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Two Cities
Liz and Charlie are in for another big adventure as they journey inside one of their Aunt Gertrude’s magical books. When the two children are whisked into the pages of A Tale of Two Cities, they encounter spies, the most dreaded prison in the world, and a revolutionary war that’s exploding all around them. They must fight their fears, dig deep and be brave. It is in Paris during the French Revolution where they face their toughest challenge—a race to rescue an innocent man from a terrible fate. Will the children’s luck hold out? Will they complete their quest and make it out alive? And, can they make it back home in time for dinner? Two Cities is the second book in the Book Keeper series designed for kids ages 7 to 10. The series retells the classics of literature in a way that captures young readers' attention and imagination.
140 pages, Paperback
Published November 2, 2015
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November 19, 2015
An interesting and effective way to teach young people about the classics
The books in the Book Keeper series are based on a unique premise. Liz and Charlie have the gift that when they open one of the special books owned by the Keeper of the Books, they are transported into the book and they are given specific tasks that they must do. What they do has the result of making sure that the events in the book follow the plot as originally written. If this is not done once every fifty years for a book then it is as if the book was never written.
In this case the book that Liz and Charlie open is “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens. Their adventure begins as French society is beginning to disintegrate and is moving on the path to what is historically known as the French Revolution. Their task in this case is to make sure that Lucie is kept safe.
Although this book is much shorter than the story by Dickens, the reader learns the basic plot, from the carriage running down the child to the voluntary death by guillotine of Sydney Carton. It is hoped that some of the young readers will be prompted to read the full book by Dickens, for it is a complex tale of life, false accusations and sacrifice. It has been many years since I read “A Tale of Two Cities”, yet like so many people, the opening phrase and that uttered by the man about to lose his head are still fresh in my mind.
This book was made available for free for review purposes and this review also appears on Amazon
The books in the Book Keeper series are based on a unique premise. Liz and Charlie have the gift that when they open one of the special books owned by the Keeper of the Books, they are transported into the book and they are given specific tasks that they must do. What they do has the result of making sure that the events in the book follow the plot as originally written. If this is not done once every fifty years for a book then it is as if the book was never written.
In this case the book that Liz and Charlie open is “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens. Their adventure begins as French society is beginning to disintegrate and is moving on the path to what is historically known as the French Revolution. Their task in this case is to make sure that Lucie is kept safe.
Although this book is much shorter than the story by Dickens, the reader learns the basic plot, from the carriage running down the child to the voluntary death by guillotine of Sydney Carton. It is hoped that some of the young readers will be prompted to read the full book by Dickens, for it is a complex tale of life, false accusations and sacrifice. It has been many years since I read “A Tale of Two Cities”, yet like so many people, the opening phrase and that uttered by the man about to lose his head are still fresh in my mind.
This book was made available for free for review purposes and this review also appears on Amazon
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