SuitabookThe Guardians of knowledge
Chip Putnam
- Reading
- Read a few chapters together first, checking reactions to the disappearance mystery and unusual school humour. Pause to discuss which strange events seem playful, threatening or still unexplained.
- Themes
- Books and the disruption of reality: The book addresses books and the disruption of reality; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The premise makes books active and potentially dangerous, but does not show whether this is treated mainly as liberation, threat, or a mixture.
- School authority and student experience: The school has a strict principal, boring lectures, many standardised tests and teachers whose behaviour becomes increasingly unusual. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Before reading, consider whether a child is comfortable with suspense around students vanishing, supernatural rumours and a threatening loss of normality. The overall handling and resolution are not clear.