Love among the Walnuts by Jean Ferris
Reviewed by Varun, Gr. 8
This book was okay. It was kind of romantic, so that was the bad part. I hate romance stories. But it was also good because the main character had an evil uncle who tried to kill him, his friends, and his family many times and even committed arson. So that was a good part. So it was pretty average. I give it 3 stars out of 5.
Reviewed by Reah, Gr. 6
Love among the walnuts. Crazy title? You won't think that after you've read this book.
If your parents were rich, what would you do? Do everything you've ever wanted to do? For Sandy Huntington-Ackerman, that answer is a no. Sandy lived in an amazing house in the middle of nowhere throughout his childhood. The only weird thing was that, down the road from his house was a place called Walnut Manor, a loony bin for only the craziest patients. Or so he thought...
Read this book to discover love, true friendship, and an unrelated family. I really liked this book and I hope you do too!
Reviewed by Jocelyn, Gr. 8
In the beginning of Love among the Walnuts, you learn about how Hortatio and Mousey fall in love and have a child named Sandy. On Eclipse Manor, where the new family lives, life is great. They spend lots of time with each other, learning and living happily cut off from the outside world. Because Hortatio is one of the richest men in the world, they are able to live comfortably with the only thing to bring them down, monthly visits from Hortatio's awful brothers, Bart and Bernie. And when Bart and Bernie become jealous of Hortatio's money and poison him and Mousey, it becomes up to Sandy, his faithful butler, a very nice young nurse, and the residents at the hospital, Walnut Manor, next door to save Sandy's parents and foil Bart and Bernie's plans to steal Hortatio's fortune while he is in a coma. Love among the Walnuts is a great tale of love, friendship, and mystery that is guaranteed to keep you reading until the very end.
Reviewed by Robert, Gr. 9
This story is about a young boy who has been totally isolated from real life who is brutally forced into reality by his two evil uncles who are struggling to kill their brother because they crave his immense fortune. After eating a poisoned birthday cake Horatio Huntington-Ackerman (one of the richest men in the US), his wife, a family friend and the family pet fall into a coma. Sandy (Horatio's son) must stop his uncles from hurting his parents while learning to manage the family fortune. This book is hilarious (due to the uncles' mediocre schemes) and is a must read for anyone looking for a good laugh.
Reviewed by Maria, Gr. 6
Love among the Walnuts is about a boy (Sandy) who grows up on a property called Eclipse with his billionaire father, his actress mother, his butler and his wife, a cat named Louie, and a chicken named Attila. Sandy's whole world goes topsy turvy when his parents, butler’s wife, and chicken go into a coma. This book is a page-turning-love-story-thriller.
Reviewed by Sarah, Gr. 8
"Love among the Walnuts" was an amazing book about love, friendship, and courage. Horatio has lived on his country mansion for years with his family. However, this changes when his evil brothers poison him with birthday cake. Horatio, his wife, and their butler's wife are found in a coma the next morning. It is now up to Sandy, his butler, and their friends at Walnut Manor to find a cure for the coma, prove Horatio's brothers guilty, and save the family fortune.
Reviewed by Erika, Gr. 8
This book is very funny. It shows the life of a boy who learns that the life he grew up with is not the life outside of his little bubble.
Additional thoughts by Miss Catherine:
I loved this book! The characters were so unbelievably unique, as was the setting and the storyline. It had that feel-good aspect to it that I found in Jean Ferris’ other novel, “Once upon a Marigold.” There was something about both of those novels that made me feel like it was perfect story-telling: not straight-forward fantasy, and nothing to do with magic really, but somehow it felt “magical”, almost like there’s a really thin veil of something that you view the story through. Maybe it’s the eccentric characters or the over-the-top plotline, but something about the way this author writes makes me suspend my views of normalcy. Eclipse manor seemed like such a perfect little utopia, I wanted to be a part of it so badly while reading this... except when some of the members slipped into a coma! This was a sweet story that I enjoyed tremendously!
