Walk - by Esther Jantzen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A travel and mystery tale about the missteps, adventures, and heroism of an 11-year-old American who walks the 500-mile Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain with his home-schooling family.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Jamie Bacon is angry that his parents are making him walk 500 miles in Spain as part of their home-schooling plan. He's especially disappointed that, unexpectedly, Dad can't come along on the trip, so he'll be with just Mom and his sister Lily. But when Jamie meets a priest, Father Diego, on the plane and hears the backstory of the Camino de Santiago, he begins to get intrigued. And when he naively agrees to the request by two pilgrims to secretly carry a heavily taped envelope, unopened, all the way to Santiagode Compostela, Jamie is stuck with keeping his word.</p>Multiple missteps plague Jamie on the Way of St. James (the English name for the pilgrimage). He injures Lily, causes a car accident, loses the envelope twice, and gets the family lost. Like most Camino pilgrims, Jamie discovers every day on the route holds adventure, revelation, elation, and exhaustion. He meets quirky and kind and scholarly pilgrims; he learns legends and history. He sees marvels of architecture and explores castles, churches, and a cave. And he's heroic, too, when he rescues a child from a charging bull, saves a puppy, prevents vandalism, talks his mother out of a panic attack, and more.</p>There are surprises in <em>WALK</em>. I don't want to spoil a reader's enjoyment, so I won't disclose much more here. But when Jamie is finally in the holy city of Santiago de Compostela, after the family performs traditional pilgrim rituals in the world-class cathedral, it's time for him to deliver that troublesome envelope. Finding out what he's inadvertently carried the whole way produces Jamie's biggest surprise. The book ends with Jamie on television, honest and humble, and Mom, Dad, and Lily laughing together as they view his triumph from their hotel room.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><br></p><p>"WALK ...was beautifully and sensitively written...[and] richly deserves to be read and enjoyed by many."</p><p>John Brierley, Author, "A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino de Santiago"</p><p><br></p><p>"I love the book. It follows a grand, fascinating tradition in children's literature of using fictional journeys to convey information. The best ones have plenty of drama along the way. And WALK has that! I cried at the end."</p><p>Linnea Hendrickson, Children's Librarian, Scholar, Pilgrim</p><p><br></p><p>"A captivating adventure story involving history, legends, serendipity, loss, and surprise. I was swept away with the excitement of Jamie's quest across Spain. I had a celebratory glass of wine in my hand I as I walked into the Cathedral with Jamie! A book for young and old alike that brings alive the uniqueness of the unforgettable Camino de Santiago experience. I absolutely loved it."</p><p>Adam Wells, Life Transition Coach, Camino Mentor and Pilgrim</p><br>
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