Summary
The Stonekeeper is the first book of the Amulet graphic novel series by Kazu Kibuishi. The book begins with a prologue where Emily, Navin and their parents are on the road and they end up getting into an accident where their father dies. Then in the first chapter, Emily, Navin and their mother move to their old ancestral house away from the city because they cannot afford to live there anymore. In the attic, Emily finds many of her great grandfather's belongings and finds a mysterious amulet. They discover that this amulet has mystical powers and can speak to Emily. One night, they hear noises coming from the basement and their mother goes to investigate and gets eaten by some sort of creature who goes into a hidden room in the basement. Emily and Navin search for their mother and find that the hidden room goes further into a mysterious land full of odd creatures.
They find the monster who ate their mother and find that their mother is still alive in the belly of the beast. They try to get her out of there, but the creature is persistent and gets away. They end up being rescued by a mysterious figure who leads them to a house and there they find their great grandfather who explains to them that the amulet has great powers, and he dies. The house is also full of odd robots that their great grandfather built. They all help Emily and Navin to rescue their mother and they have a machine that can locate their mother. They go and try to rescue her, but their attempt fails and they encounter another mysterious figure who wants the amulet. Emily finds the inner strength to summon the amulet's power to fight off this mysterious figure, and at the same time are able to rescue their mother who is poisoned from being in the belly of the beast for so long. This is where the book ends.
Reference
Kibuishi, K. (2008). Amulet: The Stonekeeper. New York, NY: Graphix.
Impressions
This book is very fast-paced and action packed. There is not one dull moment as there is always something exciting happening. The pace of the book might be too fast for some, but I found it to be a very entertaining pace. I also really enjoyed the style of illustrations and artwork. The colors felt very vivid and the emotions of the characters really came through in their faces. The monsters are also very well drawn.
Professional Review
Spisak, A. (2008). The stonekeeper. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 61(8), 338. Retrieved from https://libproxy.library.unt.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/223708968?accountid=7113
Library Uses
This would be a good book for a Manga club for discussion.
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