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(More customer reviews)A gem of tale. I loved the story but I'm afraid that many kids will find it a bit slow.
I'm a dad who likes to read with his kids, so I'm always on the look out for good books. I'm a big fan of Cynthia Voigt. She is an accomplished author who has written many books and won many awards. "Dicey's Song," published in 1982, won the Newbery medal. "Young Fredle" (rhymes with metal) is a modern fable about discovering the wider world. Fredle, a kitchen mouse, lives according to foraging routines and unquestioned rules of survival. A mouse that is sick, for example, is pushed out onto the pantry floor and, from there, the mouse is "went." I don't want to give away too much of the story (partly because there is not much plot), but Fredle finds himself pushed out and he does not become "went." Instead, a strange, scary and wonderful world opens before him.
Why do I say that some kids will find it slow? I went back and looked at kids' reviews of some of Voigt's earlier work. One of my favorites, "Homecoming" gets slammed for its slow pace and simple dialogue. I think Voigt's poignant and richly descriptive style is, frankly, lost on many readers who crave action. That is their loss. "Young Fredle," likewise, may come across as frustrating, especially in regard to Fredle's bit-by-bit comprehension of the wider world. For patient readers, however, a wonderful and heartening ending awaits. I fully expect many readers to give this book three stars, or less, and call it boring. But some of you are going to fall in love with it. Cheers.
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