The Borrowers
by Mary Norton
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Author: Mary NortonBrand: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Illustrator: Beth Krush
Illustrator: Joe Krush
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-01
ISBN: 0152047379
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Sandpiper
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- ISBN13: 9780152047375
- Condition: New
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Book Review: The Borrowers
Summary: 4 Stars
The book I chose to read is called The Borrowers, written by Mary Norton. I would have to say that the main conflict or theme to this story is about a girl named Arrintrey. She starts on a jouney to find or get in touch with members of her family who live far away with the help of a special boy. Throughout this journey they help one another and become good friends who rely on each other very much.
This book was exciting to read because this was a story about little people. When I mean little, I mean about the size of a mouse, maybe even smaller. Distances for a regular person were about a thousand times farther for the borrowers. I also like this book because it reminded me of another story I read. They are similar because both main characters are on a journey to find their family.
I like the way the author wrote because she wrote in a way that was interesting to me. She made the story sound like the characters were right there talking to you. An example of this would be when the boy in this story said to Arrintrey that he would bring her letter to her family, Arrintrey shouted "Would you really do that for me?".
On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate this book about an 8. I think this book was better than other books I have read because it kept my interest throughout the whole book. If you like adventure and things not always normal, you will love this book.
The Borrowers is a good book to read. Sometimes it can really make you think about what is going on in the story many times it made the book more exciting. I don't want to give the whole thing away but, this one time Arrintrey had to go borrowing for the first time with her dad. She ended up talking with a boy the whole time. So as I was saying the borrowers is a good book to read for a book report or just for all around reading. Read this book and find out what your favorite part is. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Book review by Rachel
Summary of The Borrowers
Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock's huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is as strong as ever in these handsome new paperback packages. While the original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, Marla Frazee's striking cover illustrations capture these little people with a larger-than-life appeal.
Anyone who has ever entertained the notion of "little people" living furtively among us will adore this artfully spun classic. The Borrowers--a Carnegie Medal winner, a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award book, and an ALA Distinguished Book--has stolen the hearts of thousands of readers since its 1953 publication. Mary Norton (1903-1993) creates a make-believe world in which tiny people live hidden from humankind beneath the floorboards of a quiet country house in England.
Pod, Homily, and daughter Arrietty of the diminutive Clock family outfit their subterranean quarters with the tidbits and trinkets they've "borrowed" from "human beans," employing matchboxes for storage and postage stamps for paintings. Readers will delight in the resourceful way the Borrowers recycle household objects. For example, "Homily had made her a small pair of Turkish bloomers from two glove fingers for 'knocking about in the mornings.'"
The persistent pilfering goes undetected until a boy (with a ferret!) comes to live in the country house. Curiosity drives Arrietty to commit the worst mistake a Borrower can make: she allows herself to be seen. This engaging, sometimes hair-raisingly suspenseful adventure is recounted in the kind, eloquent voice of narrator Mrs. May, whose brother might--just might--have seen an actual Borrower in the country house many years ago. (Ages 9 to 12)
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