LCE 6th grade Electronic Book Review

1. Student Reviewer’s Name: Lauren T.
2. Date of review of book: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
3. Complete Book Title: A Swiftly Tilting Planet
4. Author of Book: Madeleine L’Engle
5. Year the book was published: 1908
6. Genre: Science Fiction
7. Student rating of the book (1 the highest, 5 the lowest): 1

8. Main conflict in the book:
A little boy named Charles Wallace and a unicorn called Gaudior are sent on a mission to find the might have been, which will stop Mad Dog Branzillo from destroying the world. Mrs. O’Keefe gave them the rune, which they will use to find the might have been.

9. Setting of the book: (place and time)
This book takes place in our past, present, and future. Charles Wallace and Gaudior go all over the universe.

10. Main Characters and part they play in the book:
(1) Charles Wallace
(2) Gaudior
(3) Mrs. O’Keefe

11. Are the characters believable and interesting?
Charles Wallace and Mrs. O’Keefe are believable, but Gaudior is not. All of the Characters are interesting.

12. One excellent direct quotation from the book: (include who said it, page number, and use
quotation marks!)
“You Chuck. I have come because of you.” Said by Mrs. O’Keefe. Page 23

13. Good reasons to read the book:
This book is extremely suspenseful. If you are looking for a book you can’t put down, this is the
one. When you read this you will feel like you are there. You will be on the edge of your seat.

14. Any reasons not to read the book?
At times I was a bit bored or confused. The rest was brilliant.

Did you like this book or not? And why….
I loved this book. I thought it was very good. The way this book was written is truly amazing! This book was so good; I read it in one long marathon.