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Twelve-year-old Thomas, who likes to draw, is dismayed when his mother leaves him with his eccentric great-uncle Tano for an extended visit, until the two of them explore the natural world around the isolated house and work together on a stained glass panel.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 3-6A classic situation in children's literature, a child staying for a period with unfamiliar relatives, is employed here to good effect. Thomas, 12, hates the idea of spending his two-week vacation with his great-uncle while his divorced mother visits his sick grandmother. Uncle Tano, who emigrated from Italy when he was Thomas's age, is decidedly odd, but both Thomas and readers come to understand and sympathize with the old man's horror of suffering, and both the man and the rebellious boy learn something about when to hold on to things and when to let go. Thomas's adjustment is demonstrated through his drawing, which becomes increasingly less focused on imaginary, perfect scenes, and more reflective of the world he sees around him. His own healing from the loss of his father through divorce is reinforced by the healing of the Canada goose he accidentally causes to be wounded, and in the stained-glass panel he makes with his great-uncle. Uncle Tano is particularly well drawn, and his reluctant acceptance of Thomas is moving and believable. Betsy Byars has used the idea of art as a coping mechanism in The Cartoonist (1978), and the theme of a rebellious boy learning from nature and an elder in House of Wings (1972, both Viking). Holding On will be accessible to younger or more reluctant readers, as it is shorter and less demanding. Unfortunately, the cover painting of Thomas makes him look younger than he is.Pam Gosner, formerly at Maplewood Memorial Library, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
During a family crisis, Thomas is sent to live with Great-uncle Tano in coastal Connecticut. The boy has difficulty adjusting to the prickly old man, but a shared interest in art and the accidental shooting of a Canada goose help the two form a bond. Mundane prose and moody dialogue slow the first half of the novel; the second half moves faster but remains predictable. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 4^-6. Both heartwarming and heartrending, this fine novel relates an intense, complex relationship between a young boy and his great-uncle. Thomas' only memory of Uncle Tano is from a short visit two years before, when he was 10, but the eccentric man whose house smelled of cat pee made quite an impression. Now Thomas is spending the whole two weeks of his spring vacation with his uncle, and he isn't happy. Predictably, they create a deep, lasting bond, but the way it happens is anything but predictable. Engel consistently tugs the reader's emotions in opposing directions as she paints a vivid portrait of two stubborn, emotionally needy people who have been deeply hurt by the loss of a loved one and have forgotten how to relate. Youngsters with absent fathers will strongly identify with Thomas, and this quiet, compelling story may inspire readers to forge a relationship with a forgotten relative. --Lauren Peterson