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Lion Boy (Lion Boy Trilogy, Book 1)

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Lion Boy by Zizou Corder

The main characters in this book are Charlie and his mom and dad (Aneba and Magdalen), Rafi, maccamo, and of course the cats. Charlie is a young boy who just happens to speak cat. It all started when Charlie was a little baby, leopard blood got in one of his cuts, and from then on he started speaking to cats. Charlie parents Magdalen and Aneba, were kidnapped by someone who is unknown. They are scientists Charlie thinks that someone needs their smarts. Rafi Sadler, thought to be response able for Charlie's parents' kidnapping, a cool teenager, a criminal. Basically, Maccomo is a very calm person that trains Lions.

The book's plot is abut a boy named Charlie and his parents get kidnapped by someone. Ever since Charlie was a baby he could talk to cats. He uses this ability by getting the cats to spread the word out about his parents' kidnapping and tells them to find out information about and if they see Charlie, they can tell him what they know
about the kidnapping. Charlie goes through a series of ups and downs to find his parents he finds himself in very hard situations, very exiting situations, and very easy situations.

The book takes place in several places. One is on a boat; one is in England one is in France. In England, he finds out that his parents are kidnapped. In France he makes an encounter (I cannot tell you because it would ruin the book). On the boat he becomes a member of a circus (a Lion Boy).

The theme of Lion Boy is the extraordinary ability that Charlie has, he can talk to cats! Charlie uses this ability to find his parents by, as I told you earlier he gets a rumor out and he tells them to find out what they can and report to him.

I loved this story because it is very suspenseful and has a twist to it. I mainly liked it because I am very interested in cats. I hope you liked my report have a nice day!

Wow! What a great book! Lionboy is about a boy who can speak Cat whose parents are kidnapped because they have found a world wide cure to asthma. Charlie goes on an adventure to rescue them, and ends up on a floating circus. With an evil criminal on his trail, Charlie must figure out how to get the mistreated lions off the ship and get to Venice to find his parents. I just started this book yesterday, and I couldn't put it down. It was equal or better to classics such as Harry Potter, Eragon etc. I highly recommend this book if you are a fantasy reader and you are looking for a new twist to the old stories. Talking to cats has always been a dream of mine, and I have always wondered what they would say... now I know. Parents- a great read aloud. That's what my mom did for me. THIS BOOK IS HIGHLY RECOMENNEDED!!!!!

Let me start off, no book is ever perfect. This book was a great adventure story! Charlie Ashanti is a truly believable character and the cats and people he encounters are truly rememborable. But, there are some flaws in some parts. A) It seems to be poorly written during some parts of the book. No don't get me wrong, the story and the plot are very creative and orgional (I won't give to much away), but, it seems that some sentences were written by the young child rather than the mother's more mature style of writing. B) Sometimes the dialogue seems a bit rough and childish between the villan, R.S., and not really villiany (don't know if that's a word?) at all. Although, I'm currently reading the second adventure in the series and it seems like a huge step up from the first; written better, more epic descriptions and memorable characters. All I can say about this rising series is watch out Harry Potter!

Lionboy is about a boy named Charlie who has the amazing ability to speak the language of cats. His parents are kidnapped by this crazy person named Raffi because they are doctors who know the cure for a disease. Charlie sets out to save his parents and meets some lions on the way. I enjoyed the book allot. The lions were really cool the way they were so kind and wise. I love the way Charlie's relation develops with them. Deffinately read this book, especially if you are a cat lover.

This is a great beginning to a story. I'm sure that by the next book the author will be more comfortable in her voice as she was around halfway through the book and on. While this is definetely not a rival to Harry Potter it is a worthy book to check out and explore this strange new world the author is laying out before us. Check it out, you'll probably like it.

