Clifford Wendell is a modern version of James Thurber’s Walter Mitty. Clifford is a fourteen year old daydreamer who loves to read and imagines being inside the stories becoming the characters in which he reads. After meeting the beautiful Maris Whittingly in the library, his favorite place to visit, he has a severe accident. While on the mend, he enters a book writing contest and puts his imagination to work to revive the sleepy town of Chance and create a national phenomenon. Everyone who lives in Chance, shares Clifford’s success but at a great price.
This book is an imaginative and uplifting adventure with a strong Catholic appeal. There are no wizards, witches or vampires, yet still succeeds to stir the heart’s imagination and take the reader on a fun and inspiring fantastic ride.
It’s a great book for teachers and students. After reading how Clifford created his book, teachers can take students on their own literary adventure by creating a book writing project shared by the entire class