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She is courageus because she needs to make many choices. The amulet helps them make good choices in finding their mom.Įmily is my favorite character.

My favorite part of the book was when Emily found the amulet because when she put it on it glowed. I like the way that they try to outwit the monsters. It is a different kind of book because it has a lot of creatures that can hurt Emily and Navin. I like the book because it is interesting and a little freaky. You will have to read this book to find out if and how they do it. With the amulet’s help and power Emily and Navin must try to save their mother before time runs out. All of a sudden their mom gets sucked up by a weird creature!. Emily, Navin and their mom all go downstairs. One day when Emily was cleaning a room, she found a amulet that actually talked to her! That night Emily and her mom heard a thumping noise from the basement. Two years later they move into their great grandfather's house.Their great grandfather used to be a puzzle maker but he disappeared. Emily and Navin’s dad dies in car accident. (Jan.Amulet is about Emily, Navin and their mother. If anything, it's a clear indication that Kibuishi has just begun skimming the surface of his own talent.

Isn't a disappointment, but it does feel like a warmup to the main event. Is the sense of insecurity we feel for Emily, fighting her way through uncharted terrain with no guide and no support system.

Their hopes rest in a magic amulet that seems to be working in the interest of the children—until it suddenly isn't. There is little hope in his dark world as Kibuishi removes Emily and Navin's frame of safety.

There is the strong, young, heroine cute, furry, sidekicks scary monsters—all extraordinary components, but pieced together in a patchwork manner. With stellar artwork, imaginative character design, moody color and consistent pacing, this first volume's weakness lies in its largely disjointed storytelling. Emily and Navin are lost children, literally lost in a dark, new world and struggling to save their mother, who has been kidnapped by a drooling, tentacled beast. Is, on the surface, about navigating the murky waters of adolescence and, beneath that, an exploration of abandonment and survival.