Author Archives: Mabel Stafford

Sep
04
2014

ARTEMIS FOWL, THE LAST GUARDIAN EOIN COLFER

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This book takes place in two different worlds. The human world, and the underground fairy world. The main characters are Artemis Fowl, his bodyguard Butler, and a LEP (Lower Elements Police) officer the elf Holly Short from the underground fairy world. The main problem is the super villain, the pixie Opal Koboi.

Opal has reanimated buried fairy warriors called the Berserkers. She has bonded them to do her bidding. Opal’s master plan is to destroy the humans. But to do that, she must unleash the power of Danu. The main character Artemis Fowl decides he must sacrifice to stop Opal. Of course, no one expected this. Artemis has always been very self preserving, and sort of greedy. Here is a quote announcing that. “Artemis Fowl planned to attack with the one weapon Opal Koboi would never suspect him of possessing: his humanity.”

I found this book funny, intense, and full of suspense. I really enjoyed it. If you like that sort of thing to, you should totally read it. There are also some really surprising moments, of course, but that is to be expected. It’s Artemis Fowl. He always was surprising. I would rate this book ten out of five stars.

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Jun
03
2014

NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE! BY BETTY BROCK

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NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE

BY BETTY BROCK

I recently read a really exciting book called NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE.

This book is by Betty Brock. The main characters in my book are Annabell Tippens,( who is secretly a fairy,) Gloria, (Who is a small white dog who talks, knows 367 tricks, and is Annabell’s caretaker,) and Mrs Vancourt. Annabell’s main problem is a supposed golden cat with emerald eyes. This cat is really a wicked fairy named Belinda. Belinda is Gloria’s enemy. Belinda tells annabell that she is a fairy. Other information from Belinda is how Annabell can fly, what her parents did that angered the kings of the fairies, ( who is Annabell’s grandfather by the way,) and who her mother that Annabell never knew was.

 

The plot is very twisty and turny. At one point, Gloria transformed  herself into a golden dog with diamond eyes. What Belinda was trying to do was that if she made Annabell want to stay a fairy forever, then Annabell’s parents would be stuck on the island of Exile forever! But, Annabell chose to stay a mortal after she knew how to fly, because she wanted her parents. Here is a quote from Annabell when she learned about her parents. “ And if I don’t go with you, if I stay here and become a mortal forever and ever, will my parents be free?” A quote from the cover is “ what  if you found out that you were a fairy?” That is because Annabell is half fairy. Her mother is a fairy, and her father is a mortal.

I really enjoyed this book because it was one thing after another and all was exciting. I would recommend this book to those who like fantasy and comedy, and surprises throughout the book, because there is plenty to be found in my book. I would rate this 100 out of 5 stars, but I can only do five, so I guess that will do.   imgres

Apr
30
2014

The School For Good And Evil By Soman Chainani

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My book was called The School For Good And Evil. It is by Soman Chainani. The main characters are Sophie, ( A beautiful young girl who loves pink, and is very nice,) and Agatha ( who is a sort of hag and she is not very nice at first.)  Sophie and Agatha are best friends. The setting of most of the book is the two schools. One for the good, the other for the evil.

 

“ Sophie had waited all her life to be kidnapped.”  That was the sentence that drew me in and made me want to read more of it. In the book, every four years, two children are kidnapped. One is beautiful and beloved, the other dark and evil. One is taken for good, the other for evil.

 

I really enjoyed this book because it was very funny. One funny thing was when the Circus was happening. The circus is when both schools get together to show off their talents.  I would recommend this book to people who like silliness, and magical fantasy In this book, the girls are up against each other, and the legendary School Master whom no one has ever seen, or so people think.. I would rate this book five *’s out of 4 *’s. This is a really great book and I loved it because it was funny, and insperational.

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Apr
02
2014

Taggerung, By Brian Jacques

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This is a book from the Redwall series. It is called Taggerung. This book is about a young otter whose father was slain by vermin. These vermin took him in, and named him their taggerung. A taggerung is a beast who is very fast, very strong, and extremely dangerous. Taggerungs also have very good eyesight, hearing, and tracking skills. When this taggerung leaves the vermin clan because the chief Sawney Rath was becoming too dangerous for his own good, he goes off adventuring and eventually ends up at Redwall Abbey.

The main characters are Tagg, ( The taggerung) Nimbalo, ( a harvest mouse) Mhera, (Tagg’s older sister) Cregga Badgermum, ( The abbey’s caretaker) and Filorn ( Tagg and Mhera’s mother). This book takes place in Mossflower Woodlands.

A very important thing is that Taggerung goes through a change to find his real self. The taggerung realizes that he is not a vermin, and he has things that he wants to do anyway. Here is what the taggerung told Sawney Rath when he left. “ I no longer want to be with you or your clan, Sawney. You’ve become too dangerous for your own good. I’ve watched you change over the seasons from a clan chief, to a bad old beast. I go my own way now. our paths will never cross again, so I wish you better times and hope you learn to treat others more wisely.”

