Marchetta, Melina Finnikin of the Rock, 399 p. Candlewick, 2010. $18.99. Violence: PG (swords, arrows, etc).
For ten years, Finnikin, along with so many of his people, has been an exile from his own land, after five horrible days of violence and the maneuverings of a usurper. A mysterious summons brings Finnikin to a secluded temple, where a silent, enigma, in the form of a girl, awaits him - to start a perilous journey to reclaim their homeland.
I was so busy reading that I had little time to notice if there was any harsh language in this book. Marchetta has a written a masterpiece of fantasy – I couldn’t believe how much she fit into the few pages of this book – and was so sad when it ended, because I just wanted to keep reading about Finnikin and Evanjalin forever. This could have been a Robert Jordan style epic, but instead comes in a neat package with an eye-catching cover. I liked this so much better than Jellicoe Road - I hope that Ms. Marchetta has many more books of this caliber in her imagination.
MS, HS – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
For ten years, Finnikin, along with so many of his people, has been an exile from his own land, after five horrible days of violence and the maneuverings of a usurper. A mysterious summons brings Finnikin to a secluded temple, where a silent, enigma, in the form of a girl, awaits him - to start a perilous journey to reclaim their homeland.
I was so busy reading that I had little time to notice if there was any harsh language in this book. Marchetta has a written a masterpiece of fantasy – I couldn’t believe how much she fit into the few pages of this book – and was so sad when it ended, because I just wanted to keep reading about Finnikin and Evanjalin forever. This could have been a Robert Jordan style epic, but instead comes in a neat package with an eye-catching cover. I liked this so much better than Jellicoe Road - I hope that Ms. Marchetta has many more books of this caliber in her imagination.
MS, HS – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
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