Reviewed
by BJ Myers, author of Justice is Served
I have always loved a good adventure story and in Pine
Woods, Richard Kirsch delivers a first rate adventure. It
keeps you on the edge of your seat while delivering all the
action and adventure that you could possibly love. The
characters are loveable and you find yourself hoping that
all of them can discover what they need to learn in order
to figure out the puzzle that is laid before them. I feel
that this is a book that any child, young or old will not
be able to tear themselves away from. I truly hope that, as
the story promises, "the stones will be called upon again"
It would be a shame if they weren't.
5 Stars ****
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Kathy Schultz -- What a wonderful book. Mr. Kirsch has
written one of the best books that I have read in a long
time. It is a must read for old and young alike. You will
be hooked on this book by the second paragraph. Mr.
Kirsch's way with words is unique and portrays an excellent
adventure that takes place in the year 1954 of two young
boys, Rich and Bill as they set off on their daily search
for adventure, armed with their binoculars and baloney
sandwiches.
One day, they come across a small stone, which looks like
any stone, but has the power of transportation. It
transports them to a place by the seashore where they see
an old-time Schooner, the Christina Nilsson, downed in
1884. They meet two children on this ghost ship, who are
dressed in old clothes and think that it is the year 1884.
Hey, what is going on here, the boys wonder? Rich clasped
the stone tightly, it glows warm in his hand and they are
suddenly transported back to Pine Woods.
Back in Pine Woods, they vow to find the answer. Their
journey takes them to the museum, library, as they try to
find the solution to this mysterious event that has taken
place in their lives. In time they discover things about
the two children of 1884 and other members of the crew,
and, oh yes, there is a villain and his name is Jake. How
does a 1954 coin and a brooch enter the story line? I'm not
telling, and I will not disclose the unique ending to this
story because one must take the journey with these two
little hero's to really enjoy this great novel, and how one
right action in time can save others and have a great
impact on the future. It was a pleasure to read something
without goblins or monsters. I really enjoyed reading this
clean, wholesome and lovable Sci-Fi and Fantasy story.
Young people and parents can relate to this story because
it is an adventure that we would all love to take.
I hope to someday see this as a picture on the big screen.
I give this one 5 stars.
Kathy/Georgia
Riley's Gift
www.freewebs.com/togetheragainforever
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Mary Gray -- "Pine Woods is a wonderful read for youth and
adults alike! On one page you are re-living life in
Sheboygan, Wisconsin during 1954 - turn the page and you
are sailing on Lake Michigan a century earlier in 1854! In
this historical novel, author Richard Kirsch writes of lazy
summer days and family life as seen through the eyes of
10-12 year olds. The reader learns nautical jargon 19th
century children would know if they happened to live on a
transport sailing vessel like the soon-to-be shipwrecked,
Christina Nilsson. The plot thickens, the setting changes
yet again. This time through time travel, the reader visits
characters in a make-believe world called, Urgin. Three
cheers for Richard Kirsch on his first novel filled with
high seas adventure, suspense of the unknown, and a down
home feeling of the mid-west in 1954."
Mary Gray