Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Animals, Brian Jacques, Long Read, Mice, Rats, Redwall, Seafaring, Squirrels
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Martin the Warrior goes on a quest, along with mousethief Gonff and Foremole Dinny, to discover what happened to his Father, Luke the Warrior. Meanwhile, the others at Redwall are still building the abbey.
I would say that this is my least favorite of the Redwall books. The style of writing that the fans will have come recognize is almost absent. It also has two different stories: The story of the quest of Martin, and the story of Luke the Warrior. Because of that, neither story is as long as any Redwall fan would expect. Other than that, it’s a good and enjoyable read.
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Incredibook!, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Animals, Brian Jacques, Long Read, Mice, Rats, Redwall, Snakes
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When Cluny the Scourge lays siege to Redwall abbey, the home of peaceful mice, Matthias must find the lost sword of Martin the Warrior. The adventure that follows involves a quest to the abbey roof and an evil adder named Asmodeus.
Starting a series of great books, Redwall is worth reading again and again. This is one of my personal favorites. What happens to the shield of Martin in the later books? I wonder…
Posted by Ruth
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Incredibook!, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Animals, Brian Jacques, Hedgehogs, Long Read, Mice, Otters, Redwall, Squirrels
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The evil wildcat Queen Tsarmina is determined to take over Mossflower Woods, forcing the inhabitants to slavery. Being unused to the ways of war, the woodlanders are in a desperate situation when Martin the Warrior arrives. They decide to send Martin on a journey to find the Badger Lord, Boar the Fighter. But the woodlanders are running out of time. They can’t hold Tsarmina back much longer. Will Martin the Warrior return in time to save them from their impending fate?
Even though Redwall is the beginning of the series, I read Mossflower first, and I actually like it better for starting things off. It’s a whole lot of fun and one of my favorites. There’s a Mossflower Crossword Puzzle at the official Redwall site, too.
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Incredibook!, Non Fiction, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Award Winner, Genevieve Foster, History, Joanna Foster, Long Read
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This is a great book! It’s extremely hard to write a review for, so I’m just going to give you the highlights. It’s especially good for history. Listen to me on this, it makes reading about history fun! Yes, you heard that right! (Crowd gasps then applauds.) It doesn’t just follow George Washington; it follows famous people around the world at the same time. Including Catherine the Great of Russia, Voltaire, Daniel Boone, and Benjamin Franklin, to name just a few. Bet you didn’t know that Pompeii was discovered, Bach died, James Cook ran away to sea, the first air travel tests were being attempted, and Mozart was born during George Washington’s time! This is a really interesting book. I will give you a brief warning: Genevieve Foster treats all religions as equal and it shows up a little bit in her books. However, her books are really good. For you Charlotte Mason style home-schoolers out there, this is a very living book.
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Advanced Readers, Fiction, Review
Tags:Long Read, Rudyard Kipling
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Kimball O’Hara, an English boy brought up as a native of India, meets a lama (holy man) from Tibet, and, partly because he has nothing better to do, and partly out of interest, becomes the lama’s chela (disciple). The lama is searching for the River of the Arrow, but there is much more to the story. Kim is practically catapulted into a web of intrigue and government activities. Told only as Rudyard Kipling could tell it, Kim’s story is definitely an interesting read.
Quick warning: there are a few things that I wish Kipling would have left out, but it gives you a good idea of what it was like back then. It is so neat how the story is told. On the surface it just seems like a ho-hum story about different religions, but there’s so much more! Spies, escapes, planning, diplomacy, and (unfortunately) a large sprinkling of lying and some (ouch) swearing. It almost irritates me how calmly Kipling is able to write the adventure parts! You would think that you couldn’t have adventure without excitement, but it’s in here. This is quite the book to read all at once, so take it slowly, (maybe two spoonfuls after each meal), and immerse yourself in the world within a world of India.
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