Foreword by Gregory Maguire.<\/p>\n
A pair of siblings, Eddy and Eleanor Hall, hunt for treasures as they try to save their ramshackle home from being repossessed by the bank. A piece of glass shaped like a diamond, embedded in an attic window, is the key to a series of dreams in which secrets are slowly revealed, and a way forward promised. The diamond\u2019s refraction of light is the equivalent of the wardrobe crossing to Narnia, or the tornado express to Oz. The moonlight over Concord sifts through the diamond\u2019s surfaces and the spell it casts interrupts the tedious worry of real life, ushering Eleanor and Eddy into elegant and shivery dream adventures of increasing peril.<\/p>\n
#97 of the Top 100 Children\u2019s Novels of all Time Poll (2012) by School Library Journal, even though out-of-print for decades!<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is to this book that I credit my own belief in the capacity of fiction to enlarge, enlighten, enliven. It remains one of the most important books in my reading life\u2014it showed me what books could\u00a0do<\/em>. It made me want to become a writer, too.\u201d \u201cMagic in Concord, Massachusetts.\u00a0 Plus Emerson and Thoreau.\u00a0 This book (and its sequels) struck a deep chord in me early on.\u201d \u2013Anne Nesbet, author<\/p>\n \u201cReminiscent in structure of\u00a0Alice In Wonderland<\/em>, it gives full vent to fantasy in following the escapades of Eddy and Eleanor in a world of dreams and nightmares. \u2026there is much to be said in praise of Miss Langton\u2019s imagery. The attempt to weave New England history into the main fabric\u2014to incorporate Thoreau\u2019s and Emerson\u2019s ideas, is fascinating.\u201d
\n\u2014Gregory Maguire, best-selling author of\u00a0WICKED<\/em><\/p>\n
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