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A Book for Children of All Ages!, September 27, 2003
This review is from: Karen Kimball & the Dream Weaver's Web (Paperback)
Cynthia Sue Larson tells us that she wrote the kind of book that she always wanted to read growing up, but wasn't available. It combines the mystery of a Nancy Drew with the metaphysical daring-do of a Harry Potter book---all into one. And it succeeds. This book would make a good movie for kids of all ages. Karen Kimball, "the odd girl" in a family of boys, has been living in the isolated world of what many of us would term the outsider or weird one in the family. They often don't realize the extent of their powers to transform their family unit into something more loving or sublime, and are often resented by the rest of the family. While the family unit is usually unconsciously aware of the different one's ability to shake up the status quo, there is enough awareness to understand that the strange one in the house is the one who is the catalyst. Any yet, the "strange" Karen Kimball is beginning to be the norm in so many families as we shift our collective energies on the earth to a higher octave, or two! The abilities she effortlessly wields are skills all of us are capable of, were we to (1) keep an open, unlimited mindset, and (2) be in a state of unconditional love as much as possible. Karen is the new earthly prototype--the merge of the spiritual human being. She combines spirit and matter, and she is the human of the future, capable of yielding spiritual power in an earthly lifetime, never losing a sense of her humanity. Yes, she has all the angst of the teenager in transition, trying to discover how she fits into this crazy world. She grows through her stretch into a new environment (the summer camp and surrounding areas), and uses her newly mastered abilities to solve a mystery. But it doesn't really matter how and where she does it---she will be put into situations wherein she can discover who she really is, as she begins to meet others such as herself. As a reviewer of the book, I find Karen the most interesting character, other than her male rat named Gumdrop. I have a great love for pet rats; it is so great to see one portrayed positively in a story. Recommended for "children" of all ages.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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on spirit, magic and human potential, January 11, 2004
This review is from: Karen Kimball & the Dream Weaver's Web (Paperback)
Karen Kimball & the Dream Weaver's Web is an amazing little book, a primer on spirit, magic, and human potential woven into a many-layered mystery story about a ten year old girl--the very age when so many women later in life remember that they gave up their life dreams. Astral travel, spirit friends and foes, indigenous knowledge, telepathic communication--most children hide and then, to their peril, forget such gifts and potentials and so distort their lives. Instead, this heroine not only discovers but develops these abilities and puts them to use to solve everyday problems and even save lives. The special insight the book brings is the naturalness and appropriateness of integrating these skill sets along with more generally recognized skills such as swimming, making friends, and resolving conflict. The description of the dream weaver's web alone is worth the price of the book! I wish I had read this book when I was ten years old, but I'm glad to have found it now. We are more than we know, and children deserve the validation of their lives and experiences that his book offers.
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Praise for Karen Kimball & the Dream Weaver's Web, December 10, 2003
This review is from: Karen Kimball & the Dream Weaver's Web (Paperback)
What a wonderful book! As far as I am concerned, there's nothing quite like a good story well told. In Karen Kimball & the Dream Weaver's Web, Cynthia Sue Larson has given us just that. Karen Kimball is the protagonist in a story that explores the psychic and emotional tensions experienced by young people as they begin their transition from childhood to young adulthood. Larson's book opens with the less than joyful home life of Karen Kimball - a young girl surrounded by two self-absorbed brothers, a conflicted father and a mother trapped between all sides This is a truly uplifting story that lends itself very well to the coming-of-age genre of young adult fiction. It is quite easy for the reader to envision our young protagonist moving through many, many other adventures in subsequent volumes of a Karen Kimball series. I can also easily envision a made-for-TV after school special that tells this excellent tale. Both of my daughters and I look forward anxiously to the next release! --- Reviewed by
Timothy E. McMahon, M.S.
Executive Editor
Northeast Book Reviews
tim_mcmahon@northeastbookreviews.com
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