Like the Lion's Tooth explained

Like the Lion's Tooth, the second novel by Marjorie Kellogg, was first published in 1972. It is the story of dislocated, abused and abandoned children who come together at a school for "problem children" not far from New York City. In that meeting, with the help of each other and well-intentioned if at times misguided staff, they learn ways to cope with a world that is anything but kind to them.

Reception

The book received reviews from publications including Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly and The New York Times.[1] [2]

Kirkus Reviews said that the novel was "neither as arresting nor as original nor as touchingly lacerating as" Kellogg's first book, Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon.

Notes and References

  1. News: Kirkus Review: Like the Lion's Tooth. Kirkus Reviews. April 28, 2019.
  2. News: Children's Book Review: Like the Lion's Tooth. August 31, 1992. Publishers Weekly. April 28, 2019.
    - News: New characters: caring, needing, dreaming, abusing. November 5, 1972. The New York Times. April 28, 2019.
    - News: Marjorie Kellogg, 83, Writer of 'Junie Moon' and Movies, Dies. Saxon. Wolfgang. December 31, 2005. The New York Times. April 28, 2019.