Kazu Kibuishi
Hardcover | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 4.16 | 58989 Users | 4954 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1) |
| Author | : | Kazu Kibuishi |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2008 by Graphix |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Childrens. Middle Grade. Comics. Adventure. Fantasy |
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Graphic novel star Kazu Kibuishi creates a world of terrible, man-eating demons, a mechanical rabbit, a giant robot---and two ordinary children on a life-or-death mission. After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals. Eventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit named Miskit. Together with Miskit, they face the most terrifying monster of all, and Em finally has the chance to save someone she loves.Define Books To The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1)
| Original Title: | The Stonekeeper |
| ISBN: | 0439846803 (ISBN13: 9780439846806) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Amulet #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Bluestem Book Award Nominee (2015) |
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Ratings: 4.16 From 58989 Users | 4954 ReviewsDiscuss About Books The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1)
3.5 stars! I am currently enrolled in a class for my library science program, and it's titled Materials for Tweens. I was assigned to the graphic novels group project. Because of this, you guys will see me reading a lot of children's/middle grade books in the future. I picked up Amulet because it's a popular children's graphic novel and came highly recommended to me by children and adult librarians.Two years after the tragic death of her father, Emily moves with her mother and younger brotherA fun graphic novel. It's probably YA, or middle grade. But I still enjoyed it pretty well. My main gripe? This first story starts out with the death of a parent. Like, in the first four pages. That's heavy-handed storytelling, and this book is better than that. In the same way that you don't have someone kill a kid as a cheap way to establish a villain, you shouldn't have to kill a kid's parent to provide characterization and motivation for the young protagonist. It says a lot that after that
4.89676 I really really really really enjoyed this! Much darker than what I was expecting but amazing nonetheless. Also, this just reminded me so much of a Miyazaki film that I just couldn't stop smiling! I NEED THE NEXT ONES!
3.5*You can also find this review on my blog*Spoiler-free review (except for the prologue. I spoil the prologue. But c'mon, guys, it's the bloody prologue. That shit's in the blurb).*So, I don't read many graphic novels. In fact, this was actually the second graphic novel I've ever read in my life (the first being Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman), but I really enjoyed this, and am hoping to get into more graphic novels.BLURB: After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with
A fun graphic novel. It's probably YA, or middle grade. But I still enjoyed it pretty well. My main gripe? This first story starts out with the death of a parent. Like, in the first four pages. That's heavy-handed storytelling, and this book is better than that. In the same way that you don't have someone kill a kid as a cheap way to establish a villain, you shouldn't have to kill a kid's parent to provide characterization and motivation for the young protagonist. It says a lot that after that
Wow, so I had planned to pick up one of the three books I'm currently reading tonight, but instead my 6 year old begged me to read this. Being that she has read all 8 installments (at the time of this writing) roughly 8 billion times, I decided to humor her. She told me to let her know how many stars this one gets in the morning when she wakes up, and I'm excited that we've found a series to fangirl over together. I promised my little folk that I would read more graphic novels this year, and it
Not very many novels, let alone a graphic novel, stir up a visible emotional response from me (for example: something might be funny but I'll rarely laugh out loud.) This book, however, made me cry within the first 15 pages. Now, that's an accomplishment! I'll admit though, I'm a bit of a softy when it comes to moms or husbands dying, so your mileage may vary with that.The story is a familiar one; a magical object passed down in the family contains enough power to save the world, and a young
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