Message from Match Girl

by Janet Taylor Lisle

Book Overview

Nine-year-old Walter has no memory of his mother, who died when he was a baby, yet Walter is sure she is speaking to him. The voice of her ghost comes softly to him at first. . .almost like thoughts running through his head. Then, magically, she speaks more clearly, leading him to a sad statue of the Little Match Girl in the park where his picture had been taken when he was a baby. When he finds mysterious items from his infancy left at the foot of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380725185
• ISBN13: 9780380725182
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

A mystery...

This book is a part of a series, but I didn't know that when I bought it. However the book only makes brief mentions of events from the past, so you never feel left out or estranged from the story. I loved the ambigious ending. Its written a for a young age group but that did not affect my enjoyment of it at all.

A Message From the Match Girl

Nine year old Walter Kew has no recollection of his mother who died when he was a baby. However he is almost positive that she is sending him secret messages softly through her ghost voice. As time moves on slowly she speaks more clearly and leads him to the Little Match Girl statue in the park. There he finds little trinkets by the statues feet, which makes him believe that the Little Match Girl has secrets about who his mother and he really are. However, with his extraordinary imagination and some help from the cat, Juliette, he makes an amazing discovery. A well written book by a great author, A Message From a the Match Girl was awarded the Best Book Of the Year by the School Library Journal. This book is really good for people grades 5-7. It?s suspenseful and a fast moving book. I like how it keeps me wondering what's going to happen next. Whoever reads it, will love it if they like juicy mysteries. I would rate this book as a 8 out of 10 because of how fast it moves.

This is a story about a boy named Walter,who's parents died

A Message From The Match Girl is about a boy named Walter Kew,who thinks he can understand his mom in heaven. He was found in a dish at his grandma's house. Georgina and Poco, Walters best friends, think his mom is the waitress at the park's restaurant and that she's not dead. When the waitress leaves he can't understand his mom any more. One by one Walter finds his baby teasures at the foot of the Little Match Girl's statue. Someone recommended this book to me. I would definitely recommend this book to you. It is an exellent book and its full of mysteries. I like how it keeps me wondering what's going to happen next.

It?s about a boy who is trying to find out about his past.

A Book Review The book is called A Message From the Match Girl. The book is written by Janet Taylor Lisle. It's about a boy who is trying to find out abouthis past.The boy's name is Walter Kew. Walter'sfriends Georgina and Poco help him find out about his mother. They wonder why the little match girl is not noticed. The little match girl keeps giving Walter things that remind him of his past. His grandma told him she found him in a casserole. She also told him she wasn't his grandma! He was furious and he ran out the door. Georgina and Poco found a ring on the statue of the little match girl that they never sawbefore. If you want to find out what happens, be sure to read the book.

It?s about a boy named Walter and his parents are dead.

A Book Review The title of this book is A Message From The Little Match Girl. Janet Taylor Lisle is the author of this book. I liked this book a lot. It has a lot of allusions in it such as The Little Match Girl, the Ugly Duckling, the Snow Queen and the Steadfast Tin Solidier. This book is the best I've read so far. It's about a boy named Walter and his mother and father are dead. They supposedly died in a accident. Walter thinks he still hears his mother. Georgina and Poco are his best friends, and at first they don't believe him. When they start finding clues it gets weird like stories with weird or scary endings.