Amulet

The Stonekeeper , #1

185 pages

English language

Published April 4, 2008 by Graphix.

ISBN:
978-0-439-84680-6
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OCLC Number:
244172853

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(35 reviews)

Emily and Navin's mother is kidnapped and dragged into a strange and magical world where, it seems, the children's great-grandfather has been before. It's up to the children to set things right and save their mother's life.

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reviewed Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet, #1)

Enjoyable and Also Good for Newer English Learners

This book is really cute! And it's super enjoyable on its own. I'd definitely say give it a go, but do go into it knowing that the audience is primarily aimed at younger teenagers.

Anyway, I've been reading this book with my student, and they are someone whose English fluency is very much in the middle. They have a lot of typical school-based knowledge, but they haven't really had to use English that much outside of class (and even the class is very much lacking in actually using English other than the assignments). Those complaints are slightly irrelevant, but it does contextualise what I'm going to say here since my review is mostly with regards to that element.

This book is really good for kids who are newer to reading in English, and it is one that I'd recommend to people who want to encourage kids to start reading in …

reviewed Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet, #1)

Review of 'Amulet' on 'Goodreads'

Kibuishi is a master worldbuilder, and creates worlds that tell stories, rather than merely telling stories that happen in them. The characters are surprisingly nuanced and realistic for the type of story, with memorably perfect notes in the opening sequences before things get fantastic.

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