Archer's Quest
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Read in November, 2007
It all started out as an ordinary day. Kevin was sitting at his computer when suddenly a stranger with a bow and arrow was standing behind him ready to shoot. The stranger is Chu-mong, a legendary king and great archer from ancient Korea. Kevin needs to help him find a way back to his correct time before the year of the tiger ends. Readers and listeners will enjoy the visit to the zoo as Chu-mong enters the tiger’s pit. Linda Sue Park, a Newbery Medal winning author for A Single Shard, has wri...more
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Read in June, 2008
I read this book as part of my job as a librarian (sweet gig). It's a book 3rd through 8th graders will read next year as part of a statewide book contest. It was a quick and easy time travel story. It will be great for 3rd and 4th graders. The most interesting part for me was the embedded math problem the main character solved. I like that the author included Chinese zodiac information, but she did not take it far enough into the future. Any kid born after 2000 will have to look elsewhere ...more
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Read in July, 2008
Well done story. A young boy of Korean heritage is confronted by a Korean leader from an earlier age who suddenly appears in his bedroom. He seems to have traveled through time to the present. The boy learns about his culture and "honor" from the man he calls Archer. The story incorporates Korean history which the boy comes to appreciate more. The boy's difficult relationship with his father is improved as a result of the "visit."
Audiobook was ok, very listen-able.
Audiobook was ok, very listen-able.
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Read in June, 2008
I listened to this time-travel/ancient Korean lore fantasy as an audiobook. Light, breezy, and enjoyable. Just when Archer starts to get a bit too grand and heroic, he unexpectedly guffaws at a bit of bathroom humor when Kevin teaches him how to make an instant joke by adding the phrase "on the toilet" to one's fortune-cookie fortune. (Heh!)
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i don't think this book was a good read. The story is too absurd.
And what's with the historically incorrect details? How could she have written this? She does this incorrect hirtory things with many of her "korean-inspired" books, but this one is just too much. I gtta write her a letter to shake some sense in her.
And what's with the historically incorrect details? How could she have written this? She does this incorrect hirtory things with many of her "korean-inspired" books, but this one is just too much. I gtta write her a letter to shake some sense in her.
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Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee. It was fine. I bit too simplistic (I know it is YF) and too much like "Indian in the Cupboard." Very predictable, but I bet there are some little boys out there would love this book. It just wasn't for me.
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Read in August, 2008
recommends it for:
Gr 4-7
The main value here is that this book addresses Korean culture, history, and has Korean characters. This book is not up to Park's usual standards, much younger, kind of stiff, and trying to please the elementary/middle school crowd.
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
EVERYONE
I plugged in the audio of this while doing housework yesterday, and I had the best 4 hour adventure around. My teenage son gave it 5 stars also. This is worth ordering if you can't find it.
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Read in June, 2007
I would have preferred a historical novel about his legendary king rather than a time-travel fantasy. Not one of her better books.
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This is a quick read with some great messagaes for kids about focusing, perseverance etc. It's a 2008/9 High Tea book.
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Read in January, 2008
This was a fun book to read with my boys- they were completely into it, and it was fun for me too.
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Read in July, 2006
Modern Korean-American boy has to help Korean King Arthur figure return to his own time and place.
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I haven't gotten to this yet, one of my fourth graders said it was good.
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