Lindsay Eagar
Autore di Hour of the Bees
Opere di Lindsay Eagar
The Family Fortuna 1 copia
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- Opere
- 7
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- 659
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- #38,283
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- 3.9
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- 62
- ISBN
- 51
At first, I really enjoyed the gargoyle sections, but as the book went on, they started to seem tedious (which makes me wonder if children will also find it difficult to get through). Do the gargoyle chapters move the story along? Do they contribute to the big themes of loyalty and survival? Does the gargoyle provide a necessary perspective? I'm not sure he does. By the end of the book, I was not a fan of the grumpy gargoyle. I think young readers will like how the gargoyle plays a part in the end, but I'm not sure they'll make it through all his complaining.
I've read and enjoyed many middle-grade historical novels about children surviving on the margins. Some of my favorites are [b:The Thief Lord|113304|The Thief Lord|Cornelia Funke|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327960342l/113304._SY75_.jpg|3313414], [b:Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster|37811512|Sweep The Story of a Girl and Her Monster|Jonathan Auxier|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1536675436l/37811512._SX50_.jpg|59489664], [b:Splendors and Glooms|13531021|Splendors and Glooms|Laura Amy Schlitz|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1360096699l/13531021._SX50_.jpg|19092689], [b:City of Orphans|10059059|City of Orphans|Avi|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1350862321l/10059059._SY75_.jpg|14955231], [b:The Bridge Home|40206380|The Bridge Home|Padma Venkatraman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1531855208l/40206380._SY75_.jpg|62415765], and [b:Bloody Jack|295649|Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)|L.A. Meyer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1392868382l/295649._SX50_.jpg|286886]. You know, books that make you think about Aladdin singing, "Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat." The Patrons Thief of Bread has a lot of similarities with these books, so could be a good read-alike. But it didn't quite measure up for me.
What time period is this supposed to be? Novelist says Medieval period (476-1492). But I was thrown off by a thing that happens near the end
Finally, a few questions about the Red Swords. In what world would pickpockets and thieves wear something as recognizable as a red glove on one hand? Are they trying to get caught?… (altro)