Alfred Kropp is a character my students will love, especially boys, especially those somewhat reluctant readers, especially an English teacher who love finding a series to recommend to her students.
I chose to read this book because I currently do have a group of very reluctant readers starting this very novel. Just wanting to inspire and encourage them, I began reading, hoping to have just enough read that I could engage them in a conversation revolving around characters. Then, in less than a day, I read until I had completed the novel! So good!
Only after I had finished did I make the connection...author Rick Yancy also wrote The Fifth Wave, a book we read for a book club last year, one we all enjoyed very much, wrote this series several years ago. My regret? That I didn't read this one years ago, so I could have been recommending this one to interested readers.
As I read, I just kept thinking...boys will this this action-filled, kick-booty, can't-keep-Alfred-down young adult read, for Alfred goes from a orphaned, ill-at-ease teenager to a pursuer of Excalibur, fighting alongside and against knights of the Round Table. So many allusions, so many teachable moments.
Then, when I checked out the author's page, I learned there are three books in this series. This excites me, for I just found a recommendation (or three) for some male, avid readers. That is just very cool!
Happy reading!
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