...one that children and adults can enjoy together.
Reading The Castle in the Mist took me back to when I was a kid discovering the magic of reading. In a world of children’s book filled with crazy amounts of face paced adventure, post-apocalyptic worlds, and extreme fantasy worlds, this story takes us back a beautifully simpler time.
The Castle in the Mist follows the adventures of siblings Tess and Max as they spend the summer with their Aunt in a remote part of England. One day, after a fight with Max, Tess runs off and discovers a large fence and a magical key that opens the gate. Inside she finds William, a boy around her age, who she befriends immediately. What follows is a magical adventure that tells a great story about the importance of friendship, a story that I believe is important for readers of all ages.
This short book took me very little time to read but was a great break from my world and, for the time it took me to read it, I became a child again, feeling the magic of the book coming out through the magic of reading.
In a world of very gendered children’s books, Ephron’s The Castle in the Mist is refreshingly accessible for all readers, making it one that children and adults can enjoy together.
by Portia Turner
