[LM_NET] BOOK: Gossamer by Lowry

[Frederick Muller <mullinator52@GMAIL.COM>]

Lowry, Lois. Gossamer. Yearling, 2006 [[978-0-385-73416-5]
This 154 page book is a very comforting story.  It tells the story of little
creatures who provide nice dreams to people.  They go around at night
gathering memories from objects in the person's house by touching them.
Then while the person is sleeping, they flutter up and bestow these memories
on the sleeping person who then has pleasant dreams.  This story centers
around an elderly lady who takes in a foster child from a family with an
abusive father.  Of course there are also creatures which bestow bad
memories to bestow on the people.  The good dream creatures are always
trying to outdo the nightmare-creating creatures.  Although the beginning of
the story is a little confusing until the reader figures out what is
happening and who these creatures are, I found this story very pleasant.

-- 
Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School Library
Newton, NJ
mullinator52@gmail.com
My book reviews are compiled at http://www.mullersreviews.com
My book review blog is at http://MullerInTheMiddle.blogspot.com

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