It's funny. If you're born a certain way, you don't really understand how it is to be any other way.
So it has been for Toby Walsgrove--par... read full description
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Dec 08, 2010
Janeen-san
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The Last Words of Will Wolfkin by Steven Knight is a totally original and very exciting book. He has great adventure scenes, character development and fantastic descriptions of people and places! I really liked the concept of the story; it was about a 14 year old boy, who's been paralyzed his entire life...that is, until his cat turns into a human and begins talking to him, speaking of glory and battles and freedom. With a bit of "Fel" work, (magic) Toby is suddenly up from his dreaded
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Jun 25, 2010
P.M.
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Toby Walsgrove was born paralyzed and has been confined to "the chair" for his entire lifetime of 14 1/2 years, his only companion a small, black cat named Shipley. When his caretaker Sister Mary reveals a letter from a Doctor Felman in Iceland promising a cure, Toby is ecstatic. Unfortunately, Mother Superior investigates and deems the letter a hoax. It is then up to Egil, A.K.A. Shipley the cat, to use his Fellish magic to help Toby escape frrom the convent and get to Iceland. Once t
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Jun 19, 2011
Tina
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My thoughts:
I loved this book! You've got the Fell (who are similar to elves), shape shifters, wizards, and adventure - what more can you ask for? It's LOTR's for kids about 9/10 and up (and MUCH easier to read!). Toby is a boy living in a convent in East Finchley, London. Completely paralyzed since birth, abandoned by his mother, raised by Sister Mary who is a nun who loves him and makes the effort to read to him, talk to him, feed him and be someone who is visible in his life.
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I loved this book! You've got the Fell (who are similar to elves), shape shifters, wizards, and adventure - what more can you ask for? It's LOTR's for kids about 9/10 and up (and MUCH easier to read!). Toby is a boy living in a convent in East Finchley, London. Completely paralyzed since birth, abandoned by his mother, raised by Sister Mary who is a nun who loves him and makes the effort to read to him, talk to him, feed him and be someone who is visible in his life.
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Feb 23, 2010
Claire
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Toby Walsgrove was abandoned at birth to a convent, he was born completely immobile. He is cared for by the nuns, most especially kind Sister Mary. His mind is as active as can be inside his uncooperative body. He is a quite likable main character.
Written in first person in short, crisp (sometimes crispy) sentences, this is the story of a grand adventure that Toby has freeing an Icelandic (or is it Norse?) tribe of Fells from a brutal dictator. Lots of shape shifting, friend making, learn More...
Written in first person in short, crisp (sometimes crispy) sentences, this is the story of a grand adventure that Toby has freeing an Icelandic (or is it Norse?) tribe of Fells from a brutal dictator. Lots of shape shifting, friend making, learn More...
Aug 16, 2011
Melinda
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I am not a fan of the ending of this book! Overall, the book was okay, but I really started losing interest in the last quarter of it. It was awkward and the flow was way off. It was almost as if the author didn't know where he wanted the story to go.
Oct 12, 2010
Alma
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Shape shifters, adventure, betrayal and excitement run through the pages as Ellie and Toby conquer their human fears in order to lead the way into battle to conquer evil. An excellent read and a true page turner.
Sep 18, 2010
Michelle
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It's hard to make myself finish this book. I'm finding out that even if your a fantastic screenwriter that does not necessarily a good young adult fantasy writer. The story idea was creative and I like the humor he adds to the story, but that only lasts as long as they were in London, after that it gets harder to follow and the dialogue goes downhill from there. The book could have been edited a bit better to help Steven Knight work out some of the 'kinks' in the story. Trying to finish reading
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Jul 21, 2011
Nenangs
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2.5 bintang
lumayanlah ceritana, cuma akhirna rada membingungkan, apa semua cerita petualangan itu beneran kejadian apa cuma ilusi/delusi si toby?
fantasy atau surrealism?
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pinjeman dari nenny.
danke!
lumayanlah ceritana, cuma akhirna rada membingungkan, apa semua cerita petualangan itu beneran kejadian apa cuma ilusi/delusi si toby?
fantasy atau surrealism?
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pinjeman dari nenny.
danke!
Nov 15, 2010
Julie
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This was interesting and different, but I was confused at the end. I liked the characters, but they could've been further developed.
Jul 08, 2010
Susannah
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This was a really good book, when you thought it was going badly and the suspence was good it got better
Nov 14, 2010
Denise
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Steven Knight comes up with a fascinating fantasy and leaves it wide open for a sequel. Highly recommended as a family read with 4th through 8th graders.
Jul 11, 2011
Mia Queen
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Ah sepertinya blum ada terobosan kisah fantasi yang fenomenal lagi setelah Harry Potter dan Percy Jackson. Kisahnya standar, tentang remaja pria yang lumpuh sejak lahir, berteman dengan kucing yang ternyata bisa berubah bentuk dan sang remaja ternyata keturunan dari raja di negeri antah berantah gitu deh.
Pengkhianatan, peperangan sebagai klimaks dan pada akhirnya kebaikan selalu mengalahkan kejahatan.
Pengkhianatan, peperangan sebagai klimaks dan pada akhirnya kebaikan selalu mengalahkan kejahatan.
Jan 15, 2011
Erika
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Do yourself a favor and skip the epilogue. Not only did it ruin the book for me (enough to take off a full star), but it just came off as a cheap trick to tie the story in a nice little bow at the end of our regularly scheduled program and keep the audience waiting for next week. Increasingly, I'm finding that having a background in screenwriting isn't really working for YA writers.
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