About This Book:
A thought-provoking story that encourages us all to sit up and take notice.
Nobody notices the queen on the corner. Nobody, that is . . . except one young girl. Through her eyes, the woman who dwells in the abandoned plot is a warrior queen, with many battles fought and won. When, one day, danger comes to the street and the queen on the corner sounds the alarm, the little girl must find a way to thank her. Can she bring the community together to turn the queen’s corner into a home?
*Review Contributed by Bethany Wicker, Staff Reviewer*
Heartwarming and Thought Provoking
On the corner of a neighborhood street sits a queen. Nobody ever notices her or pays her any mind. Nobody except for one little girl. This little girl sees the woman as a superhero, guarding their houses. One night while everyone’s asleep, a fire starts in one of the houses and she’s the only one to witness it. Waking the street, she manages to save lives and that’s when others start to see her. Then, they band together as a team and everyone gets their happy ending.
I wish adults could see life through children’s eyes again. They view the world with an innocent mindset and aren’t bogged down by biases. I love how the little girl sees this woman as a queen when most adults think less of them. There’s also a lot of diversity in this book which makes it that much more endearing. It’s always nice to see the good parts of humanity and how people can come together to help each other through trouble times. It’s rare that you see homeless people in books and I love how the author really turns her into a queen. We need more books like this.
Final Verdict: THE QUEEN ON OUR CORNER is a heartwarming story that teaches the reader you shouldn’t take the people around you for granted, no matter how they live. I would recommend this to all children and think it would be a great addition to school libraries because of the message it carries.
