The Painting in the Attic

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Summary: A touching story for young adults
Review: As an "aunt" and grandmother, I am often looking for books for young adults. Since I love to read, I enjoy reading the selections I make for my nieces and nephews and grandchildren. This book was a pleasure to read - it is a touching story that takes you inside a boy's head during a difficult time in his life, and looks at the world through his eyes. I felt like I was Aaron, the main character, throughout the book. I laughed with him, got sad with him, felt apprehensive with him and even felt triumph with him. I was taken back to my own childhood. I think all young adults would enjoy this book, male or female, and I highly recommend it.

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Summary: A touching story for young adults
Review: As an "aunt" and grandmother, I am often looking for books for young adults. Since I love to read, I enjoy reading the selections I make for my nieces and nephews and grandchildren. This book was a pleasure to read - it is a touching story that takes you inside a boy's head during a difficult time in his life, and looks at the world through his eyes. I felt like I was Aaron, the main character, throughout the book. I laughed with him, got sad with him, felt apprehensive with him and even felt triumph with him. I was taken back to my own childhood. I think all young adults would enjoy this book, male or female, and I highly recommend it.

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Summary: funny, brave and wise
Review: Everyone who has lost someone they love has longed to bring them back. Aaron Pierson has the power to do so. Through his ability to change illusions into material form, he is able to bring a shadow of his mother back to life, smell the apple soap and paints that evoke her most strongly. For Aaron's mother was a painter, and within her last work she has left behind a portal to the other side. Aaron believes that all she needs to step through is his magic. Or is the painting only what it appears to be- oil, pigments, and canvass on which Aaron is projecting his own ideal illusion of his mother? Even though we know there are boundaries between the living and dead that should not be crossed, we yearn for Aaron to succeed. That's because he is a wonderful protagonist, one who makes difficult moral choices, though always in an authentically adolescent way. And this is one of the many reasons why The Painting in the Attic is appealing to the adult as well as the young-adult reader. It is smart and funny, brave and wise. In every way a satisfying read.

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Summary: Harry Potter Meets The Sixth Sense
Review: I read this book on a cruise to the Bahamas and couldn't put it down. Very descriptive and suspenseful. M. Rachel Plummer is an author to watch.

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Summary: Meaningful story
Review: I was impressed by the depth of this story and the way it captured the pain of both loss and everyday adolescence. My fourteen-year old daughter picked up this book and couldn't put it down. Kids are drawn by Aaron's power and the believability of his character. As an adult, I was drawn by the fine writing. A powerful story!

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Summary: A great book for readers with an imagination
Review: When i got this book i was so enthralled by it. It caught my attention in the first chapter. This book would be perfect for someone with a good imagination. This is one of the best books that i've read, and i highly recomend it!

Rating:
Summary: A great book for readers with an imagination
Review: When i got this book i was so enthralled by it. It caught my attention in the first chapter. This book would be perfect for someone with a good imagination. This is one of the best books that i've read, and i highly recomend it!