This book was just recently made into a film, although the ambition I understood from is still present in the movie. In the book a young boy named Jess Aarons, a fifth grade boy, who become friends with his new neighbor and classmate Leslie Burke. Leslie is a smart girl with a wild imagination, while Jess is a sports fanatic and has a secret love of drawing. Jess doesn’t get along with his family very well, his mother favors his sisters and his father is never home. Leslie on the other hand is an only child with parents as writers. As Jess and Leslie begin to become closer, Leslie notices how much pressure is on Jess and how it is affecting him. So, to get away from all the stress and pressure of the outside world, together they create a kingdom full of glorious and magical things, such as giants and castles. This kingdom is only open to Jess and Leslie with their creative
This book was just recently made into a film, although the ambition I understood from is still present in the movie. In the book a young boy named Jess Aarons, a fifth grade boy, who become friends with his new neighbor and classmate Leslie Burke. Leslie is a smart girl with a wild imagination, while Jess is a sports fanatic and has a secret love of drawing. Jess doesn’t get along with his family very well, his mother favors his sisters and his father is never home. Leslie on the other hand is an only child with parents as writers. As Jess and Leslie begin to become closer, Leslie notices how much pressure is on Jess and how it is affecting him. So, to get away from all the stress and pressure of the outside world, together they create a kingdom full of glorious and magical things, such as giants and castles. This kingdom is only open to Jess and Leslie with their creative