Camille and the Silver Thorn, by Rhonda Rein (Carriage Light, 2022, 139 pp, $7.99, ages 8-11)
It is Saturday and 11-year-old Camille is playing outside in her Kansas backyard, checking in with her neighbor every once in a while since her dad is at work and her mom passed away. She notices a little red door, leading to a gnome home, at the base of a large tree and discovers a whole different world within.
Much like Alice of Alice in Wonderland, Camille goes on an adventure that is too exciting to believe. Her adventure also includes the opportunity to save a civilization, after she receives training from the elf in the tree (geren-haired Lila Elfonso) and others she meets along the way.
A Creative Version of Wizard of Oz?
This story moves along at an impressive clip with tests along the way.
The Eyes Have It
Lila the Elf , "about the height of an unsharpened pencil," sees a kindred spirit in Camille as do others in Lila's world. It's in her eyes. It is this that convinces everyone to trust Camille to save their world but it is not easy as she goes from trial to trial and makes progress along the way - but will it be enough? Will Camille be able to do what others have not been able to do - save an entire world?
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