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Perry Angel's Suitcase (2008)

by Glenda Millard(Favorite Author)

4.48 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0733322557 (ISBN13: 9780733322556)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

ABC Books

series

Kingdom of Silk

review 1: I have never been moved to tears by a children's book but this one did it. A beautifully told story of a young boy abandoned by his mother, and how he finds a new home with an unusual but amazingly loving family. Adult readers might generally find the Silk family too good to be true bu this reader loved them and wanted to meet them and go to have dinner with them. The use of a suitcase as a Perry's "security blanket" and his ideas about heaven were totally believable. I felt genuine empathy for him and his situation. Well done to the author. This novel also features an unusually long orientation for a narrative. The complication comes deep into the story and is resolved very quickly but this does not at all detract from the strength of the narrative. Loved it. Highly recom... moremended quick read for adults, and definitely a good one one for children with good moral values.
review 2: Reading age 8 to 11 Awards: 2009 Shortlist CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers Annotation: The Kingdom of Silk proves to be a place of healing for Perry, a young boy the Silk family foster.Perry is so fragile it is appropriate Ben Silk carves him an egg to hold (but it is sturdy, made from olive wood) though his most precious possession is a small suitcase with gold letters on the outside. He clutches this like a security blanket and it is a repository for his worries, hopes and secret thoughts.Griffin and Layla are Perry’s allies and very gradually this poor, emotionally injured boy finds his way to happiness, trust and love.The third book in the Kingdom of Silk series about a large, loving family who are quite different to most contemporary families. There is a revelation at the end about Ben Silk and foster families. Have a hanky handy! Themes in this book: Adoption. Artists. Belonging. Children. Family life. Foster home care. Friendship-girls and boys. Happiness. Home. Hope. Gratitude. Love. Mothers. less

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