Summary:
This
graphic novel by Kazu Kibuishi tells the story of Emily as she and
her family move into a house once owned by their Grandfather Silas.
Emily finds a strange amulet amoung Grandpa Silas's books. The first
night in the house Emily and her family are awakened by a thumping
noise in the basement. Emily's mother goes to investigate warning
Emily and her brother Navin to stay away. After a few tense moments
the mother screams and Emily and Navin run to see what is wrong, but
find a strange world under their house, and a tenticled monster has
just eaten their mother. After a struggle Navin and Emily escape the
monster after Emily is able to call forth energy from the Amulet she
found., Though they escape, they are unable to free their mom. They
then find a dying Grandpa Silas and his robotic companions. Silas
informs Emily that she is a Stonekeeper and has the power to use the
amulet to control this strange world called Alledia. Silas dies and
Emily then embarks on an adventure to save their mom with the help of
Navin and Miskit, a pink bunny robot created by Silas. The trio ends
up battling the tenticle monster to save their mother, but also face
a mysterious elf who wants Emily's amulet for himself. Just when
they think their ordeal is over they discover Emily's mother is now
poisoned and they must head off on a new adventure to find the cure.
Kibuishi,
K. (2008). Amulet: The stonekeeper. New York, NY: Scholastic.
My
Impressions:
This
is a great book, and I think the art style is simple yet fun. It is
also just “manga” or “anime” looking enough to appeal to kids
who are way into the japanese art styles while still being wstern
enough to appeal to those audiences as well. The story is very fun
and reading this makes me want to run out and pick book two!
Reviews:
Gr
4 Up-Hurrying to pick up her brother, Emily and her parents have a
tragic accident, and her father dies. After this dark beginning, the
story skips forward two years to when the remaining family members
are forced to move to an ancestral house in a small town. Rumored to
be haunted, it is unkempt and forbidding. The first night there,
Emily's mother goes down to the basement to investigate a noise and
doesn't return. The kids search for her and discover a doorway into
another world, where their mother has been swallowed by a monster and
is being taken away. An amulet that Emily found in the house tells
her that together they can save her, but her brother isn't so sure
that this voice can be trusted. Still, what other choice do they have
in this strange place? Gorgeous illustrations with great color bring
light to this gloomy tale. Filled with excitement, monsters, robots,
and mysteries, this fantasy adventure will appeal to many readers,
but it does have some truly nightmarish elements.-Dawn Rutherford,
King County Library System, Bellevue, WA (c) Copyright 2010. Library
Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No
redistribution permitted.
[Review
of the graphic novel Amulet book one the stonekeeper by K. Kibuishi].
(2008). School Library Journal. Retrieved
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Usage
in a Library Setting:
This
book could be used as part of a push to promote Graphic Novels to
struggling readers, and to show that the stories in graphic novels
are not always about superheroes.
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