Charlie is just a regular boy. He goes to school, deals with bullies, and lives with his mum and dad. Charlie's parents are scientists. His parents are working on a cure for asthma, but Charlie doesn't know about it. One day when Charlie arrives home from school, he finds his parents gone and the door to his mum's lab open. His mum never leaves the lab door opened and un locked. Someone has kidnapped Charlie's parents. He doesn't know who or why someone has kidnapped his parents. One talent will help him the most. Charlie can speak cat. Ever sence he was a baby. Now he uses this talent to save his parents. Join Charlie as he goes on his life changing adventure.*REMEMBER* Read the back cover of this book and give Lion Boy a chance! You won't regret it. I know I didn't.

I previously thought that Charlie was older, like...13 or so. I was a bit surprised that it wasn't so, but I immediately liked the book for its smooth tone and style. The premise of the plot has already been addressed by others, so read those for a quick summary.


The Good:
*The writing style itself was effective, descriptive, and appropriate for the age level.
*It stresses the importance of lions being wild animals, and thus should be treated as such.
*The futuristic setting is interesting, if not all that special.

The Bad:
*Charlie seems to be a perfect character. He's only about, ten years old, and he already knows French, English, an African language, Arabic, and other languages. I find that a bit hard to believe. He's also described as athletic, brave, and clever.
*The description gets increasingly weary page after page. The authors describe boring things, things that aren't important to the plot. Its very annoying during a certain turning point in the plot, where you're a bit more interested in what Charlie is about to do, rather than the act taking place.
*The authors only give one of the six lions a name! That lion is Elsina, who is a character who is two-dimensional. The other lions are referred to constantly as 'the young lion', 'the oldest lion', 'the bronze lioness', 'the silvery lioness', and the 'yellow lioness', referring to each character by their description instead of a name. It got very tiresome for me.
*The entire middle is very, very tedious to read and boring. Enough said.


All in all, Lionboy is a good book if you're not really expecting much from it. I am reading the sequel, personally becuase there are a lot of mysteries that need to be answered, and because I like the lions and the cats, even if they don't have names. The sequel is already promising to be much less boring, which is definitely a good thing.

Imagine your parents have been kidnapped, and you run off to the circus to try to find them with the help of the cats all around you, that you are able to communicate to. Charlie Ashanti does that in this book. In this time, many people have allergies and Charlie's parents, who are scientists, are trying to find a cure. Charlie finds that his parents have been have been kidnapped, and the teenager from down the block, Rafi, wants him to spend the week with him until Charlie's parents come back. Charlie's mother wrote something down for Charlie, and told him if he were ever to leave the house for an important reason, to take it with him. So Charlie packs a bag with the paper some lotions that his mother made to cure certain ailments, and his asthma medicine. At Rafi's house, after every one goes to bed, Charlie sneaks out and stows away on a boat. When the boat stops near a big ship blasting music, Charlie gets on the ship. The boat is a circus ship and Charlie is put to work. He has become the loin boy, and takes care of the lions. After talking to the cats on the streets, he writes and sends letters to his parents secretly. Talking to the lions, he hatches a plan to escape after the big circus show in Paris. At the show, he gets ready to leave, when he sees Rafi talking to Maccomo, the lion trainer, about selling Charlie. Charlie runs to get the lions to make their escape, but Rafi comes after them. One of the lions gives him a little snip0 to show who's boss and Rafi still slowly tries to run after them. Some lions disappear, and Charlie tries to find them. They come back to him with a weird lion-like creature with saber teeth. The lions jump on top of a train, and Charlie tries, but falls, and the engineer finds him, puts him on the train, and he falls asleep in a bed. Charlie wakes up and has breakfast and lunch with a King, who Charlie tells the whole story to, except about the cat-speaking, to the king. By now the lions on top of a moving train during a snow storm. Charlie gets the min a bathroom, feeds them, and gives them some of his mother's medicine. The king sees the lions, and agrees to help. All is well, but Charlie still hasn't found his parents. This book had a lot of action and was an overall good book.

