The Secrets of Armanath - William Nicholson Book Review

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"Kestrel and Bowman are twins and they live in Armanath. Here, everyone's goal is to obtain good grades in order to improve the place of their family in the social hierarchy so that they can get a better house to live in. But Kestrel revolts against the system and she is banished from the town, together with her brother and one of their friends. This is when she decides to go looking for the wind singer. His key has the power to free the inhabitants of Armanath and bring them back their lost treasures: hope and love. She manages to take it but their way back is full of obstacles, like the terrible Zargs, invincible soldiers who are not afraid of death because, as long as one Zarg is alive, they are all alive. These terrible warriors are decided to kill everyone who stands in their way of recovering the enchanted key that Kestrel has stolen. Will the three teenagers be able to find the strength to fight these magic beings who are much more powerful than they are? "
Dana Samson, Resident William Nicholson Scholar

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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%

Tone of book - humorous or laughable
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - magical artifact
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - scholar
Age: - a teen
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - super strength
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount

Setting
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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