Review: I loved this one
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 23, 2012
Paul R. Hewlett's Lionel's Grand Adventure (Lionel and the Golden Rule) may be recommended for children by the author but I found it a delightful read and think it'd be appreciated and enjoyed by any age group, especially lovers of baseball. The imagery and lessons are applicable for anyone, and easily communicated in the context of the poor bullied protagonist Lionel who has a chance to be a hero and what he does is admirable, but not in the way the reader expects. The author use of humor and creative writing is wonderful; how Lionel gets comeuppance for his nasty brother Feeney's middle of the night prank and getting Carrie, a girl he's interested in, to notice him had me laughing, which is no small feat. It's often said that the little child in us never dies and I find this to be true, especially now after reading Hewlett's book, which I thoroughly enjoyed.