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Silver On The Tree

Susan Cooper

Cooper, Susan. Silver On The Tree. Scholastic INC. New York, NY. 1990.

Silver On The Tree is a suspenseful, indulgent book written by Susan Cooper. Written in the early 1900, it was one of the first of its kind. Susan Cooper’s daring writing has brought her into a life of fame. Although she almost went to jail for being so bold, to this day she declares that she is proud of every last word she wrote in this book.

Will Dariko, struggles to keep his life in order as he has just found out that his brother is dead. On top of trying to deal with his depression and a messy divorce, Will begins to have strange nightmares. Will finds a whole new world in his dreams, a world of demons and ghosts, it’s a place caught between life and death. In this strange land, Will finds his dead brother, Jacob, who is slowly turning into a demon of the underworld. Although Jacob tells Will to go back to his world, Will refuses to leave his brother. Will feels that if he visits the dreamland often he might be able to save his brother.

Being awake begins to feel dull and boring to Will as dreaming is all that he really cares about. This begins to be a problem for his wife, Julia, who finds that Will does not seem to have any interest in what happens to their relationship or their son, Tony. As Will is in his daze Julia takes advantage and takes full custody over Tony. Will hardly seems to notice.

Will soon finds that if he wants to save his brother he must choose between the dreamland and his own. Believing nothing lies for him in the real world, he chooses a world of demons, a world that he knows nothing about. As he enters the dreamworld forever, he feels something is wrong. . .

With many triumphs and losses, Silver On The Tree by Susan Cooper has touched the hearts of thousands. The ending of the book leaves readers wanting more, and now Susan has given them more. With her new book Gold On The Tree, Susan has answered many questions but raised many more. This series is recommended to any reader.

4 out of 5 stars.

Contributed by L.M. Huggins

April 13, 2011