This book had a lot of action. When Charlie heard that he was going to be sold, he ran to get the lions to leave as quickly as possible. To leave so no one would find out, the climbed a rope from shore to the boat. The lions had made it across, Charlie had to get across. As he scrambled across, Rafi found them and started to yell to get attention. Charlie was so surprised he nearly fell off. Inch by inch he made across and started to run, so Rafi wouldn't follow them. They ran further and further, to the train station. The lionesses could hear Rafi on their heels, so they hung back and swatted him into the river. Charlie was afraid that the lionesses had killed Rafi, because he heard a roar, a scream made by a human, and a splash into the water. When they reached the train station, the lions made it up on the train, but Charlie didn't. Charlie was afraid that he could not get on the train, and Rafi, he was alive, would catch up. He did get on the train, and he feared for the lions in the middle of a snowstorm, that they might die.

The book had detailed characters. Charlie is portrayed as a smart, clever, intelligent, boy that is very resourceful to his surroundings. Sometimes that does not come to his advantage, yet most of the time it does. Rafi is shown as a mean, cold-hearted boy, but into the story, you see that he is just caught up in the scheme of things and picks the wrong side to be on. Maccomo is the very wise, respected lion trainer, but you come to see that wise people can make foolish mistakes.

Lionboy had a very good plot. In the beginning of the book, Rafi is the easygoing kid that everyone wants to be friends with. He chooses that friend to be Charlie, and Charlie is honored to be his friend. But Charlie finds out why that relationship is for. Maccomo is the only thing that Charlie has to family on the boat, ever since his parents were kidnapped, and Charlie is betrayed that Maccomo would do such a thing as selling him, like a piece of meat for his beloved lions. When the lions disappear, Charlie fills with possible scenarios that could have happened to the lions. When the lions show up with this creature, Charlie is filled with horror and dread, but feels a closeness to it and decides that it can tag along.

Lionboy is a very good book with a well thought out plot, detailed characters, and tons of action.

-B.Rimando

This book belongs to my group of books that are my Top 10. Charlie Ashanti is the main character in the trilogy. He's your normal everyday London kid. NOT! First off, his mum is a scientist, his dad is a HUGE African guy, -Sorry if that offended anyone- and oh, did I leave something out? YES! Charlie is a Catspeaker! This only makes the book more exciting. Somehow he manages to befriend some lions, make almost everybody on a floating circus mad at him and still have a shave-headed young lunatic with a slobbering dog hot on his trail! Amazing, isn't it? Oh, well. If you like wacky adventure, this is your trilogy! Personally, I enjoyed it thoroughly.......I LOVE IT.

I first picked up "LionBoy" on a family vacation at a discount book store. I only bought it at first to pass the time. I red about the author's bio, and the story summary. I thought, "Hey, I like cats. It's a good price. What the heck." I figured I would read a little hear and a little there. But, as soon as I opened the book, I was hooked. I finished the book before the trip was over, easily done when you do nothing but sit down and read it. To tell you the truth, "LionBoy", is the first book i've looked forward to picking up and reading again. My brother asked me if I wanted to go swimming, I told him no, so I could keep reading. Once again, a first for me. Louisa and Isabel Adomakoh Young put the perfect mix of fantasy and reality into this book. I wish I am able to tell you everything about this fantastic novel, but I think you should pick it up for yourself, you won't regret it. I've read many books ranging from non-fiction autobiographs, to fiction with nights and shining armor, to fantasies with rings of power and wizards and witches. "LionBoy" blows all of them away. Not only is the story great, but the diagrams and charts inside, are very helpful with descriptions. I havn't seen too many books with diagrams for explanations. Also, the cover art is unbelievebale a golden Lion!The only disapointment I had with the book is when I found out it's a trilogy and I only have the first one. Now I have to wait and order the next one. I'm going crazy! I need to know what happens to Charlie and the Lions! I want to write more, but I have to go read the book for a second time. I'm a 17 year old boy, this book isn't only for younger audiences! Please, please, please pick up a copy of this book! You'll love it!