Frances Green’s “Huntington” makes it on the USRB’s Recommended list
Our authors are continuously getting the attention and peer reviews for their piece of literary works from some of the reliable book review outlets in the country. Recently, the US Review of Books (USRB) has included Frances Green‘s Huntington in its list of Recommended books.
USRB’s Barbara Bamberger Scott praises the author for having carefully “carefully devised a story in which a book’s plot has parallels in the life of its reader, children learn to face adversity with bravery and initiative despite the chaos around them, and, behind the scenes, a spiritual theme gradually develops.”
Huntington is about two separate stories set 100 years apart. One story is that of Nesta, a young girl who has been suspended after having been accused of setting her school on fire. Another is that of a group of children who lived in Nesta’s town 100 years ago. While in suspension, Nesta reads a book titled Huntington, a story about a boy and his friends with a pet owl and monkey. Their story startles Nesta due to its similarity to her situation. Huntington and his friends are sent to a rectory and they are later accused of setting their school alight.
Scott concludes that the book is “an engaging fable of transformative faith delivered in a lively, almost cinematic way. Most importantly, the youthful characters act like ordinary kids left to their own devices, so young readers can easily identify with them.” You can read the full review here.
