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Iron Hearted Violet
By Kelly Barnhill
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 6 | n/a | 5.3 | 68742 |
Newbery Medal winner Kelly Barnhill spins a wondrously different kind of fairy-tale: In most fairy tales, princesses are beautiful, dragons are terrifying, and stories are harmless. But this isn't most fairy tales...
Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and quite possibly too clever for her own good. Particularly when it comes to telling stories. One day she and her best friend, Demetrius, stumble upon a hidden room and find a peculiar book. A forbidden book. It tells a story of an evil being, called the Nybbas, imprisoned in their world. The story cannot be true--not really. But then the whispers start. Violet and Demetrius, along with an ancient, scarred dragon-the last dragon in existence, in fact-may hold the key to the Nybbas's triumph or its demise. It all depends on how they tell the story. After all, stories make their own rules.
Iron Hearted Violet is a story about the power of stories, our belief in them, and how one enchanted tale changed the course of an entire kingdom.
Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and quite possibly too clever for her own good. Particularly when it comes to telling stories. One day she and her best friend, Demetrius, stumble upon a hidden room and find a peculiar book. A forbidden book. It tells a story of an evil being, called the Nybbas, imprisoned in their world. The story cannot be true--not really. But then the whispers start. Violet and Demetrius, along with an ancient, scarred dragon-the last dragon in existence, in fact-may hold the key to the Nybbas's triumph or its demise. It all depends on how they tell the story. After all, stories make their own rules.
Iron Hearted Violet is a story about the power of stories, our belief in them, and how one enchanted tale changed the course of an entire kingdom.
A 2012 Andre Norton Award Finalist
A Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780316056755
ISBN-10: 0316056758
Published on 3/18/2014
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
Book Reviews (77)
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i loved this book! It was super detailed and well writen that anyone would fall in love with this well put together book. If you have book to read i think you should pick this one
This is such a great book. From the first page I was addicted. I loved this book for it's character and great detail. It was so descriptive and drawing. I could not put it down. It was just so amazing. I got drawn and pulled in with every word. I reccomend this book for EVERYBODY!!!!! I LOVE this book!!!!! You must read it.
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Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill is a really good book that I would recommend to a lot of people. It is about a princess, named Violet, who isn't your average princess(when are they ever!) she is the only child of the King and Queen. There are no other kids in the humungous castle in which she lives in so when she meets Demitrius, the son of the stable master, she instantly wants to know more about him. As they soon become best friends, always searching around the castle looking for new rooms and hallways like a real-life maze, they embark on an adventure that will change not only them but the kingdom forever. It was similar to many movies, like Brave, How to Train Your Dragon, and Hugo. I would recommend it to fans of fantasy, mystery, and adventure. The beginning of the book was very very strong making you want to keep on reading it, but as i got deeper and deeper in it i found my self rereading many chapters over again trying to figure out what had happened, and for that reason i would only recommend this book to kids (mainly girls) ages 10 & up. Though overall it was a really nice read.
The Iron Hearted Violet is a fantasy adventure book that is hard to put down! The story is set in an enchanted kingdom in an imaginary world called a multiverse. It is narrated by a storyteller named Cassian. The main characters are a princess named Violet and her best friend Demetrius, a stable boy. Violet is an unusual character from the start because she is not a typical princess from a fairytale. She is intelligent and mischievous but not at all beautiful with one eye bigger than the other, a chipped tooth, and wild untamed hair. Violet and Demetrius meet as young children one day when Violet wanders into a field face and comes face to face with an angry bull. When Demetrius saves her they become best friends. Excitement builds for the reader as you learn that there is an evil force brewing in this magical world. It is called the Nybass and it threatens to destroy everything that Violet and Demetrius love about their peaceful, idyllic kingdom. They first come in contact with the Nybass when they explore a secret passage in the castle. It leads them to a forgotten and forbidden room where they discover a tapestry that contains a mysterious moving image. What they eventually learn is that the castle is actually built from the Nybass’s heart and its evil powers are growing every day. Violet and Demetrius have to save their world. What they don’t know is that the last living dragon in their kingdom holds the key to destroying the Nybass for good. But Violet thinks the dragon is responsible for the death of her mother and wants it killed. Will Demetrius and Violet succeed in their quest to conquer the Nybass? You have to read the book to find out! I really loved this book and would recommend it for both boys and girls ages 10-13. I liked the way it was written from the perspective of the narrator who was a storyteller. The book is as much about the power of storytelling as it is about the adventures of Violet and Demetrius. I think the book would be especially enjoyed by kids who liked the Gregor the Overlander series or The Dragon Slippers series.
i shall read it :)
Iron Hearted Violet was a spectacular novel. It was way different from any of the other books I've read. It reminded be of Brave so if you liked brave you sure to like this book. It's about a princess, Violet, who is not afraid of anything. She's wild and reckless and loves stories. One day she and her friend are out exploring the castle when they stumble upon a story. But no just any story, a forbidden story about a 13th god. As myths and legends come true Violet finds herself fighting to save her beloved kingdom. Can she save it before it's too late? After all she does have an iron heart.