The Velvet Room
Robin was always "wandering off" (her mother's words) to get away from the confusion she felt inside her. It was not until Robin's father found a permanent job at the McCurdy ranch, after three years as a migrant worker, that Robin had a place to wander to. As time went by the Velvet Room became...
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Robin was always "wandering off" (her mother's words) to get away from the confusion she felt inside her. It was not until Robin's father found a permanent job at the McCurdy ranch, after three years as a migrant worker, that Robin had a place to wander to. As time went by the Velvet Room became more and more of a haven for her--a place to read and dream, a place to bury one's fears and doubts, a place to count on. The Velvet Room, first published in 1965, was a Junior Library Guild selection, and part of Scholastic Books' Arrow Book Club.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780595321834 (0595321836)
Publish date: June 7th 2004
Publisher: Backinprint.com
Pages no: 226
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
Writing,
Juvenile,
Books About Books,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Family,
Kids
I enjoyed this book - but, I am starting to think that no matter how good an older YA book is, if you didn't read it as a child, you can't or won't appreciate it as much as an adult. Just a theory, but one that might apply to this particular book in my case.
This a great book! Loved the characters and loved the story. It reminded me a bit of [b:The Secret Garden|2998|The Secret Garden|Frances Hodgson Burnett|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327873635s/2998.jpg|3186437], which was one of my faves growing up. If I would have known about this book then, it wo...
Alas, another book I *should* have read as a girl. Fortunately, I am easily able to slip back in time and experience books as my former self might have. Really any book loving girl would likely love this book. It is a story about loneliness and that feeling of 'not quite fitting in' that many bookis...
I've been trying to get rid of things lately. While unloading donations to a thrift store I took a glance at a stand of children's books. I immediately spied the distinctive Dell-Yearling frame and the two-tone lettering of a Zilpha Keatley Snyder book, and one I hadn't read!When I lifted it out of ...
I remember this was one of my favorite books when I was … uhh 9 or 10. Don't really remember what it was about, but I loved it at the time. I think the house burned down at the end and it was intense. :D
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