Narnia

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Book description

Narnia

By C.S Lewis

59 shekels

 First published :2005

312 pages

Plot summary

Pitter, Sozen ,Edmond and Lossie are British children who finds a Wardrobe that leads them to The Narnia world  they must ally with the talking Lion Aslan against the forces of the White Witch, who has the world under an eternal winter.

When the brave four children are open in a war against the evil witch , they are making a huge step for Narnia.

Are they will succeed? Will Narnia will be a good place for magical creatures ?

All these questions depended on the Young fighters !

Review:

I enjoyed reading these book because I like fantasy and adventure books, when I started to read I couldn’t stop myself  from reading .
I highly recommend reading this wonderful book!

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Island of the blue dolphins


by -James b.clark          

price - 20$

first puplished - 1915

main characters - karana



Plot summary

a girl named Karana, and that is her secret name. Wonapalei is her common name

Later, the "replacement chief", Chief Kimki, leaves the island for new land in the east. Eventually, he is able to send a ship to bring his people to the mainland, even though he himself does not return. The white men came to Karana's village and told them to pack their goods and go to the ship. Karana's brother, Ramo left the ship to retrieve his fishing spear. Although Karana urges the captain to wait for her brother Ramo to return, the ship must leave before a storm approaches. Karana jumps off the ship and swims to shore, and the ship departs without them

More time goes by, and Rontu passes away. She soon finds a young pup that is clearly his son and takes him in, naming him Rontu-Aru ("Son of Rontu"). One day, Karana sees the sails of a ship. It docks at the shore, but it then leaves. Two years later, in the spring, the boat comes back, so she dresses in her finest attire and goes to the shore to meet the boat. Her rescuers realize her attire will not be appropriate for the mainland, and they have a dress made for her. Although she does not like the dress, Karana realizes that this is part of her new life. The ship sails away, and takes Karana and Rontu-Aru to the mission in Santa Barbara, California

reviews

I really enjoyed reading this story It was
wonderful ..

brave heart ( by aseel f. haj yahya)

                                                

Book  description

by randall wallace

price: 14.13$

first published in 1995

number of pages: 38

publisher: pearson education

Plot

In the 13th century, after several years of political unrest, Scotland is invaded and conquered by King Edward I of England (known as "Longshanks") (McGoohan).

Young William Wallace witnesses the treachery of Longshanks, survives the death of his father and brother, and is taken abroad by his uncle where he is educated. Years later, Longshanks grants his noblemen land and privileges in Scotland, including Primae Noctis, the right of the lord to take a newly married Scottish woman into his bed on the wedding night. When he returns home, Wallace (Gibson), intending to live peacefully, falls in love with his childhood sweetheart Murron MacClannough (McCormack), and they marry in secret so that she does not have to spend a night in the bed of the English lord.

When an English soldier tries to rape Murron, Wallace fights off several soldiers and the two attempt to flee. But Murron is captured and publicly executed by the village sheriff, who proclaims "an assault on the King's soldiers is the same as an assault on the King himself." In retribution, Wallace and several villagers slaughter the English garrison and execute the sheriff.

Wallace is now compelled to rebel against the English, and as his legend spreads, hundreds of Scots from the surrounding clans join him. Wallace leads his army to victory at the Battle of Stirling, then sacks the city of York. All the while, Wallace seeks the assistance of Robert the Bruce (Macfadyen), son of nobleman Robert the Elder, and chief contender for the Scottish crown. Despite his growing admiration for Wallace and his cause, Robert is dominated by his father, who wishes to secure the throne for his son by submitting to the English.

Longshanks, worried by the threat of the rebellion, sends the wife of his son Edward, the French princess Isabelle, to try to negotiate with Wallace, hoping that Wallace kills her and the French king declares war on Wallace in revenge. Wallace refuses the bribe sent with Isabelle by Longshanks, but after meeting him in person, Isabelle becomes enamored with him. Meanwhile, Longshanks prepares an army to invade Scotland.

