Mr. Donald Neslon says, "I Need A Village"

Mr. Donald Nelson, a high school junior at a local public school in Va.Beach has read the novel, "The Village". The book was a "suggestion" for him to read and here are the results.

Mr. Nelson found "Himself, his family, his friends, and many other people who he sees everyday in the novel. He quickly realized that it was a book of "Inspiration", Not only did he understand that the book was more than just about epilepsy, but he could relate it to the world he saw everyday!

Mr, Nelson decided to do a "book report" on the novel and his response to the book actually made the staff contact the author "Lowell G. Evans" for him to meet. He could not believe that the author was actually living in his city. This was a great opportunity for the student to share what was on his heart after reading a book that "was not assigned" to him! Donald informed the author, "Sir this is the first book I have ever read from beginning to end. I could not put it down,!"

The one thing truly standing out in the report from Mr. Donald Nelson was this, "Sir, I realize now that I do not just want a village, I need a village!"

The book has now been given to another student to read and this student actually called the author, Mr. Evans to say "Thank you" and he had not even read the novel!!