When Tagg leaves Sawney’s band, there are many plot twists. One of them introduces a very important character, Nimbalo. Tagg and Nimbalo become very good friends, and they are usually found together, having adventures.

I enjoyed this book a lot, and I would totally rate it 5 out of 5 stars. I would recommend this book to people who like funniness, action, animal perspective, and don’t mind a bit of violence. Also, you should be prepared for a little tiny bit of grossness. But other than that, I think that this book should be a movie so that we could watch it! That would be awesome!

This is the cover of Taggerung. The otter on the cover is the Taggerung.

 

Feb
27
2014

Salamandastron By Brian Jacques

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I read a book called Salamandastron. It is about many things.There is

the mountain fortress called Salamandastron, which is being attacked by the vermin hoards of Ferahgo the Assassin, and his son Klitch.

Also, The is the voyage of Mara the badgermaid, and Pickle the chunnering hare. they travel with the shrews of Guosim. Guosim stands for Guerilla Union Of Shrews In Mossflower. Take the first letter of each word, and it becomes Guosom!

Another adventure is that of Samkim the squirrel, and Arula the molemaid. They are traveling to retrieve the Sword of Martin the Warrior, from two stoats.

Last but not least, we have Baby Dumble, and Thrugg. Dumble is a dormouse, and Thrugg is an otter. The two of them are going to the north mountains to get the Flowers of Icetor, because the only medicine for the raging fever that is sweeping Redwall Abbey, is the Flowers of Icetor, boiled in springwater. The abbey is about to be swept by the terrible Dryditch Fever!

Eventually, all these creatures do meet up, and together they do their best to help the hares of Salamandastron survive against Ferahgo’s hoard.

This book is action filled, and has a lot of funny stuff. Also, it is funny and shows what young creatures can do, when driven to it. I would rate this book 5 stars out of 5 stars!

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Jan
30
2014

A Hero For WondLa By Tony DiTerlizzi!

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A Hero For WondLa By Tony DiTerlizzi

A Hero For WondLa is the second book in a series. This book is about a 13 year old girl named Eva Nine. Eva Nine is sanctuary born. If you are sanctuary born, then you are made in a sanctuary lab, and you are brought up and trained in survival by robots. Eva Nine was brought up by a robot whose name was Muthr. Muthr stands for Multi-utility task help robot zero six. Eva Nine is faced by one who she believes is a traitor. Also Eva Nine meets her sister, Eva Eight. This book is full of thrills, and I would recommend this book to people who like thrills, and times where you think ‘ well, I didn’t see that one coming.’ I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Jan
07
2014

The Enormous Egg, By Oliver ButterWorth

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This book is about a triceratops that hatched out of a hen’s egg. It is also the only living dinosaur in the world. A boy named Nate Twitchel and his friend go on a quest to save this dinosaur. The main characters are Nate, a paleontologist, a dinosaur,and Nate’s  family, which is his dad, his mom, and his sister. The book takes place on a farm in Freedom, New Hampshire. My favorite part was when the egg hatched. The dinosaur was so cute as a baby! I really, really enjoyed this book and I would recommend this book to people who like action and times where you think “ wow! This is interesting, but I wonder what will happen next?” I would most definitely rate this book 5 stars. It is really good.

Jan
07
2014

Outcast Of Redwall By Brian Jacques

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Recently, I read a book called Outcast Of Redwall by Brian Jacques. It was a really goofy book, and I liked it because it is full of action. Also, it is told from the perspective of animals, who live in “ Mossflower Woods.” At Redwall, a ferret babe is brought up by the young mousemaid, Bryony. She raises him, and loved him, but he committed a terrible act! When he is caught, he is named the Outcast Of Redwall, because they made him an outcast. It turns out that this young ferret happens to be the abandoned son of the warlord, Swartt Sixclaw. Swartt has six claws on his left forepaw, hence the name Sixclaw. His abandoned and forgotten son Veil, has inherited the sixclaw from his father, the warlord. I would totally rate this book five stars because I like how everyone has their own distinguishing characteristic. I would recommend this book to people who like animal perspective and action, because there is plenty of that in Outcast Of Redwall.

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Dec
19
2013

Eleven By Lauren Myrecle

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This book is about a girl who’s life is not that good. Her name is Winifred. She goes by Winnie. The main characters are Winnie’s best friend named Amanda, Winnie, and  a  girl  named  Dinah  Divine. ( It is pronounced Dina, not Diana) This book takes place in a happy little town. One  important  thing  that happened  was that Winnie’s cat gets trapped  in the wall. I really  enjoyed  this book because it is funny and silly. I would recommend  this book to people who like humor but with a little sadness included.  I would totally rate this book 5  stars, because it is totally awesome in my opinion.