Janet Taylor Lisle

The Crying Rocks

I liked this book a lot because it was realistic and it kept me interested through the thing. It's also very educational about Native Americans. Though this book is a work of fiction it can still teach you things about life, friendship, history, and more. I enjoyed this book and I'm sure that if you read it you'd enjoy it to.
Meredith S
Hartwick, NY USA - 3/11/2006 3:24pm

Wow that was a great book! I loved it. My teacher told me to read it for my book report. We were supposed to read a mystery book and even though I didn't understand the mystery it was great. I also want to thank my teacher Mrs.Wilson at Laurel Hall School. We Rock.
Natalie A.
Valley Village, California USA - 10/15/2005 4:37pm

I loved this book so much! I read it yesterday. I read about one book a day. Anyways, I made a graphic picture of a could-be cover. I'd like to e-mail it to you, but there is no address.
Emily F
New City, NY United States - 9/27/2005 7:55am

I love your books soooooooooooommmmmmmmuiccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccchhh
Emily CS
Old Tappan, N.J U.S.A. - 5/11/2005 1:1pm

i love the book. I have read one of them and hav en't stoped rereading it.
Emily CS
Old Tappan, N.J U.S.A. - 5/11/2005 12:59pm

I LOVED this book. The twists and turns keep you gussing until the very end. You get rich insight about the Narragansett Indians, and their fight with the English. I give it two thumbs up!!!!!
cassie h
Imperial, Pennsylvania United States of America - 1/8/2005 5:2pm

Dear Ms. Lisle, You are coming to my school so I am really excited to meet you, your book, The Lost Flower Children is one of the best yet. I am now reading The Crying Rocks for book talk. In school we are doing a lot of projects because you are coming. 5 to be exact. In class we read the book the Great Dimpole Oak, it was awesome! Then we had to choose another book and read it. I chose the Lost Flower Children. Then I went to book talk and realized that we were going to read another one of your books too :). In school we are going to make a book preview file project on the book we chose for you. I am realy excited to do it! I cannot wait until you come. i hope you have a blast because I know I am going to!
Palak S
Norwood, New Jersey Usa - 4/25/2004 10:53am

I was deeply touched by this story written by Jannet Taylor Lisle. I could almost see the story in my mind and hear the crying of the children. I couldn't believe how ironic this story became, with all of the secrets and deaths, it was crazy. This story was so realistic it was great, I could relate to alot of the events that occured. Well now I have to work on my book report and I hope to do very well on it!
Stephanie R
Kenosha , Wisconsin USA - 3/18/2004 10:13am

This is the best book I've ever read! The realistic feelings just took my breath away. Unlike so many other books, the main character, Joelle, really had feelings. When she was walking through the woods the first time with Carlos she imagined she was a Narragansett Native American running from the English. I loved how she had an imagination. I can get lost in made up worlds for hours, just sitting on my bed with my eyes closed. Joelle even forgot that Carlos was with her and really started being scared. The part I appreciated most in this book was learning that Joelle's sister had died. I had a younger sister who died 3 years ago. That part of the book was very hard for me to read but now I feel like I'm not alone, that I have a friend in Joelle.
Lydia D
Wilmington, Delaware usa - 3/8/2004 6:47pm

Dear Janet Lisle, I read three quarters of this story over ten days,through the last sentence of chapter thirteen,"She begins to walk slowly toward the fire.",not yet equiped to catch the double meaning, the portent of those words. I put the book down for some days to gain relief, before going on, from the masterfully tuned tension that you had so gradually and relentlessly brought on this mystery tale of a very young woman's search for and recognition of herself. I was suddenly at the denouement when I resumed- the first page of chapter fourteen beautifully draws Joelle the suppliant, silent for once and head bowed at the campfire ready to take in the order of her past and her destiny. I cried in this chapter, not the crying rocks kind, but for relief from the dark tension and for joy at the triumph of truth and light in a tale with more than its share of betrayal,tragedy and the shadows of human motive. The balence of the story, after a few more of Joelle's justifiable outbursts, true to her quick, generous, imaginative and practical nature, sustains a gentle elation as she draws succeeding revelations firmly into her heart. I've revisited the story's fulcrum twice in intervening weeks; the emotion sustains, rich and raw. The architecture of the whole,both strong and austere, is as well molten with privation and desire, with high moral conviction in its characters,young and old, with struggle towards knowlege and acceptance. Descriptions of nature are observant and sometimes sublime. Character development is deep and complex while drawn in clear and simple scene, dialogue and portrayal. So as not to make this overlong, I should like to return to these points later.
J N
LC, RI USA - 11/4/2003 5:27pm



