Sure, this is a great book for kids — full of action and adventure and
imagination and talking animals. But it’s also a great book for adults. It had been
years since I’d read it, and I enjoyed every page. If you have kids, buy a copy and read
it with them — you’ll both enjoy it. If you don’t have kids, buy it for yourself —
it’s a quick read, and you’ll find yourself pulling it off the shelf every once in a
while for a quick re-read.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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