LCE 6th grade Electronic Book Review Form

Student Reviewer’s Name: Zyril B.
Date of review of book: June 10, 2007
Complete Book Title: King Arthur & The Legends of Camelot
Author of Book: Molly Perham
Year the book was published: 1993
Genre: Myths & Legends
Student rating of the book ( 1 the highest, 5 the lowest): 2
8. Main conflict in the book: King Arthur, his trusted magician named Merlin, with the brave knights of Camelot set off on a journey to find the mystical sword Excalibur and travel to find the Holy Grail, with other quest along the way, to find it.
9. Setting of the book: (place and time) This book mainly takes place during the medieval ages near Camelot the legendary castle.
10. Main Characters and part they play in the book:
(1) King Arthur: The main character of this story who acquires Excalibur, a magical sword, and builds his kingdom with Knights of the Round Table.
(2) Merlin the Magician: Merlin is Arthur’s advisor and tutor at his rule in Camelot; he is always by Arthur’s side.
11. Are the characters believable and interesting? Yes most of the characters are believable but some are not due to the magic they use that I would like to have seen in person.
12. One excellent direct quotation from the book: (include who said it, page number, and use quotation marks!) “It is for you and this is its scabbard,” the Lady replied. “But there is one condition: you must swear that, before you die, you will return the sword to me.” (pg.46)
13. Good reasons to read the book: There are many exciting and adventurous quest that King Arthur has to accomplish, which keeps you on the edge of your seat.
14. Any reasons not to read the book? The book does have some quest that can be very dull and boring due to the long story lines.
15. Did you like this book or not? And why…. Yes, I did enjoy the book because of the very descriptive language which makes you feel that you are actually in the book imagining it. The only thing that should be changed is that the author should have added more quest.