Warned of the coming invasion by Isabelle, Wallace implores the Scottish nobility, who are more concerned with their own welfare, that immediate action is needed to counter the threat, and to take back the country. Leading the English army himself, Longshanks confronts the Scots at the Battle of Falkirk where noblemen Lochlan and Mornay betray Wallace. The Scots lose the battle, and Wallace is wounded. As he charges toward the departing Longshanks on horseback, Wallace is intercepted by one of the king's lancers, who turns out to be Robert the Bruce. Remorseful, Bruce gets Wallace to safety before the English can capture him. Wallace kills Mornay and Lochlan for their betrayal, avoids assassination attempts, and wages a protracted guerrilla war against the English.

Robert the Bruce, intending to join Wallace and commit troops to the war, sets up a meeting with him in Edinburgh where Robert's father has conspired with other nobles to capture and hand over Wallace to the English. Learning of his treachery, the Bruce disowns his father. Following a tryst with Wallace, Isabelle exacts revenge on the now terminally ill Longshanks by telling him she is pregnant with another man's child, intent on ending Longshank's line and ruling in his son's place.

In London, Wallace is brought before an English magistrate, tried for high treason, and condemned to public torture and beheading. Even after being hanged and mutilated, Wallace refuses to submit to the king by begging for mercy. As cries for mercy come from the watching crowd, the magistrate offers him one final chance. Wallace instead shouts the word "Freedom!" Just before the axe falls, Wallace sees a vision of Murron in the crowd smiling at him.

Years after Wallace's death, Robert the Bruce, now Scotland's king, leads a Scottish army before a ceremonial line of English troops on the fields of Bannockburn where he is to formally accept English rule. As he begins to ride toward the English, the Bruce stops and turns back to his troops. Invoking Wallace's memory, he implores them to fight with him as they did with Wallace. He then leads his army into battle against the stunned English, winning the Scots their freedom

review: 

i enjoyed readin brave heart because its language is easy to read and it was very emotional, i recommend you to read it.

The hunger games

    The hunger games

• by Suzanne collins                                       
• First published in: 2008
• Number of pages: 373
• Price:50,000$

Plot summary:

The totalitarian nation of Panem(which is run from"the capital") is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem.

Katniss Everdeen a 16-year-old girl from District 12. Her father died at a young age, and from then she had to take care of her younger sister Prim and her mother. She snuck out, and hunted for food using her bow and arrow.
at the day where they select the tributes, , Katniss's sister is chosen to be in the Games. Knowing that Prim knows nothing of survival, and Katniss is more skilled in hunting, Katniss offers to take her place. - and Katniss's fellow District 12 tribute, Peeta Mellark, whom she has some rather dramatic history with.
Katniss is then rushed to the Capitol, where she undergoes intense training, before being pushed into the arena to fight-to-the-death and  become the winner of the seventy-fourth annual Hunger Games.

Review:

I really enjoyed reading this piece of adventures and science-fiction book because this book talked about many themes such as: (love, work ,courage, violence, and more..)

 if you think in anther way you'll realize that this book describe the way how the government and primates treat citizens , that reat is a real version of the hunger games .

Watch it: it's the hunger games movie trailer ...."

