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Heartlight

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Heartlight is one of those rare books which absolutely captivated me. It is a moral tale woven from dreams. In our technological, death-denying culture, it is refreshing to read a story which goes beyond technology and does not deny death. Its battle between good and evil is very convincing. It was lovely to meet characters who pray. And the way it ends, well, like the Retriever, it is pure gold. Read it and find the heartlight within your own heart.

I am an Episcopal Priest and a Children's Librarian. Heartlight was one of those rare books which absolutely captivated me. It is a moral tale woven from dreams. In our technological, death-denying culture, it is refreshing to read a story which goes beyond technology and does not deny death. Its battle between good and evil is very convincing. If Heartlight owes a great deal to Madeleine L'Engle, Barron does L'Engle credit. It was lovely to meet characters who pray. And the way it ends, well, like the Retriever, it is pure gold. Read it and find the heartlight within your own heart.

T. A. Barron's Heartlight is a great science-fiction book. As you read this book, it is easy to sense that you are in the book with the characters. The book tells of a young girl who travels in outer space through her heartlight. Kate's mission is to find her grandfather in outer space in another galaxy and bring him home to safety. Heartlight is full of excitement and adventure as Kate searches for her lost grandfather who is trying to save the sun. The sun is running out of PCL (pure condensed light) and it is up to her grandfather to save the sun.
I really enjoyed Heartlight, and I am not a person who likes science-fiction books. This book is not one of those completely unbelievable books where you know that nothing in the book could ever happen. T.A. Barron writes outstanding details and descriptions in the book, and one starts to believe that the sun just might really run on PCL. The characters live within you throughout the tosses and turns of the book. T.A. Barron makes it possible to ride on the wings of a Morpho nestra, a beautiful butterfly, soar through outer space into other galaxies, get stuck in a black hole, and live to tell the story.

If you long for the days of the Heinlein juveniles or the Time series of Madline L'Engle, then this book is for you.

The Earth's sun is dying and has been given just three years to live. A young girl and her grandfather travel to the most spectacular sun in the galaxy to try and find a cure. They travel using butterflies and sillyscience (I mean superscience). Girl and grandfather find themselves on a planet of intelligent polygons in the middle of a battle with a great star eating evil.

A very fun book involving strange aliens, amazing stars and moral lessons for all.

I never thought I would like this book but a friend told me to read it. I loved it. I hardly believed I'd be near tears at the end. Science Fiction lovers will love this book. It has many technical and unusual terms. It's and interesting save the world type book that you will never be able to put down.

This book was great. It captivates you and you won't want to but it down.

I don't think this should be age level 9-12, it seems to me to fit more under young adult.

I loved this book. Probably my very favorite book by T. A. Barron that I've read. It's been a few years since I read it, but I still remember it as a great book, good for older kids or adults.

Excellent fantasy to relax and enjoy! T.A. Barron has an incredible imagination and captures it so beautifully for us to read!

I read this book as a child and absolutely feel in love with it. Space travel, riding butterflies, and talking snowflakes were more my world than that I lived in. Somehow my original copy disappeared and after remembering the book from time to time I decided it was time to read it again. I was just as pleased with it the second read through as I was the first, and I found more layers and depth to the story from an adult perspective. I highly recommend this book!

I read this book when I was twelve years old, and I loved it. T.A. Barron is one of the greatest authors to come along since Madeleine L'Engle and Lloyd Alexander. His books sit alongside the greats.