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I was a precocious child. It was still somewhat unusual for a girl-child in the late '50s and early '60s to read science-fiction, but it seemed a natural segue from fairy tales to me. So, at the ripe old age of 8, I was reading Mr. Bass's Planetoid and Heinlein's juvenile novels. "Diamond" falls into the realm of urban fantasy. This book, along with "The Missing Boy" by Joan Dell (long out of print), and later Madeleine L'Engle's "Wrinkle In Time" were read over and over again. They say you can't go back, but good fantasy is timeless, and I am looking forward to a pleasantly nostalgic read. Thank you for making this wonderful book available
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I first read this book as a young girl of 11, through the summer bookmobile that came through my neighborhood. I was a voracious reader, and soon tired of the books my peers read. When I read this book, I was immediately captured by its ability to communicate its storyline, yet make it complex enough to keep me on my intellectual toes! I rarely read a book more than once, but I found that I read this one every couple of years. Then, as an adult on active duty in the military, I remembered it and had a strong urge to read it again. It was out of print, but I got a copy. A fire, just 15 months ago, destroyed that copy. Yet, I want to find it again for my adolescent daughter to read. I hope she'll capture the magic of sharing a dream with another......
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Diamond in the Window shaped my love for mystery, adventure, dreams and family bonds which cross time and the physical world. Diamond in the Window is the beloved long lost book of my childhood which I am now ordering to share with my five year old son. He can write his own review as soon as we receive and read the book. Amazon, I can't believe you had this one
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Ms. Langton dose a great job describing wonderfuly
realistic characters. The story never goes dull and
is a bit scary, but more exciting! This book would probably
be best understood and liked by people 9 to 200 years old.
Read it!
P.S. Jane Langton has written many great books like:
THE FRAGILE FLAG
THE FLEDGING
THE ASTONISHING STEROSCOPE
THE SWING IN THE SUMMER HOUSE
(Most of her books are about the Hall family in Concord, MA)
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