Even though I am now nineteen years old, Sylvia Cassedy's novels still have the same hold on me as they did back when I was a little tike. "Behind The Attic Wall" was my ultimate favorite. There is a certain magic and spelndor within her books that just can't be beat. It is sad to think her passing will cease her wonderful, descriptive tales; but she will not be forgotten. "M.E. and Morton" is a herat-warming tale about M.E.- a young girl- her mentally retarded brother, Morton, and their mutual friend, Polly. The book teaches us that people can change for the better. That sometimes we love someone deep inside but never show our true feelings until something, (or someone), comes along and shows us about those feelings. The book is about finding true friendship, and learning from each other. Learning to accept, and appreciate. Learning how to love... I recommed anyone to this book, along with any other novel by this excellent author. She knows how to bring out the innocent child in us all. Her books are pure fantasy-like creations that will warm anyone's heart.

I've read all of Sylvia Cassedy's novels many times over, and "M.E. and Morton" is my favourite one. The characters are very well defined, and the story is original and often humourous. Luckily I found a copy at the library sale, but nevertheless I'm upset to find that it's out of print. The first time I read this book I hated Polly, the girl who befriends M.E. and Morton, but when I read it again, I began to wish I had had a friend like her when I was M.E.'s age. I highly recommend this book, as it is one of my favourite children's novels, and Sylvia Cassedy was really quite a fine writer.

I first read this book when I was 18, and now at twenty I have my own copy. this story is beautiful, engaging touching and mysterious. When an orphan, Maggie, is sent to live with two aunts she has given up on life. She has been hurt so many times she rejects others before they can reject her. When she meets two dolls that live in the attic of the house, she finally learns to use her imagination and is loved. More importantly, she learns how to love others, and finds a reason to live. A beautiful story for kids of all ages. Destined to be a classic.

I read this book for the first time when I was 12, and loved it... to this day it is one of my all time favourites!
It is a heartwarming, wonderful story, beautifully written, with very well developed and believable characters (hard to find in kids books), an excellent plot and a magical ending!!... All in all a Masterpiece for Children!

Maggie is a 12 year old girl, who is sent to live with her two very strict and conservative great aunts after she was thrown out from yet another boarding school.
They and her uncle Morris are her only living relatives.
When she arrives to their house she wants to immediatly leave; they are not nice, they are very strict and they do not love her or want her there.
Then one day, she began hearing whisperings and voices coming from the other side of the closet, and when she finally discovered to whom those voices belonged to, she found her own private fantasy and magical world and felt for the first time that she was loved and that she belonged.

If there was a chance to put six or seven stars, this is one of the few books that would get them! (5 SOLID stars)

Like so many others, I too read this first as a child of about 10, and then found it again as an adult (I'm 28 now). This book exemplifies what people are just now rediscovering with the Harry Potter books, that the themes and simple yet elegant prose found in children's literature resonates for all ages. Maggie is a loner, shuffled from place to place all her life. When she's finally kicked out of the last boarding school and given to her great aunts' custody in drafty old Adelphi Hills, it's just another temporary place to her. And then the voices start, and like any heroine from a Gothic novel, she goes exploring to find out the secret behind the walls.

The characters in this book jump from the page, and go home with the reader. Who could forget Miss Christabel or Timothy John, or mad Uncle Morris? When Maggie finally discovers their secret, it is not a great shock to the reader, but more a fulfillment of expectation. The greater secret is at the end, which affects me every time I reread the book. It's a must-have for anyone with children.

I thought this book was very confusing. I never knew if they were talking about the real Lucie or the doll Lucie. I also thought that this book was very boring. There were barely any exciting parts at all. I am in sixth grade and I still did not understand it. I think this is a bad book for younger kids to read but it might be a little more understandable for older kids if they read it.

When I read this book in 4th grade I always got confused. Now I'm a 6th grader and I'm still confused about it. I never knew if Lucy's little house was real and she was living in it or it was really a dollhouse. The 1st and 2nd and 3rd persons always changed and it really didnt make any sense. I have to say at leat one or two parts was exciting so I'm giving it a one/ I would give a 0 but there is none. This book was just very confusing for young kids and not very easy to follow and not very adventuresome. Awful just awful. Although I did like Behind the Attic Wall another book by Cassedy, but i;m very dissapointed with her work in this book. Just Awful!

I liked this book.. I read it in middle school..6th or 7th, Im in 10th now and I still read it, a little sad but hey. Its a good book if you can get past who is talking to whom and actully sit down and make sense of it all whilst reading it