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 | Danny's Dragon by Janet Muirhead Hill | Reviewed by Wanda Maynard | |
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| Publisher: Raven Publishing, Inc.
http://www.ravenpublishing.net ISBN: 0977252507 Genre: Children's/Y-A Subgenre: Chapter Book Release date: Jun 2006 Format: Trade Paperback Pages: 188 Price: $10.00 | |||
| A sorrowful duration for Danny, a 10-year-old, who has to cope with loss, when his dad is sent abroad to war in Iraq.
But once Danny realizes he has lost his father to an ugly war, he closes his understanding to everybody around him. His mother takes him to various doctors. However to no avail. Instead of releasing his hurt feelings, Danny does the only thing he knows to do. He holds his emotions within and blames himself for his father's fate, on account of he thinks he is being selfish by wanting a horse. To add more pain to Danny's sorrow, his sister wants to stay behind while he and his mother leave their Montana ranch and move to Denver to stay with his grandparents. While there, Danny's grief deepens. He begins to think no one loves him, not even his grandparents; because his grandfather yells all the time. He doesn't want to go to school. Once he does though, he befriends a boy from Iraq by the name of Jameel, whom the other classmates ridicule. Will separation of the family cause more conflict? Will Danny have to fight his grief alone? Or will he, his mom, and sister be brought to a closer union because of conflict? Read Danny's Dragon and discover how this melancholy story ends. If someone has lost a father or good friend to war, we need to understand that person is in mourning, has such heartache and bereavement that will not be denied. A well-written plot and wonderful illustrations that were very important in keeping the story moving along smoothly. Janet Muirhead Hill's unique story-telling skill not only has a way of letting the reader sympathize with Danny's dilemma, it also takes the reader more deeply into the story. | |||
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