Review: A clever and interesting retelling of the Golem legend
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2013
Aaron Shepard is skilled in retelling legendary tales from non-American cultures. In this interesting short story he retells the Jewish Golem story. Three six graders bully Timothy and his friend, both in the fourth grade. But while the three are stronger than the two, Timothy is much brighter. He invents a robot that looks exactly like a fourth grader and uses it to stop the bullies. But as in the original Golem story and in Walt Disney's adaption, something goes wrong. Children will enjoy the adventure.