The Diamond in the Window (The Hall Family Chronicles) Review

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The Diamond in the Window (The Hall Family Chronicles) ReviewA couple of months ago, my 28 year old son Christopher called me and asked about some long forgotten books of his. He is mentoring some young children who are not book lovers and thought that some of his most beloved books could change their minds about reading. I pulled the box filled with his childhood treasures down from the top shelf of his old closet. Insided, I found not only rusting Hot Wheels and baseball cards, but the book, "Diamond In The Window". I caught my breath, for suddenly I was again a young mother reading to her 9 year old son. I admit to having forgotten about this story through the intervening years, but the moment I looked at the cover, the images came flooding back. Not only did the images come back, but I was immediately compelled to read this book once again. Even after a span of nearly 20 years, between the first time I read this book to now, I can honestly say that this is one of the best children's stories I have ever read. The story revolves around a brother and sister who discover a riddle that mysteriously appears in the attic window of their home. The riddle leads them to another dimension and some long...and very lost relatives. It is up to the children to solve the ever evolving riddle that will bring their relatives back to the present...and in the process, save the entire family from ruin and disgrace.Well, I contacted my son and told him about my "discovery" and mailed him the book. He called the other day to let me know that the book had worked the miracle he was after. After he received it, he began each Saturday morning by reading a portion of the story to the children he mentors. By the third Saturday, the kids were so hooked they insisted that Christopher take them to the library so they could get their own copy of the book and finish reading it! Not only did they finish "Diamond In The Window", but have been back twice to the library to check out more books! This then, is a book I can heartily recommend for any kid at heart...no matter their age...even a 51 year old mother and a 28 year old son. Buy it. You won't regret it.The Diamond in the Window (The Hall Family Chronicles) OverviewA very unusual house...
Eddy and Eleanor Hall have always known that their family was a bit out of the ordinary. After all, they live in one of the most remarkable houses in all of Concord. But they never guessed just how extraordinary their house really is, or what tremendous secrets about their family's past it holds. That is, until they discover the magical attic room with its beautiful stained-glass window, abandoned toys, and two perfectly made-up, empty beds that seem to be waitingperhaps for two children just like themselves....


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Sam ReviewI could not put this book down. "Sam" is a beautifully written and insightful novel. Having spent a year abroad in Paris myself, Koa Beck's romantic style perfectly captures the excitement and uncertainty of how it feels to drift alone as an American in a foreign country. Beck accurately and fairly depicts both the beautiful side of Paris and the dirty, dark, and unfamiliar. Her characters are complex, real and accessible. They interact in such a manner that the reader feels very much in the room with them, wandering down the alleys and dancing in the "boites". In many ways, this book recalled some wonderful and also some not-so-great memories: bewildered at a table of French native speakers, trying to make sense of your own place abroad, batting off over-zealous Frenchmen, and even just making sense of the city.
Perhaps the most touching aspect of the novel is the way in which she explores nationality and the idea of "home". Through her main character Sam, Beck explores coming to terms with both French and American lineage, while her narrator simply searches for a means to belong.
Beck's book is a charming - and sometimes gritty - portrait of life and relationships that shows an acute and sensitive understanding of human experience.
Definitely the best Kindle purchase I've made in a while!!Sam OverviewSam is a half-French, half-American youth living in contemporary Paris. His midnight meanderings through the city are narrated by a young, lost American girl he happens upon one night in an alley. The narrator follows Sam through a series of apartments, bars, and nightclubs as he confesses his reluctance to identify as "half American." Under the haze of kirs and red wine, Sam describes the conflicting expectations of his dual-passported family, his desire to stay in France, and how he will never be the kind of son his American father demands he be. Intertwined with stories from Sam's bilingual childhood, as well as from lycée, this portrait of transcontinental adolescence includes the lives and accents of Sam's young compatriots. In an increasing effort to understand Sam and his personal conflict, the narrator finds herself struggling with her ability to communicate in another country, her own identity, and her place as a foreigner.

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