SuitabookBook of Names (Diadem
John Peel
- Reading
- Pause at the riddles and invite your reader to work them out before turning the page. As this is the opening of a longer series, check whether they are content with a continuing quest rather than a fully self-contained story.
- Themes
- Prejudice and cooperation: Children from different worlds have to overcome prejudices and work together; an account of the book also identifies apologising and avoiding snap judgements as lessons. The book presents this favourably.
- Peril and power: The children are taken from their worlds, discover magical abilities and face danger during a quest; an overview says someone is trying to kill them. These are adventure elements, but how the danger is depicted or resolved is unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Kidnapping, danger and a stated attempt to kill the children feature in the setup.