Redwall (Redwall, Book 1)
by Brian Jacques

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Summary: 5 Stars

?Y Born on June 15, 1939
?Y Two sons: Mark and David, his dog, Teddy, his wife Liz, granddaughters Jade and Hannah, brothers Jimmy and Tony.
?Y Went to St. John's School
?Y Redwall wasn¡¦t intended to be a book. Brian Jacques told the story to children at Royal Wavertree School for the Blind, and his friend and former English teacher, Alan Durband sent it to a publisher.
?Y Likes to write outside in his garden in the spring, in a conservatory when it¡¦s raining.
?Y Writes fantasy stories. Most famous books: Redwall, Mossflower, Mattimeo, Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, and Triss.
Brian Jacques has won a couple small awards for individual books ¡V such as a Children¡¦s Book-of-the-Month club main selection for Martin the Warrior, Salamandastron, Mossflower, and Redwall have won the Lancashire Libraries Children's Book of the Year Award. Redwall, Mossflower, and Mattimeo have won the Western Australian Young Readers' Award.

I chose this author because the Redwall series is my favorite series, and because I did not know much about Brian Jacques. ¡§In Redwall, a hero can be a mouse or a shrew. He can be scared, he can get hurt, he can die. People don't have to look up to him to be saved, they look to him to fight with them. They look to him because he's smart, because he's willing to pay the price. He's committed to his cause. They look to him because he is like them. He knows what's right and knows it has to be done. He'll do it or die trying. Kids learn from these stories that sometimes the characters do die. It might be their favorite character, even. They learn that heroism doesn't come easy and does not come without a cost.¡¨ This quote was from a biography on the Internet, and I thought it was very fitting for the series. A quote from the same website I thought was funny was, ¡§I suppose there's a child inside me who wants to get out. A little baldy child with a beard. Ha!¡¨ In conclusion, Brian Jacques is an outstanding children¡¦s author with a lot of accomplishments.

Summary of Redwall (Redwall, Book 1)

Magical, mystical, and the stuff of legends, this stunning tale of good battling with--and ultimately triumphing over--evil takes the reader on a roller-coaster adventure that barely draws breath from the first page to the very last. Brian Jacques is a true master of his craft. --Susan Harrison

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