Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest [Kindle Edition]

Matt Haig (Author)

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Product Description

Funny and captivating fantasy from rising star Matt Haig!

Samuel and Martha?s new life with their Aunt Eda in Norway is filled with rules, but most important is rule number nine: NEVER?UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES? GO INTO THE FOREST. Sure their Uncle Henrik disappeared in the forest ten years ago, but it can?t be the forest?s fault?can it? Samuel is skeptical until he finds an unusual book, The Creatures of Shadow Forest, which describes the fantastic and sinister creatures supposedly living there. Could Aunt Eda be right? Samuel discovers the truth about the forest?s dangerous secrets when Martha becomes lost in the forest, and it?s up to him to save her.

About the Author

Matt Haig is the author of two adult novels, The Dead Fathers Club and The Last Family in England. UK reviewers have said of his writing: "totally engrossing," "touching, quirky and macabre," "a comic tour de force," and "so surprising and strange that it vaults into a realm all of its own . . . most of all it allows Haig to indulge his innocently acute eye for detail and his delightfully weird imagination." Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest is his first novel for young readers. He lives in the UK.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 471 KB
• Publisher: Puffin (June 21, 2007)
• Sold by: Penguin Publishing
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0018G4H8Q
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,002 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wouldn't go much under ten for the reader's age, March 8, 2008

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Holiday Adair - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest (Hardcover)

I started to read this to my 6 year old and though she liked it, she said to stop reading it even before the boy enters the forest - too scary and sad (the parents die in a car wreck, sister becomes an elective mute, Samuel hates his aunt who lost her husband to the forest) and the forest is described in scary terms. I continued to read it to myself and thought it was a great boook (I read the end to my daughter and she liked that).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, December 31, 2008

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Zelda Clutchbucket (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest (Paperback)

I am always on the lookout for new books for my grandchildren. This one fits the bill. It is scary, but not too scary....funny....sad.....and has a good ending. I would not recommend it for children under the age of 10 to 12 though. It will definitely be on my grandsons' gift list for next year.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great read!!, November 15, 2007

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big readers "boy's mom" (nyc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest (Hardcover)

My nine-year-old couldn't put this book down--it is well-written and interesting, with just enough suspense and comedy for a boy this age.