The Chronicles of Narnia

   

Author: C.S. Lewis

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2014

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The story begins with a boy and a girl accidentally entering a different world called Narnia, where they have a series of adventures and see the creation of that world. Then they buried a seed (an apple) from the other world in the garden and it grew into a big tree. The tree was later blown down by a hurricane, turned into a wardrobe, and then led the four children into different periods in this magical country.

The four children are Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter. In order to avoid the air raid was sent to the country by their mother of the old professor’s home refuge. In this old, empty house, they found a magical wardrobe, from now on they entered a magic kingdom called Narnia. In this magical kingdom, four brothers and sisters, under the guidance of the holy lion Aslan, fight against the evil witch, and finally they defeat her, bringing peace and spring to Narnia.

The seven-volume fantasy novel, written by the late British writer C.S. Lewis in the 1950s, each book is related to each other but can be read independently. It has been hailed as one of the greatest works of English children’s literature since the Second World War. It is the classic of children’s fantasy classics. 

Label/Tags: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy classics

Min/Max Grade level: 9-13 years old

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