You can find a nice review, by Wayne Walker, for "Lay Ups and Long Shots," if you follow this link to Barnes and Noble.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The Wordsmith, The Kid, and The Electrolux
The Wordsmith, The Kid, and The Electrolux
Author: Clifford Leigh
Publisher: Capstone Fiction
There was something about this book that I appreciated right from the start. It’s a quote that reads, “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man…” I share this belief, and evidence of that can be found in many of the action-adventures and mysteries that I write for tween boys, especially reluctant readers.
Though I don’t normally gravitate to fantasy books, I enjoyed this one because of its visualization. That aspect is attractive to me because of my work as a video and film producer http://www.maxbooks.9k.com/about.html So, I could easily identify with the settings and characters found in “The Wordsmith, The Kid, and The Electrolux.”
It all starts when Corian (Corey) Griffin’s father won’t let him have a cup of coffee. Much like “Alice in Wonderland,” our main character falls into a fantasy world. Corey’s fall is into a book. Inside the book, he interacts with live pictures that present him with wild events and characters.
Just as there are certain subjects that can be conveyed more easily in a cartoon, than in real life, there are spiritual principles in this book that are delivered through the eyes of a child, and not an adult. In that respect, “The Wordsmith, The Kid, and The Electrolux” doesn’t hesitate to handle the subject of sin in the world.
Readers who appreciate fantasy should be easily drawn into this story.
Though I don’t normally gravitate to fantasy books, I enjoyed this one because of its visualization. That aspect is attractive to me because of my work as a video and film producer http://www.maxbooks.9k.com/about.html So, I could easily identify with the settings and characters found in “The Wordsmith, The Kid, and The Electrolux.”
It all starts when Corian (Corey) Griffin’s father won’t let him have a cup of coffee. Much like “Alice in Wonderland,” our main character falls into a fantasy world. Corey’s fall is into a book. Inside the book, he interacts with live pictures that present him with wild events and characters.
Just as there are certain subjects that can be conveyed more easily in a cartoon, than in real life, there are spiritual principles in this book that are delivered through the eyes of a child, and not an adult. In that respect, “The Wordsmith, The Kid, and The Electrolux” doesn’t hesitate to handle the subject of sin in the world.
Readers who appreciate fantasy should be easily drawn into this story.
Max Elliot Anderson
NEWSPAPER CAPER, TERROR AT WOLF LAKE, NORTH WOODS POACHERS, MOUNTAIN CABIN MYSTERY, BIG RIG RUSTLERS, SECRET OF ABBOTT'S CAVE, & LEGEND OF THE WHITE WOLF are compared by readers and reviewers to Tom Sawyer, The Hardy Boys, Huck Finn, Nancy Drew, Harry Potter, Tom Swift, Scooby-Doo, Lemony Snicket, and adventure author Jack London.
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