SuitabookThe Farthest-Away Mountain
Lynne Reid Banks
- Reading
- Try reading a little at a time and pause at turning points to talk about what Dakin wants next. The ending and the journey’s specific challenges remain unclear.
- Themes
- Pursuing an unusual ambition: Dakin wants to reach a mountain no one in her village has visited, and villagers regard her wishes as crazy. The premise places Dakin’s ambitions against the village’s doubts, but does not establish whether the story ultimately affirms or questions her choices.
- Desire for a prince: One of Dakin’s three stated wishes is to marry a prince. The wish is part of Dakin’s stated hopes; the story’s view of marriage or romance cannot be determined from the premise.
- Worth knowing
- The journey is explicitly called dangerous. If your reader is sensitive to peril in adventure stories, you might check in as Dakin sets out and see how the danger is handled.