Amulet Series

The book I chose is the Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi.  Other books he has written is Amulet: Firelight volume 7, Flight volumes 1-7, and Flight Explorer volumes 1-3.  Flight series and Flight Explorer is an anthology.  Which means it's a collection of poems or other pieces of writing.  Amulet is a graphic novel series.  The genre is mainly adventure, action, sacrifices, and responsibilities.  

Amulet tells the story of Emily Hayes, a young girl whose family moves to her great grandfather’s mansion after her tragic father’s death.  Emily, her mom and her brother Navin find themselves in a crazy situation.  Emily is chosen to be in a line of stonekeepers who protect the mysterious Alien world.   Aided by gemstones, that give them magical powers but also threaten to destroy them. In the Prologue, her tragic father“ ‘MOM! DAD’S STUCK!!’ (Book 1 Kibuishi 8).” That's when the reader gets a hint why they moved to their grandfather’s mansion and it meant a sacrifice was to be made. That night when she wore it it spoke : “ ‘ Emily. Listen carefully. Your family is in danger. Stay with them. Keep them safe’ (Book 1 Kibuishi 40).”  Emily was scared and didn't know what the amulet was talking about until they heard a weird sound coming from downstairs.   Another great scene is : “ ‘The skin will begin to fall, and a sun will rise again. Get to know the sun well’ (Book 6 Kibuishi 115).” This textual evidence is a bit hard to understand but you have to think deeper thoughts.  Another scene that was fascinating was : “ ‘ Algos Island.  For Trellis. Find Algos island...Forgive them...They didn't know ‘ (Book 6 Kibuishi 184).”  When you think about this, it's a bit hard to figure out but you'll start to understand in book 4 & 5.

I really like this series because it tells a fascinating story of just a young girl meeting her great grandfather and she becoming a stonekeeper to help out with this strange Alien world, but I do love tragic changes and scenes that happen in the story and I like how the bad guy turns against his father and takes back what is rightfully his.  I also like how they always meet new characters and it just makes the story even better.  I would recommend this book for those who like adventurous and science fiction. Personally, I thought I wouldn't like it because I don't prefer science fiction, but it was really interesting.  I think most readers would reach out to this book because it tells a lesson but you also learn new things about the story every word by word.  Even though if you wouldn't prefer this book , I still think you should read it because it's not like the technical talk science but it breaks it down and it makes it easier to understand . I think it's a better way of understanding science fiction. So again , I would highly recommend this book series for those science fiction lovers!

Book Review by Angeline X.