Amulet Volume 1: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi Date of Publication: 2008 ISBN: 978-0-439-84681-3 Number of pages:184

REQUIRED READING ABILITY: Junior: Average
GENRES: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
THEMES:

SUMMARY: After the tragic death of their father, Emily, Navin and their mother move into the home of her deceased great-grandfather. A strange noise lures the kids' mom into the basement, where she is captured by a sinister creature. Emily and Navin, desperate to save their mother, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals.

WHO WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...
- enjoys mystery
- enjoys fantasy-
doesn't mind stories that leave the reader hanging until the next volume in the series comes out.