Review: A book about karma that teaches a great lesson!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2013
3 STARS!!!Curtis, a.k.a. Sully, is your typical 5th grade bully. He has his small band of followers, which consists of Breeze and Gonzo. He gets his kicks out of tormenting others. One day things start to change. For every bad thing the boys do, a bad thing happens in turn to them. Sully notices a small figure during one particular stunt. He sets out to capture it and does. The creature tells Sully that he's a karmic balancer. Therefore, Sully begins calling him Karmack. Karmack begins to teach Sully all about balancing his good deeds with his bad.I'm torn on this book. I'm not a believer in karma, but I did enjoy watching Sully "grow up" and learn to think of others. I believe that aspect is a good lesson for children, even with those having differing spiritual beliefs. My twelve year old son is going to read this, and I'll share his opinions after he finishes. In the meantime, knowing his likes, I think he would like the book well enough. If you read my review on The Door in the Wall, I can safely say he'd like it a whole lot more than that. There were parts that were funny to me, and I'm sure he'd find them a lot funnier than I did. He'd hopefully pick up on putting others before yourself and thinking of how your actions affect others!! Those are definitely two wonderful morals to the story!!So, I give this book a solid 3 STARS!! I think there's definitely a good moral to the story, and I think most children that enjoy reading would like this. I look forward to reading more from J.C. Whyte and sharing them with my children!!*I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.*