The Wordsmith, The Kid, and The Electrolux Book Review

The Wordsmith, The Kid, and The Electrolux was a very interesting book. Clifford Leigh, the author, starts us out with an ordinary children's book. The book begins with a little boy named Corey. Corey grows up in a great family, but because it is so great, Corey doesn't know it. Corey steals from his parents, he lies, and he does things behind their backs knowing they are wrong. Eventually Corey pays for his misdoings. The candy he buys with the money he steals, begins to rot the teeth right out of Corey's mouth. At the beginning the story is slowed by large complicated words which are unfit for many younger children. This was the only disappointing thing I found in the whole book. The book would be understandable by a smart teenager, but not by most younger children. I say this because this story could impact both young and older children if they could understand it.

Suddenly, the book changes. Corey hides in the closet from his mom and meets up with their vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner takes Corey into a new world and shows him an adventure which changes his life. Through the pages of this book, ( in a weird, strange, teenage way) the gospel of our Lord is introduced to the reader. Also introduced, is the skepticisms our teens will face throughout their lives. Corey finally sees himself what wrong he has done to his parents and his family. He also sees forgiveness in a way he could understand it. The new world Corey finds himself in teaches him who God is. In this world Corey learns good and evil. He is forced to choose a side. Corey choosed the good side, meets others who choose the wrong side, and sees the consequences from their choices.

I highly recommend "The wordsmith, the Kid, and The electrolux to teens (including mine), young adults, and the middle aged people like myself. Thank you Clifford Leigh for a very good read.