SuitabookChristie's old organ, or, "Home, sweet home"
Mrs. O. F. Walton
- Reading
- Read together if the themes feel weighty; pause to ask how the characters are coping, and let the child decide whether to discuss the story's religious ideas.
- Themes
- Friendship through hardship: An old man and a young boy are described as close friends who suffer through hard times together. The friendship is central to the book's premise, but the available details do not show how either character's actions are judged.
- Faith and hope: The book addresses faith and hope; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book presents this favourably.
- Music and the organ: An old organ is named in the title, and music is listed among the work's subjects. Music is part of the book's subject matter, but its significance or treatment cannot be determined.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes poverty, hard times, despair, tragedy and death. These themes may merit a check-in with a child who finds loss or hardship difficult.