Reader's Response 15

Charlie's monument                      0-22                         read for 30 min.


       This book is about a boy who is born with only one arm and a severely twisted back. When he turns sixteen, his mother, his only living relative, suddenly dies in an indian attack. He finds a job being on the look out foe indians and everyday, takes a rock up to the hill that serves as his post. While that is the plot on the surface, the real story goes much deeper. Blainem Yorgason weaves a story unparalled by others about love, forgiving others, and accepting yor blessings.

     There aren't really words to describe as i feel as i read this book, which is my favorite. I feel like Charlie is real, and this gives me hope. Compared to charlie, my trials are tiny. Amazingly Charlie has the capacity to forgive the doctor who led to his wife's death. This book is such an inspiration and comfort to me. It is a comfort to me because many people in my family have my physical alliments, including spina bifida and MS. It was hard for me to think about their futures and how much they would have to go through, but after reading this book i realized that people are capable of coping and enduring to the end.
  
      This book is better than the harry potter series, so it gets 7 STARS.