Reviewed by Varun, Gr. 8
This book was okay. It was kind of romantic, so that was the bad part. I hate romance stories. But it was also good because the main character had an evil uncle who tried to kill him, his friends, and his family many times and even committed arson. So that was a good part. So it was pretty average. I give it 3 stars out of 5.
Reviewed by Reah, Gr. 6
Love among the walnuts. Crazy title? You won't think that after you've read this book.
If your parents were rich, what would you do? Do everything you've ever wanted to do? For Sandy Huntington-Ackerman, that answer is a no. Sandy lived in an amazing house in the middle of nowhere throughout his childhood. The only weird thing was that, down the road from his house was a place called Walnut Manor, a loony bin for only the craziest patients. Or so he thought...
Read this book to discover love, true friendship, and an unrelated family. I really liked this book and I hope you do too!
Reviewed by Jocelyn, Gr. 8
In the beginning of Love among the Walnuts, you learn about how Hortatio and Mousey fall in love and have a child named Sandy. On Eclipse Manor, where the new family lives, life is great. They spend lots of time with each other, learning and living happily cut off from the outside world. Because Hortatio is one of the richest men in the world, they are able to live comfortably with the only thing to bring them down, monthly visits from Hortatio's awful brothers, Bart and Bernie. And when Bart and Bernie become jealous of Hortatio's money and poison him and Mousey, it becomes up to Sandy, his faithful butler, a very nice young nurse, and the residents at the hospital, Walnut Manor, next door to save Sandy's parents and foil Bart and Bernie's plans to steal Hortatio's fortune while he is in a coma. Love among the Walnuts is a great tale of love, friendship, and mystery that is guaranteed to keep you reading until the very end.
Reviewed by Robert, Gr. 9
This story is about a young boy who has been totally isolated from real life who is brutally forced into reality by his two evil uncles who are struggling to kill their brother because they crave his immense fortune. After eating a poisoned birthday cake Horatio Huntington-Ackerman (one of the richest men in the US), his wife, a family friend and the family pet fall into a coma. Sandy (Horatio's son) must stop his uncles from hurting his parents while learning to manage the family fortune. This book is hilarious (due to the uncles' mediocre schemes) and is a must read for anyone looking for a good laugh.
Reviewed by Maria, Gr. 6
Love among the Walnuts is about a boy (Sandy) who grows up on a property called Eclipse with his billionaire father, his actress mother, his butler and his wife, a cat named Louie, and a chicken named Attila. Sandy's whole world goes topsy turvy when his parents, butler’s wife, and chicken go into a coma. This book is a page-turning-love-story-thriller.
Reviewed by Sarah, Gr. 8
"Love among the Walnuts" was an amazing book about love, friendship, and courage. Horatio has lived on his country mansion for years with his family. However, this changes when his evil brothers poison him with birthday cake. Horatio, his wife, and their butler's wife are found in a coma the next morning. It is now up to Sandy, his butler, and their friends at Walnut Manor to find a cure for the coma, prove Horatio's brothers guilty, and save the family fortune.
Reviewed by Erika, Gr. 8
This book is very funny. It shows the life of a boy who learns that the life he grew up with is not the life outside of his little bubble.
Additional thoughts by Miss Catherine:
I loved this book! The characters were so unbelievably unique, as was the setting and the storyline. It had that feel-good aspect to it that I found in Jean Ferris’ other novel, “Once upon a Marigold.” There was something about both of those novels that made me feel like it was perfect story-telling: not straight-forward fantasy, and nothing to do with magic really, but somehow it felt “magical”, almost like there’s a really thin veil of something that you view the story through. Maybe it’s the eccentric characters or the over-the-top plotline, but something about the way this author writes makes me suspend my views of normalcy. Eclipse manor seemed like such a perfect little utopia, I wanted to be a part of it so badly while reading this... except when some of the members slipped into a coma! This was a sweet story that I enjoyed tremendously!
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