Spring 2004 Review:

The Farthest-Away Mountain is a magical-myth of a mountain in the distance. The mountaintop is covered in snow that changes many different colors. It is called the Farthest-Away Mountain, because no one has ever been able to reach it. No matter how long anyone travels, the Mountain has always stayed in the distance.

A girl named Dakin awakes one morning to the Mountain calling her. So she packs her things and sets out on an adventure that she would never forget. I think this book is believable for elementary school students and kids starting middle school. I really liked this book and I think that Lynne Reid Banks detailed and described astonishingly. I felt as I was reading that I was there watching, seeing every aspect of what was going on through the phases and triumphs that Dakin went through. Dakin was a very interesting character. She was bossy, but then had spunk. For a while I felt that personally we were alike in many ways. If you like mysteries or fantasies then you'll love The Farthest-Away Mountain. I could barely put this book down, and I'm sure you'll remember it just as I have.

~Kyra May, 8th grade, Reed Middle School, Hubbard, OH