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  • bubba11
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  • madelinelulu
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    The Iron Hearted Violet is a fantasy adventure book that is hard to put down! The story is set in an enchanted kingdom in an imaginary world called a multiverse. It is narrated by a storyteller named Cassian. The main characters are a princess named Violet and her best friend Demetrius, a stable boy. Violet is an unusual character from the start because she is not a typical princess from a fairytale. She is intelligent and mischievous but not at all beautiful with one eye bigger than the other, a chipped tooth, and wild untamed hair. Violet and Demetrius meet as young children one day when Violet wanders into a field face and comes face to face with an angry bull. When Demetrius saves her they become best friends. Excitement builds for the reader as you learn that there is an evil force brewing in this magical world. It is called the Nybass and it threatens to destroy everything that Violet and Demetrius love about their peaceful, idyllic kingdom. They first come in contact with the Nybass when they explore a secret passage in the castle. It leads them to a forgotten and forbidden room where they discover a tapestry that contains a mysterious moving image. What they eventually learn is that the castle is actually built from the Nybass’s heart and its evil powers are growing every day. Violet and Demetrius have to save their world. What they don’t know is that the last living dragon in their kingdom holds the key to destroying the Nybass for good. But Violet thinks the dragon is responsible for the death of her mother and wants it killed. Will Demetrius and Violet succeed in their quest to conquer the Nybass? You have to read the book to find out! I really loved this book and would recommend it for both boys and girls ages 10-13. I liked the way it was written from the perspective of the narrator who was a storyteller. The book is as much about the power of storytelling as it is about the adventures of Violet and Demetrius. I think the book would be especially enjoyed by kids who liked the Gregor the Overlander series or The Dragon Slippers series.
    Almost 11 years ago
  • madelinelulu
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    This is a spine-tingling book about a boy who is going to new school, and weird things start to happen, rats in lockers, animal eating teachers, two headed rats! It's definitely a page turner! I recommend it to people who like scary adventure books. It's a really great book and I loved it! Hope you like it as much as I do! I recommend it to 4th grade and up! Don't judge this book by its cover! Really I mean it! It's amazing!
    Almost 11 years ago
  • madelinelulu
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    This book is amazing! I really liked it. Its the fourth book in the 43 Cemetery Road series. While it would be helpful to have read all the books in the series, you can still follow the story and enjoy book four on its own. The author Kate Klise writes the book as a series of letters between the main characters and the book contains great illustrations done by the author's sister, Sarah Klise. The main character is an eleven year old boy named Seymour Hope. He lives with his adoptive parents, a ghost named Olive and an author named Ignatius Grumpley in the old Spence Mansion. The three of them write and illustrate books together. This book begins with the family receiving a mysterious letter warning that "the end is near" and signed only "fan". They then learn that the local post office is closing because of a new thing called Vext-mail. It's like text but even better!!! You wear the Vext-veil which is a hat with all these cool buttons like the hair gel button and the lip balm button. The thing that makes it text savvy is that there is a T.V in the Vext-veil and it skypes the person you want to talk to. It threatens to replace books, letters, garage door openers, and even microwaves! A new character arrives on the scene named Wi Fye who becomes Seymour's friend and together they try to solve the mystery of what the letters are warning them about and they also work to save the Post Office. The book is funny and also a little suspenseful as the mystery unfolds and the reader learns about characters and stories from the past and present. I especially liked the character of Wi Fye who always writes to Seymour in text abbreviations. I would recommend this book to readers in 4th - 6th grade. Its funny but it also actually makes you think about how much we take the Post Office for granted and how much technology is taking over our lives.
    Almost 11 years ago
  • madelinelulu
    madelinelulu added a book review.
    I would recommend this book for sixth graders and up because it contains characters that middle school students can really relate to. The book tells the story of 11 year old Ruby Pepperdine who feels like her whole world is turning upside down. The book follows her as she struggles with her feelings that nothing is the way it is supposed to be. She is deeply sad because her grandmother has died and she feels like she let her down because she didn't understand her last words to her which were "listen, its all coming together". She also finds herself caught between between two friends. Her best friend Lucy isn't even talking to her because of her new friendship with a boy named Nero. But that friendship isn't going very well either. Somehow Ruby decides that if she can just read her winning essay at the town parade the wish she makes when she turns 12 will make everything right again. The story is written from the perspective of a third person narrator which made it a little difficult for me to really connect to Ruby as much as I might I have if it was written from her point of view. But I liked the way the author followed Ruby's personal journey as she tries to make some sense of her world by figuring out what her grandmother was trying to tell her .
    Almost 11 years ago
  • madelinelulu
    madelinelulu added a book review.
