LCE 6th grade Electronic Book Review

LCE 6th grade Electronic Book Review
1. Student Reviewer’s Name: Russell A.
2. Date of review of book: February 25, 2008
3. Complete Book Title: Children of the Lamp “The Akhenaton Adventure”
4. Author of Book: P.B. Kerr
5. Year the book was published: 2006
6. Genre: Fantasy
7. Student rating of the book (1 the highest, 5 the lowest): 1

8. Main conflict in the book: The evil Djinn named “Iblis” is planning to take the 40 lost Djinn of Akhenaton, turn them evil, and destroy the Djinn relm and the entire human race.

9. Setting of the book: (place and time): Egypt, 1945

10. Main Characters and part they play in the book:
(1) John (good Djinn)
(2) Phillapa (good Djinn)

11. Are the characters believable and interesting?
No, they are not believable because they can turn objects invisible, they can turn into smoke, take somebody else’s body, or fly into a lamp. Yes, they are interesting because they have powers that can make them do anything they want.

12. One excellent direct quotation from the book: (include who said it, page number, and use
quotation marks!)
“Akhenaton is frozen and bottled up, won’t somebody let him out? He might cause total chaos to the world!” (Phillapa, p. 87)

13. Good reasons to read the book:
It’s interesting, has no boring parts, and is definitely a page turner.

14. Any reasons not to read the book? None

15. Did you like this book or not? And why….
I loved this book because it relates to me a lot; I get cold often and wish I could have their power.
(If you are wondering why I said cold or anything else you don’t understand, it is related to the book… you will just have to read the book to find out why I said this!!)

1. Student Reviewer’s Name: Madison W
2. Date of review of book: June 13, 2007
3. Complete Book Title: Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure
4. Author of Book: P.B. Kerr
5. Year the book was published: 2004
6. Genre: Fantasy
7. Student rating of the book (1 the highest, 5 the lowest): 1

8. Main conflict in the book:
The main conflict in the book has to do with an evil djinn (singular of genie).His name is Iblis and he is the most evil djinn in the world. He causes Philippa and John to have troubles on their journey and attempts to kill them many times. He is a huge pain to the children and their djinn-uncle Nimrod.

9. Setting of the book: (place and time)
Egypt

10. Main Characters and part they play in the book:
(1) Philippa Gaunt: Philippa is a twelve-year-old girl who is a djinn. She is very clever and kind.
(2) John Gaunt: John is Philippa’s twin brother who is also a djinn. He goes on all of his adventures with his sister and does not do very well with his magical powers.

11. Are the characters believable and interesting?
The characters in this book are very believable, except for the fact that they have magical powers. They are definitely interesting characters to read and learn about.

12. One excellent direct quotation from the book: (include who said it, page number, and use
quotation marks!)
“For you are both children of the lamp.” (Uncle Nimrod, Pg. 99)

13. Good reasons to read the book:
There are many reasons to read this book. To begin, it is full of exciting adventures and mysteries. Also, it takes place in an exotic setting, Egypt. Lastly, the book is a fantasy and has genies using magical powers to do unbelievable things. It is a thrilling book to read. I definitely recommend it!

14. Any reasons not to read the book?
There are no reasons not to read this book. It is very well written and interesting.

15. Did you like this book or not? And why….
This book was certainly one of my favorites. I especially like it because it is full of adventure and excitement. It also makes me use my imagination to think of fictional things. It was fun to read this book and learn about Ancient Egypt but still have a good time.