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins

     James b.clark           :Directed by

Poduction:Robert b.radnitz and universal picturesr

  Authorship: Clark and starred celia kaye as karana 

:Plot summary

The main character is a girl named Karana, and that is her secret name. Wonapalei is her common name (everyone in the village has a secret name). Her people live in a village called Ghalas-at, gathering roots and fishing to supply the tribe. One day, a ship of Aleuts, led by a Russian named Captain Orlov, arrive and persuade the natives into letting them hunt sea otter in return for other goods. However, the Aleuts attempt to swindle the islanders and leave without paying. When they are confronted by Chief Chowig, Karana's father, a battle breaks out, and lives are lost on both sides. The tribe is decimated by the battle and the Aleuts leave the island, leaving little payment for the otters they hunted. Karana's father and many other men in the tribe die after the battle.
Later, the "replacement chief", Chief Kimki, leaves the island for new land in the east. Eventually, he is able to send a ship to bring his people to the mainland, even though he himself does not return. The white men came to Karana's village and told them to pack their goods and go to the ship. Karana's brother, Ramo left the ship to retrieve his fishing spear. Although Karana urges the captain to wait for her brother Ramo to return, the ship must leave before a storm approaches. Karana jumps off the ship and swims to shore, and the ship departs without them.
The siblings live alone on the island,hoping the ship will return. Ramo is eventually killed by a pack of wild dogs (some of the dogs joined the wild pack after the Aleuts killed their owners). Alone on the island, Karana must now take on traditionally male tasks, such as hunting, making spears, or building canoes, in order to survive. She vows to avenge her brother's death and kills several of the dogs, but has a change of heart when she encounters the leader of the pack. She tames him and names him Rontu, meaning "fox eyes" in her language.
Over time, Karana makes a life for herself. She builds a home made of whale bones and even stocks a cave with provisions in case the Aleuts ever come back, so she can hide from them. As she explores her island, Karana discovers ancient artifacts and a large squid (which she calls a devilfish). As time passes, she decides to hunt the devilfish. She also tames some birds and an otter; she feels a close kinship to the animals, the only inhabitants of the island beside herself.
One summer, the Aleuts return, and Karana takes refuge in the cave. She observes the Aleuts closely, and soon realizes that there is a girl, Tutok, among the Aleuts who takes care of the domestic duties, including getting water from the pool near Karana's cave. Despite Karana's precautions, she and the young Aleut woman meet and befriend each other. They exchange presents with each other when possible. Karana realizes how lonely she has been without other people. Later the Aleuts leave, with Tutok; the men are none the wiser of Karana's presence, but their departure also deprives her of her newfound friend.
More time goes by, and Rontu passes away. She soon finds a young pup that is clearly his son and takes him in, naming him Rontu-Aru ("Son of Rontu"). One day, Karana sees the sails of a ship. It docks at the shore, but it then leaves. Two years later, in the spring, the boat comes back, so she dresses in her finest attire and goes to the shore to meet the boat. Her rescuers realize her attire will not be appropriate for the mainland, and they have a dress made for her. Although she does not like the dress, Karana realizes that this is part of her new life. The ship sails away, and takes Karana and Rontu-Aru to the mission in Santa Barbara, California.

reviews :

Interesting story and beautiful and interesting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACobTBH9yWQ

MY FAIR LADY

MY FAIR LADY

the worlds greatest mnsical 

$price:10 3

1958 :first published

The place: in the center of  london

Main characters: 1-eliza doolittle a young london woman with a very strong london accent,she was a lady

.professor higgins the man who decides to teach her to speak english accent

freddy the man who loves her and wanted to marry her 

Secondary:- elizas father,alfred

 .freddys mother

Summary:

In this story a woman who called eliza who was a flower seller. She was selling flowers when a man knocked over her and dropped her flowers on the ground. That was how freddy first met eliza .he told her that he is very sorry ,eliza was very angry and she shouted at him ,all of the crowd turned to watch and listen . in that time eliza has terrible accent . Mr. freddy has a friend who called professor higgins who is phonetics expert

Mr. freddy wanted to teach her how to speak english rightly. When she started to learn she was very dirty and wear a terrible clothes . months later freddy and eliza were in love. After this there was problem in elizas life ,when Mr. higgins told eliza that he loves her but eliza loves freddy and they will get married she went to Mr. higgins to tell him that she doesn’t love him and she will marry freddy .

Mr.higgins was very angry and he wanted her. Eliza now a lady she wanted to be a lady in flower shop and to get married with freddy.

Reviews :  

I think it’s a very beautiful story its full of enjoyable music and songs . it has an excited story about a man and a woman who love each other . the language of the story is very high. I faced some difficulties in reading it