    I would recommend this book for sixth graders and up because it contains characters that middle school students can really relate to. The book tells the story of 11 year old Ruby Pepperdine who feels like her whole world is turning upside down. The book follows her as she struggles with her feelings that nothing is the way it is supposed to be. She is deeply sad because her grandmother has died and she feels like she let her down because she didn't understand her last words to her which were "listen, its all coming together". She also finds herself caught between between two friends. Her best friend Lucy isn't even talking to her because of her new friendship with a boy named Nero. But that friendship isn't going very well either. Somehow Ruby decides that if she can just read her winning essay at the town parade the wish she makes when she turns 12 will make everything right again. The story is written from the perspective of a third person narrator which made it a little difficult for me to really connect to Ruby as much as I might I have if it was written from her point of view. But I liked the way the author followed Ruby's personal journey as she tries to make some sense of her world by figuring out what her grandmother was trying to tell her .
    Almost 11 years ago
  • madelinelulu
    madelinelulu added a book review.
    I would recommend this book for sixth graders and up because it contains characters that middle school students can really relate to. The book tells the story of 11 year old Ruby Pepperdine who feels like her whole world is turning upside down. The book follows her as she struggles with her feelings that nothing is the way it is supposed to be. She is deeply sad because her grandmother has died and she feels like she let her down because she didn't understand her last words to her which were "listen, its all coming together". She also finds herself caught between between two friends. Her best friend Lucy isn't even talking to her because of her new friendship with a boy named Nero. But that friendship isn't going very well either. Somehow Ruby decides that if she can just read her winning essay at the town parade the wish she makes when she turns 12 will make everything right again. The story is written from the perspective of a third person narrator which made it a little difficult for me to really connect to Ruby as much as I might I have if it was written from her point of view. But I liked the way the author followed Ruby's personal journey as she tries to make some sense of her world by figuring out what her grandmother was trying to tell her .
    Almost 11 years ago
  • madelinelulu
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    Almost 11 years ago
  • madelinelulu
    madelinelulu added a book review.
    This book is amazing! I really liked it. Its the fourth book in the 43 Cemetery Road series. While it would be helpful to have read all the books in the series, you can still follow the story and enjoy book four on its own. The author Kate Klise writes the book as a series of letters between the main characters and the book contains great illustrations done by the author's sister, Sarah Klise. The main character is an eleven year old boy named Seymour Hope. He lives with his adoptive parents, a ghost named Olive and an author named Ignatius Grumpley in the old Spence Mansion. The three of them write and illustrate books together. This book begins with the family receiving a mysterious letter warning that "the end is near" and signed only "fan". They then learn that the local post office is closing because of a new thing called Vext-mail. It's like text but even better!!! You wear the Vext-veil which is a hat with all these cool buttons like the hair gel button and the lip balm button. The thing that makes it text savvy is that there is a T.V in the Vext-veil and it skypes the person you want to talk to. It threatens to replace books, letters, garage door openers, and even microwaves! A new character arrives on the scene named Wi Fye who becomes Seymour's friend and together they try to solve the mystery of what the letters are warning them about and they also work to save the Post Office. The book is funny and also a little suspenseful as the mystery unfolds and the reader learns about characters and stories from the past and present. I especially liked the character of Wi Fye who always writes to Seymour in text abbreviations. I would recommend this book to readers in 4th - 6th grade. Its funny but it also actually makes you think about how much we take the Post Office for granted and how much technology is taking over our lives.
    Almost 11 years ago
  • madelinelulu
    madelinelulu added a book review.
    This book is amazing! I really liked it. Its the fourth book in the 43 Cemetery Road series. While it would be helpful to have read all the books in the series, you can still follow the story and enjoy book four on its own. The author Kate Klise writes the book as a series of letters between the main characters and the book contains great illustrations done by the author's sister, Sarah Klise. The main character is an eleven year old boy named Seymour Hope. He lives with his adoptive parents, a ghost named Olive and an author named Ignatius Grumpley in the old Spence Mansion. The three of them write and illustrate books together. This book begins with the family receiving a mysterious letter warning that "the end is near" and signed only "fan". They then learn that the local post office is closing because of a new thing called Vext-mail. It's like text but even better!!! You wear the Vext-veil which is a hat with all these cool buttons like the hair gel button and the lip balm button. The thing that makes it text savvy is that there is a T.V in the Vext-veil and it skypes the person you want to talk to. It threatens to replace books, letters, garage door openers, and even microwaves! A new character arrives on the scene named Wi Fye who becomes Seymour's friend and together they try to solve the mystery of what the letters are warning them about and they also work to save the Post Office. The book is funny and also a little suspenseful as the mystery unfolds and the reader learns about characters and stories from the past and present. I especially liked the character of Wi Fye who always writes to Seymour in text abbreviations. I would recommend this book to readers in 4th - 6th grade. Its funny but it also actually makes you think about how much we take the Post Office for granted and how much technology is taking over our lives.
    Almost 11 years ago

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