Phoenix

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My name is Cody and I'm an eleven year old. I loved your book phoenix and got really into it but when I found out there was no second book I was in tears, literally. I have some good ideas on how to re-open the story in the second book and it would be amazing if you used one of them. We used the Seven Ways of Jalal to create our own ways of learning and behaving – they are the Seven Ways of Year 4 (Aoi): Floating Hands, Bubble Focus, Shadow Walking, Connecting Minds, Sharing Opinions, Writing Awareness and Listening Time. While I wouldn't say there was a much of a "twist" in the story, the ending was unexpected. I appreciated the ending, though I still have slightly mixed feelings. It is so very definitely something; a text that dances with shadow and light and illustrations that pull and tease the words until something strange and alchemical happens to them. All in all, your books have been a huge inspiration to me (even leading to me doing a small amount of my own story writing when I have the time). I guess there isn't really anything else I can say, other than thank you so much and

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Lastly, all of the characters were extremely one-dimensional. I can't think of one character who had any depth to them. For example, Bixa, the female lead/love-interest was every bit the stereotypical "tough" female character oft used in middle-grade literature as of late. Her only defining characteristic is that she liked to "fight" and "beat people up". This gets tiring when mentioned for the infinite time in every scene. The romance between the two leads was forced into the narrative and felt unnecessary. He is heading on a journey filled with both excitement and hazard, where humans and strange aliens are both deadly enemies. He is searching for solutions to end this long-lasting conflict, helped by an unusual alien warrior girl. By working together, these two people must, even though they are from different species, find a way to help save the galaxy. Together, they can save the whole universe from danger! Will they succeed in this, or will the whole galaxy face a catastrophic war… forever?Thank you so much for your wonderful message about Phoenix, and for reading it with your class! That book took me 7 years to write, but all the hard work feels worthwhile when I hear a response like that.

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The books I loved when I was young inspired me to write my own books. I loved them so much, I wanted to write something that was even half as good one day. As for the leaders of the two races, they were dismissed most of the story, and when at last appeared they were portrayed as kids with unreasonable impulses. I was very impressed by the shadow guards, only to be disappointed later on as they played a passive role in the plot. Furthermore, The romance between the two main characters felt forced and rushed. A beautifully illustrated sci-fi fantasy (heavy on the fantasy), seemingly aimed at the younger side of the Middle Grade audience.SF Said's first book, Varjak Paw, won the Nestlé Smarties Prize for Children's Literature. The sequel, The Outlaw Varjak Paw, won the BBC Blue Peter Book Of The Year. Phoenix is his third book. He has written widely about literature, films and the arts for The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph; and works regularly with CLPE, promoting reading and literacy in schools. For more information on SF and his books, please visit www.sfsaid.com