Young Arab boy
A Review of Randall’s Wall by Carol Fenner
A Review of Randall’s Wall by Carol Fenner, 1991; rpt. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1996, 85 pages
This realistic novel for middle-grade children concerns an artistic boy from a poor family. Randall’s father has abused and abandoned his wife and children, leaving them with little money or food in a home without running water. Most of Randall’s fifth-grade classmates shun him because he is dirty and withdrawn. And his teachers don’t know how to handle a boy who daydreams and hates reading aloud. Randall has built up a psychological wall to keep other people from hurting him. (more…)