Book Review

Book of the Month Club News November 1996

"The White Stone in the Castle Wall"

Sheldon Oberman

Illustrated by Les Tait

The tale of the boy who gave Toronto's Casa Loma its one white stone An eccentric millionaire, a resourceful boy, and what was once the largest castle in North America come together in this charming story. In the poorest part of Toronto in the early 20th century, little John Tommy Fiddich's vegetable garden has just been wiped out by a hailstorm. Then he hears that millionaire Sir Henry Pellatt is offering a dollar for any stone he can use to build a wall around his new castle, Casa Loma. Tommy Fiddich hauls a giant stone up to the castle, only to see it called worthless. But then the boy meets a friendly "gardener," who teaches him a lesson about what is truly worthy.

Evocatively illustrated, The white Stone in the Castle Wall transforms an episode of history into a timeless fable.

24 pages - color illustrations throughout

Publisher's price $16.95 76-0522

Club price $14.95

Dividend Price: 4 Credits + $9.99

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