The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Hi, my name is Zane. I am in sixth grade. I enjoy playing soccer, video games, and exercising.
The Golden Compass is a book about an 11-year-old named Lyra Belaqua. She lives in Jordan College, Oxford with her demon, Pantalaimon (Pan). A demon is a sort of pet that is connected to their human. The demons can also shapeshift into any animal that they desire. One day Lyra decides to explore a room called the retiring room. Although no kids are allowed in there, Lyra decides to look around and explore the beautiful room. However, things take a quick turn when she hears the master of the college coming. Lyra quickly ducks into the wardrobe, and sees the master secretly pour a white powder into the bottle of wine, potentially trying to poison Lyra’s uncle who will soon be arriving.
This book was definitely very surprising at certain times, and I would say it was one of my favorites. Something that I thought was good was that everything made more sense the more you read until the whole story unfolded. In contrast, I thought that the setting could have been explained a little bit better, and in more detail. In conclusion, The Golden Compass was a great page turner that I enjoyed a lot, and I would definitely recommend it.
