An Author's Odyssey
The Land of Stories - book 5
by: Chris Colfer
My son and I have been reading all of the Land of Stories together. I read it aloud to him. My son is 12 and still loves to be read to each night. Reading Aloud to students and our own children is such a powerful engagement tool. This past July when book 5 was released. Chris Colfer did an author's tour to different cities. He happened to come to Dallas so my son and I were able to go together to hear Chris Colfer talk about his book series. The Land of Stories is an excellent read aloud each story has a new different adventure to be part of. In book 5, Connor was able to travel into his own short stories with his sister and mother. Unfortunately, he is not doing it for fun he has to recruit his characters to help save the Fairy Tale World from being taken over. Book five would be a great book to read in 4th grade here in Texas with preparing students for the state writing test. The book talks about the descriptive language that Connor wrote so the story could feel so real. Of course he had a few typos which were funny. For example he had wanted the crew on the Dolly Lama to eat rotisserie chicken but her wrote a rosary chicken. So the chicken was not for eating, but was alive and wearing a rosary. In the end Connor entered all of his stories and was able to recruit all the army members he needs to help save the fairy tale world. Unfortunately his Uncle the Masked Man has other plans for him and his sister. I can't wait to read book 6 to find out how this series ends.
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