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The Mysterious Woods Of Whistle Root (2013)

by Christopher Pennell(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0547792638 (ISBN13: 9780547792637)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Really more like a 3.5, but my students love it so I'll round up.Good--things unexplained are explained/mysteries revealed later on, like where the rats got instruments and how they learned to play from the moon king (page 179)Lots of things that seem wacky come full circle--vegetables, home under the schoolInteresting, enjoyable characters. Care about what happens to them, keeps you readingNot so good--confusing/complicated plot, might be hard to remember all of the details about the many characters. Would have liked to know more about Green's and Carly's parents lives before they diedFinding parts of stories in library books seems unlikely and too lucky. And glued together books blocking the trap door is very unrealistic--wouldn't work because someone would have noticed ... morethe glued books!Everything wrapped up too neatly at the end. Seemed to rush the conclusion rather than allowing for a more realistic unfolding of clues and information. Altogether too convenient.Characters--good sense of who Carly is. Inconsistency in when she was unable to stay awake seemed to change in relation to whether the author wanted her to stay awake or not for the sake of plot progressionGood character names (Breeza Meezy, Green, Kunderskool).
review 2: Carly Bean Bitters, an eleven-year-old orphan, has always been different. She sleeps during the day and stays awake at night, which is problematic during the school year. One night she hears music on the roof and upon investigating comes upon a rat named Lewis. From that moment on, Carly finds herself thrust into a fantastic world beyond her wildest dreams—a world in which she might play a vital role. The mysterious woods in Whistle Root are changing, and the animals and even the people are in danger because something that happened centuries earlier is happening again.“The Mysterious Woods of Whistle Root” is a highly imaginative work of children’s fiction, a beautiful story of fantasy and inspiration that will appeal to children between the ages of eight and twelve. Younger children might enjoy having this story read to them, although a few thematic elements might be frightening. Charming black-and-white sketched illustrations enhance the appeal of this book, as do the themes of loyalty and courage. The story is dreamlike and told in the spirit of such works as C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” and E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web.” less

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