	<< Back to Reviews The Crying Rocks I liked this book a lot because it was realistic and it kept me interested through the thing. It's also very educational about Native Americans. Though this book is a work of fiction it can still teach you things about life, friendship, history, and more. I enjoyed this book and I'm sure that if you read it you'd enjoy it to. Meredith S Hartwick, NY USA - 3/11/2006 3:24pm Wow that was a great book! I loved it. My teacher told me to read it for my book report. We were supposed to read a mystery book and even though I didn't understand the mystery it was great. I also want to thank my teacher Mrs.Wilson at Laurel Hall School. We Rock. Natalie A. Valley Village, California USA - 10/15/2005 4:37pm I loved this book so much! I read it yesterday. I read about one book a day. Anyways, I made a graphic picture of a could-be cover. I'd like to e-mail it to you, but there is no address. Emily F New City, NY United States - 9/27/2005 7:55am I love your books soooooooooooommmmmmmmuiccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccchhh Emily CS Old Tappan, N.J U.S.A. - 5/11/2005 1:1pm i love the book. I have read one of them and hav en't stoped rereading it. Emily CS Old Tappan, N.J U.S.A. - 5/11/2005 12:59pm I LOVED this book. The twists and turns keep you gussing until the very end. You get rich insight about the Narragansett Indians, and their fight with the English. I give it two thumbs up!!!!! cassie h Imperial, Pennsylvania United States of America - 1/8/2005 5:2pm Dear Ms. Lisle, You are coming to my school so I am really excited to meet you, your book, The Lost Flower Children is one of the best yet. I am now reading The Crying Rocks for book talk. In school we are doing a lot of projects because you are coming. 5 to be exact. In class we read the book the Great Dimpole Oak, it was awesome! Then we had to choose another book and read it. I chose the Lost Flower Children. Then I went to book talk and realized that we were going to read another one of your books too :). In school we are going to make a book preview file project on the book we chose for you. I am realy excited to do it! I cannot wait until you come. i hope you have a blast because I know I am going to! Palak S Norwood, New Jersey Usa - 4/25/2004 10:53am I was deeply touched by this story written by Jannet Taylor Lisle. I could almost see the story in my mind and hear the crying of the children. I couldn't believe how ironic this story became, with all of the secrets and deaths, it was crazy. This story was so realistic it was great, I could relate to alot of the events that occured. Well now I have to work on my book report and I hope to do very well on it! Stephanie R Kenosha , Wisconsin USA - 3/18/2004 10:13am This is the best book I've ever read! The realistic feelings just took my breath away. Unlike so many other books, the main character, Joelle, really had feelings. When she was walking through the woods the first time with Carlos she imagined she was a Narragansett Native American running from the English. I loved how she had an imagination. I can get lost in made up worlds for hours, just sitting on my bed with my eyes closed. Joelle even forgot that Carlos was with her and really started being scared. The part I appreciated most in this book was learning that Joelle's sister had died. I had a younger sister who died 3 years ago. That part of the book was very hard for me to read but now I feel like I'm not alone, that I have a friend in Joelle. Lydia D Wilmington, Delaware usa - 3/8/2004 6:47pm Dear Janet Lisle, I read three quarters of this story over ten days,through the last sentence of chapter thirteen,"She begins to walk slowly toward the fire.",not yet equiped to catch the double meaning, the portent of those words. I put the book down for some days to gain relief, before going on, from the masterfully tuned tension that you had so gradually and relentlessly brought on this mystery tale of a very young woman's search for and recognition of herself. I was suddenly at the denouement when I resumed- the first page of chapter fourteen beautifully draws Joelle the suppliant, silent for once and head bowed at the campfire ready to take in the order of her past and her destiny. I cried in this chapter, not the crying rocks kind, but for relief from the dark tension and for joy at the triumph of truth and light in a tale with more than its share of betrayal,tragedy and the shadows of human motive. The balence of the story, after a few more of Joelle's justifiable outbursts, true to her quick, generous, imaginative and practical nature, sustains a gentle elation as she draws succeeding revelations firmly into her heart. I've revisited the story's fulcrum twice in intervening weeks; the emotion sustains, rich and raw. The architecture of the whole,both strong and austere, is as well molten with privation and desire, with high moral conviction in its characters,young and old, with struggle towards knowlege and acceptance. Descriptions of nature are observant and sometimes sublime. Character development is deep and complex while drawn in clear and simple scene, dialogue and portrayal. So as not to make this overlong, I should like to return to these points later. J N LC, RI USA - 11/4/2003 5:27pm
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