Thank you for visiting.
This content is exclusive to subscribers only.
As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
Log In
Don't have a Horn Book Account?
Register Now
Register Now
Gewirtz, Adina Rishe
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Five siblings fall through a glowing blue window in their living room and find themselves in a hostile dystopia. After many hair's-breadth escapes, each sibling learns to use his or her own new magic power to restore the world to a generous, nurturing regime. Sexism, environmentalism, and the terrifying and contagious nature of mob hysteria are some of many moral issues Gewirtz tangles with in this lengthy, slow-moving fantasy.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
(2)
4-6
When a desperate-seeming man forces his way into their house Annie and her brother Rew are terrified, but Gran is unmoved: the man is her son, and the children's father, whom they thought to be long dead. Despite herself, Annie is intrigued by her father, and this ambivalence is what makes Gewirtz's story so compelling as the characters navigate an ever-shifting notion of family.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2013
2 reviews
We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.