Sunday, January 12, 2020
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong
I loved this book so much when I was a kid. I read it many, many times, and I can't even say why. It's not the most engrossing cover or the most exciting story, but I loved it, and I loved how real the kids in this story are and how determined they are to achieve their goal of getting a wheel on the school so they can lure storks to settle down in their town. It's still a great story, and one I really enjoyed reading again. I love how the kids get so into their project of finding a wheel, and how their project becomes this unifying thing between the whole town, involving people who have been ostracized or alone. I think this is well worth the read and a great one to keep on our bookshelf.
Labels:
children's,
historical fiction,
Newbery
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