Robert Beatty (1) (1963–)
Autor de Serafina and the Black Cloak
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Obras de Robert Beatty
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1963
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Asheville, North Carolina, USA
- Ocupaciones
- writer
- Biografía breve
- Robert Beatty writes imaginative fiction for middle grade and young adult readers. He lives in the forested Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina with his wife and three daughters (ages 3,12,14) who help create and refine his stories. The Beattys love to explore the beautiful Biltmore Estate, the darkened forest trails, and the creepy old graveyards where his novels take place. In the category of "write what you know," Robert has four cats, four dogs, and four horses; he loves birds and nature, history, fantasy, and period dramas. Robert's Disney-Hyperion novel "Serafina and the Black Cloak" prowls into bookstores in July 2015. In his past lives, Robert was the chairman/CTO of the highly respected literary magazine, Narrative Magazine. He was also one of the early pioneers of Cloud Computing, the co-founder/CEO of Plex Systems, and the co-founder of Beatty Robotics. In 2007, he was named an Entrepreneur of the Year.
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Willa of the Wood (Willa, #1)
Meh. Slow plot, infuriating repetitions ("no I, only we"), multiple dei ex machina. Plenty of local geographic details, but not very true-to-life Appalachian culture.
This was a solid second edition to this trilogy. I felt like the first book was better, but the storyline was fast paced and engaging. We learned more about Serafina and Braeden, plus we had a bunch of all new characters! I would recommend this book and I can't wait to read the third one and finish off the trilogy. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
I ended up liking it more than when I started it. It was slow going at first, but got better and picked up and got a little more interesting.
With darker images and historical details, this is a thrilling read, which will have kids hiding under their blankets long after bedtime.
Serafina has spent much of her twelve-years, living in the basement of a manor with her father. She's not allowed to let anyone know she exists or her father would lose his job. But she's found her own usefulness and serves the house as the unknown rat catcher...something she's amazingly talented at. When she hears screams in another section of the basement, she rushes to save whoever is in danger despite what it means to her own existence. But when she sees a creature in a dark cloak absorb a little girl, she barely escapes with her life. Still, she can't let the horror be ignored and tries to figure out a way to stop whatever evil is at large before more children disappear.
The graphics in these pages take on a darker tone, sticking mostly to the drearier atmosphere...and this works very well. Serafina's world is a darker place as she's spent most of it in the basement and out only at night. The scenes are well placed and keep the tension high, while still allowing the time period and characters to come across nicely. There was a time or two, where the frame order threw me for a moment, but the rest is an easy read. It was easy to get lost into the tale and hard to put the book down until the very last page.
To make sure this hangs closely to the original tale, there seems to be an fairly even divide between dialogue (speech bubbles) and explained plot and thoughts (presented in when text in black rectangles). This mix keeps the events clear and allows the reader to dive deeper into Serafina's head. It's well suited for the middle grade level and will pull even slightly older readers in.
It's a grabbing story with surprising twists and turns. Not only does Serafina find herself up against a dangerous creature, but learns more about herself. So, there is quite a bit of character depth going on as well. It also hits upon friendship and learning to step past the comfort zone. More sensitive readers might be bothered by the creepiness of the creature and a couple more aggressive scenes. Those, who enjoy a touch of fear and shadows, will enjoy this one quite a bit.… (más)
Serafina has spent much of her twelve-years, living in the basement of a manor with her father. She's not allowed to let anyone know she exists or her father would lose his job. But she's found her own usefulness and serves the house as the unknown rat catcher...something she's amazingly talented at. When she hears screams in another section of the basement, she rushes to save whoever is in danger despite what it means to her own existence. But when she sees a creature in a dark cloak absorb a little girl, she barely escapes with her life. Still, she can't let the horror be ignored and tries to figure out a way to stop whatever evil is at large before more children disappear.
The graphics in these pages take on a darker tone, sticking mostly to the drearier atmosphere...and this works very well. Serafina's world is a darker place as she's spent most of it in the basement and out only at night. The scenes are well placed and keep the tension high, while still allowing the time period and characters to come across nicely. There was a time or two, where the frame order threw me for a moment, but the rest is an easy read. It was easy to get lost into the tale and hard to put the book down until the very last page.
To make sure this hangs closely to the original tale, there seems to be an fairly even divide between dialogue (speech bubbles) and explained plot and thoughts (presented in when text in black rectangles). This mix keeps the events clear and allows the reader to dive deeper into Serafina's head. It's well suited for the middle grade level and will pull even slightly older readers in.
It's a grabbing story with surprising twists and turns. Not only does Serafina find herself up against a dangerous creature, but learns more about herself. So, there is quite a bit of character depth going on as well. It also hits upon friendship and learning to step past the comfort zone. More sensitive readers might be bothered by the creepiness of the creature and a couple more aggressive scenes. Those, who enjoy a touch of fear and shadows, will enjoy this one quite a bit.… (más)
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