Monday, August 31, 2009

The Good Master

Hey People,

Well It's my turn to post again, this time I read The Good Master, by Kate Seredy. It is the story of a boy named Jancsi Nagy who lives on the Hungarian planes. His cousin Kate comes for a visit from Budapest. At first he is not quite sure what to think about his cousin, but they soon become friends and have many wild adventures together. Surprisingly I have only good things to say about this one. I loved it. I thought it was the perfect picture of happiness, love and friendship. It was very enjoyable to see the characters grow and change throughout the story. The book was given a Newberry Honor and I think it really deserves it. The Singing Tree is the Sequel to The Good Master and I can't waite to read it.

Thanks!

$ The Artful D. $

4/5 recommended

7 comments:

  1. I haven't read this, but one of my siblings has. She LOVED it. I hear another good one of Kate Seredy's is "Philomena."
    Thanks for posting!

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  2. Oh yes, I have heard all nice things about this book too. It sounds delightful, Dodger. I love Hungary so much.

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  3. Hmmmmm. I think I remember reading this for school a long time ago.

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  4. I've never read this one. I did read the Singing Tree though. I remember liking it, but it didn't really make sense. I didn't know that it had a sequel then. Maybe if I read it again, after I read this one, it would make more sense.

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  5. Oh yes, I am sure it would. Oh, I am frightfully bored right now. I believe I will go read some Shakespeare =) Good choice?

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  6. I will comment tomorrow or the next day, FYI.
    Until then, fare you well.

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  7. The Good Master is one of my favorite books. Kate and Jansci are so fun together! And I love Jansci's father. The characters are all so bright and individual it is refreshing.

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