Hole in the Rock by Rebecca Bischoff – Review by Kerry Carr
Hole in the Rock by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a quick paced read which is funny at times but also holds a meaning that some children may miss. I would say it is geared towards children aged between 8 and 12 because they will love the humour and the antics that Lizza gets up to where as the older children will be able to grasp the message that every action you take has a consequence and sometimes the consequences don’t just effect you but the people around you as well.
Lizza is a 12 year old girl who is passionate about animals. She loves to rescue them and heal them much to her mothers dislike. Lizza starts to act out though when her father becomes a taxidermist. Lizza hates the thought of what her dad does and she goes out of her way to make that clear. But things take an even weirder turn for Lizza when her father moves them to live in a tourist attraction called Hole N the Wall. Now not only does she have the embarrassment of her school friends realising where she lives but everyday strangers tour around her home.
Thinking of a way out of this terrible situation is contact’s animal rights activists and environmentalist in the hope they will make her father quit his business and move them back to a proper house.
However things don’t go as she imagined and the consequences for her actions have a negative effect on everyone around her.
Lizza’s character is strong willed and determined but like most you people she is misguided and doesn’t understand that her actions will have consequences and sometimes it isn’t the consequence you were hoping for.
