Review: LOL - A great adventure tale!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2013
A stick from the abandoned home of a witch puts Andy Thompson in a world of hurt, after he curses town bully, Jason. Jason's younger brother, Danny, and Andy can't turn Jason back into a boy, no matter how many "spells" they think up. The boys then figure out they have to ... gasp! ... Hike up Devil's Mountain!Rarely have I read such an entertaining tale with such an important message. Penny Estelle's imagination goes full out in this story of a boy forced to undo his own mistake, but only because he was about to have his clock cleaned by the town bully. Estelle devotes a great part of the story to the most important thing to boys - the journey up the mountain, which is fraught with all kinds of dangers they must avoid or escape by using their wits. The revelation at the end caught me somewhat by surprise, but I was beginning to suspect this through some of the things Andy could do. I highly recommend Hike up Devil's Mountain for boys of all ages. It's a reminder of a time before computer games and social media, when kids used their imaginations.