A surprisingly readable tale of a boy whose fortunes change overnight, when he discovers he has inherited the title of "Earl". This change of fortune is not without incident - a proud, self indulgent grandfather and a fraudulent attempt to rob him of his newly acquired title.
I was anticipating this classic work to be "hard work" but was totally engrossed. Before reading, all I could bring to mind was a perfect little boy with sausage curls and hideous velvet suit... I half-expected to be sickened by a boy who is appears to be everything a boy should be: physically strong and morally unshakeable. He call his mother "dearest" for goodness sake! The novel is so much more! I agree with Polly Horvath (Newberry Honour author contributing the foreward) with her assessment that Little Lord Fauntelroy was the Harry Potter of his time. The marketing around these two texts is (was?) phenomenal.
I would use this text for advanced readers, as the langauge takes a little unpacking at the beginning. There are untold avenues a novel like this could be used for. Personally, I would include a comparison with Harry Potter. So many wonderful opportunities to discuss characterisation and history behind the formulation of a text.
Friday, January 16, 2009
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