SuitabookImpossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell
- Reading
- If intense fantasy is a concern, read the opening together and pause around the murder, monster attacks or deaths. Afterwards, invite the reader to explain which losses felt important and how the characters coped.
- Themes
- Protecting a threatened world: The magical world and the human world are threatened as someone seeks to use cosmic forces for greedy ends; the protagonists work to stop the destruction. Greedy exploitation is presented as a threat, while protecting the world is treated as important and worthwhile.
- Courage, help and shared responsibility: Mal and Christopher face dangerous tasks with companions, using courage, cleverness, teamwork and mutual help to respond to threats. The book presents this favourably.
- Loss and sacrifice: The young protagonists encounter murder, violent deaths and heroic sacrifice while taking on responsibilities that affect their worlds. Sacrifice is presented as painful but sometimes connected with loyalty and protection; the emotional consequences remain important to discuss.
- Worth knowing
- Consider whether the reader is comfortable with sustained peril and character deaths before beginning. The story also includes a frequently drunk adult, bar scenes, mild swearing and brief adult romantic feeling.