2019 Q4 Literature Appreciation Blog

(Summary of book 1-3… totally 5-6 sentences.) The 100 Cupboards is a series about a boy named Henry, who has discovered 99 cupboards behind his bedroom wall. The series starts off with him releasing the evil witch Niamine, who thirsts for blood and the life of others. As book 1 moves on Henry discovers he is from a completely different world and that his parents are not actually his parents. He, in fact, comes from the cupboards himself. In the end of the book, Henry is told to stay away from the cupboards from his uncle (whom he is currently living with). Book 2 begins with Henry receiving letters from the Faren, who seem to have control of the land. Henry then finds out that one of his cousins has stolen a key that he needed to travel the cupboards with, and he must get it back. He soon finds out she has buried the key in the field behind the barn. While she digs up the key, Henry stares into a dandelion, and sees flame. He reaches out and touches it, and gains the magical power of...

In the series The 100 Cupboards, I have moved on to book 3 ( The Chestnut King ) since I have last posted. This book talks about the main character (Henry York Maccabee) finally battling the evil witch Niamine. Niamine has currently taken over the king and his kingdom. (the magical world in which Henry lives in.) Her evil is slowly consuming the entire world as she grows stronger. It is up to Henry to stop her, and take down her wickedness with the help of the Chestnut King and his armies of Faren. in exchange for the Chestnut King’s help, Henry must take the place of him and rule the world of the Faren until Henry himself dies. As I read this book, I am reminded of the series “ The School for Good and Evil ” which is also about a magical world of fairy tales. The two main characters themselves are evil and good. They command their own magical powers as well. These two books are similar in my opinion because of the magic used in the two books. Each person has their own kind of magic...

          I am currently reading  The 100 Cupboards: Dandelion Fire  . It is the second book in the series and it is about a magical boy battling an evil power in which he had released himself in the first book of the series. In the first book, he moves in with his Aunt and Uncle after his parents are kidnapped. He soon discovers that behind the plaster in his wall are 99 hidden magical cupboards that lead to different worlds. The second book continues where the first left off.           I can connect to the main character Henry in many ways because of how he acts and feels towards his cousin Henrietta. To me, Henrietta acts like my little brother. Henrietta was one of the people who caused the huge mess that Henry now has to clean up. She also decided to go exploring the cupboards without telling anyone. In the end she ended up being captured. I believe my brother would act the same way as her if he was in the same situation....