The Defender

The Defender is a 1952 Newbery Honor book. It is obviously written for children, but enjoyable nevertheless. Alex brought to light my favorite part of this book, the proverbs offered by Turgen. These snippets of ancient Lamut wisdom were enlightening. The following are a few examples of such sayings: "Words that speak evil, though they have no teeth, can tear the heart. A good man greets each new day as if it were a holiday. The sun shines differently every day. Everywhere there is life and everywhere there are warm human hearts."

Appearance: 3.5/5 - The cover doesn't exactly draw your gaze, but it does offer a good representation of what you will be reading about, and you always like to see an award label.

Readability: 5/5 -It has very short chapters and vocab designed for children. The story line is easy to follow and can easily be read in a couple of hours.

My points: 7/10 - Although the story was nice, this isn't really a book I would consider a "must-read". Overall I had a hard time really getting into the story because it lacked the depth necessary to really draw me in.

Total: 15.5/20