The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a part of a series "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis. It is the novel that introduces the four Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. The four children are sent off to live with professor named Digory Kirke. In this professor's house there is a magical wardrobe first discovered by the youngest of the siblings, Lucy Pevensie. Since Lucy is the youngest she is continually looked down upon by her siblings. Edmund, the second youngest sibling enters the wardrobe next but encounters the evil witch who claims to the Queen of Narnia. However, truly she is not but a lion named Aslan is the ruler of all Narnia. Edmund doesn't know this and is persuaded by the witch to become greedy. All four siblings eventually enter Narnia and are on an adventure to find Alan to help stop the witch. New problems arise as they enter this strange new world and find out that Edmund has somehow betrayed them. The Witch and Aslan's army go to war, but who will win in the end?I would give this book a 5 out of 5 because it is one of the greatest works of C.S. Lewis. The book's themes and morals can be so deep that even and adult had to analyze, yet it is a book even a child can understand. The imagination and effort put into this book truly shows and if one is a C.S. Lewis fan, he or she must read this.
Micah, grade 9
Comments
I think that this book is fantastic. The story this book is telling is not one of your typical stories. This story is actually very Interesting and well thought out. This book talks about how a girl named Lucy stumbles upon a magical place called Narnia. Throughout the story Lucy visits Narnia each day and learns about the magical land. My favorite part of the story is when in the beginning Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund move from London to an old professor's house. They decide to start playing hide and seek a few minutes after they get there. Lucy decides to hind in a wardrobe she finds down the hall. She opens the wardrobe and steps in. She wants to be completely hidden so she goes deeper into the wardrobe. She keeps on going through the long wardrobe until she feels something cold and soft under her feet. She looks down to see that she has stepped in snow. She takes a look around and sees snow everywhere. She is in some kind of a winter wonderland. She meets a fawn named Tumnus and he shows her around the beautiful land of Narnia. I would recommend this book to others because it is an interesting book with a great plot.
Reviewed by Anonymous, Grade 9
Glendale Central Library