Sky Chasers: a soaring adventure from the queen of historical fiction

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My favourite character was Magpie as she had a bubbly personality and was outgoing. My least favourite character was Coco as I think she was boring. A really funny section was when Madame Delacroix was bitten by a bird! The idea of this book was extraordinary. Was the plot exciting, thought-provoking, serious, light-hearted (or any combination of these?) I thought this book was quite sudden, serious, and light-hearted. Nachdem mir bereits Emma Carroll's Buch "Nacht über Frost Hollow Hall" so gut gefallen hatte, freute ich mich sehr auf diese als Abenteuerroman angekündigte Geschichte rund um die Brüder Montgolfier und die erste Ballonfahrt in der Weltgeschichte. Und wie in der Kurzbeschreibung versprochen, beginnt das Buch schon sehr spannend und als Leser begleiten wir die zwölfjährige Elster, die sich alleine als Diebin durchs Leben schlägt, bei einem Einbruch in eine Villa, in der sie im Auftrag einer geheimnisvollen Dame eine rote Schatulle stehlen soll. Dieser Einbruch läuft jedoch nicht ganz nach Plan und soll somit Elsters Leben komplett auf den Kopf stellen. Mehr will ich an dieser Stelle auf keinen Fall verraten. Auch wenn man ahnt, dass die Villa den Brüdern Montgolfier gehört und die Erfindung des Heissluftballons kurz bevorsteht, erlebt man als Leser zusammen mit Elster, die dann Elsa genannt wird, und ihrem Hahn Coco (den sie aus der Kampfhahnszene gerettet hatte) so manche Überraschung und mal mehr oder weniger unerwartete Wendungen. Made our heart feel good and had clean gameplay, would suggest to anyone wanting to experience joy in life.

This game is soooo cute! We absolutely adore the art style and characters even drew the opening scene haha. Great game.I loved Sky Chasers by Emma Carroll. It was fascinating how Magpie’s (the main character) role in the story develops over the course of this historic and truly adventurous novel; following Magpie (who is no ordinary or stereotypical girl), and her friend’s escapades every step of the way, from a small town in France to its capital; Paris, where an all manner of events occur… Sky Chasers is about Magpie, a street kid who gets accidentally involved with the Montgolfier family who are trying to be the first to conquer the mysteries of hot air balloon flight. Based on the true story of the first balloon flight, crewed only by three animals, this is another fast-paced and fun historical adventure, with kidnappings and fights, French royalty, unusual pets, thievery and mischief, spies, and a fair amount of escaping and scientific theory.

What made the history of the time it was set in interesting to you? I didn’t find the time it was set in interesting because hot air balloons have been around for hundreds of years. Was the plot exciting, thought-provoking, serious, or light-hearted (or any combination of these?) It was exciting because Magpie was a thief but a friend to the boy she stole from. It was thought-provoking and exciting because I didn’t know when Madame Delacroix was going to strike next. We’ve been looking for a cute platformer like this so we’re super happy we found this one! It’s really fun and very addictive!! There are no plot twists. In the story, an orphan named Magpie meets a rich boy called Pierre and she helps his family become the first balloon fliers. I like the plot as it is interesting and the unexpected should be what you think would happen. When was the book set? What made the history or the time it was set in interesting? It was set under the reign of Marie Antoinette and King Louis. It was interesting because I didn’t know much about that era.The characters: I thought Sebastian was interesting because he is rude, kind, and gets angry. I didn’t like Odette because she is arrogant and does everything urgently. I would recommend this book to all the other students in my class because it taught me about me about France in the 1700s and hot air balloons.

I now know who invented the hot air balloon – the Montpelier brothers. Read this book – not only is it fun to read, it gives you lots of facts about what happened in real life. It was both funny and thrilling. In addition, it was an amazing read. This is one of… What we would call: an amazing mobile game that should be on a console. The graphics are amazing (Pixel graphics, man.) and the controls ard fantastic! This is right next to Super Cat Tales 2! Also that lil bee OOOH we just wanna squeeze it UWU. At the end of the book the hot air balloon eventually got to go in the sky with Magpie and her friends and so that means her dream had come to a wonderful reality! Themen: Freundschaft, arm, reich, Diebin, Wissenschaftler, Heißluftballon, Erfinder, Erfindung, die Brüder Montgolfier, Detektivgeschichte, Spannung, historischer Roman: 18. Jahrhundert Magpie and Pierre soon find themselves helping Pierre's father and uncle (the Montgolfier brothers) in inventing the world's first hot air balloon, and this is where the story really gets interesting. Adventure ensues, of the fun but also dangerous variety, with the best friend duo even finding themselves prisoners of the King and Queen of France at one point!In this story I found Pierre interesting because he is quite stubborn and what a boy was like in France 1783. Characters: I found orphan Magpie most interesting because she’s so sneaky. I didn’t like Madame Delacroix because she’s too expecting. Coffee house Caffè Nero has announced the 16-strong shortlist for the inaugural Nero Book Awards, recognising the outstanding books of the past 12... I would definitely recommend this book to other students because it is educational but is also a great story to read.

The time it was set was interesting because it shows how much rivalry there was between France and England and what they thought of eachother. An den Zauber von "Nacht über Frost Hollow Hall" kommt die Autorin meiner Meinung mit diesem Buch nicht ganz heran. Dennoch ist ihr wieder eine spannende Lektüre für junge und junggebliebene Leser gelungen. Die Sprache ist rund, flüssig und altersgerecht. Mir haben vor allem die liebevoll beschriebenen Figuren gefallen - die menschlichen wie auch die tierischen, die keine unbedeutende Rolle in der Geschichte spielen. Dapo Adeola, Tracy Darnton, Joseph Coelho and Chitra Soundar are among the 19 authors and illustrators longlisted for the Inclusive Books for Child...

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