Benjamin Dove

by Fridrik Erlings

Book Overview

As an adult, Benjamin Dove looks back on a childhood summer that changed his life forever. A summer when his new friend Roland, seemingly descended from the knights of the past, encouraged him to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735821496
• ISBN13: 9780735821491
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: NorthSouth (NY)
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Among the best of the books I've ever read to my class

I teach 3rd - 5th graders, and have read hundreds of novels aloud to them over my 20 years of teaching. Benjamin Dove was not only written superbly, but the mature subject matter and the characters are so well-handled by Erlings that even my youngest students grasped and maintained interest in every word. When you are met with "No, don't stop reading!" you know you've hit something special. Each day, we'd have a deep discussion about the events in the book, and at the end of the book, amidst tears and the wishes for a sequel, or at least another English book by Erlings, was the overwhelming sentiment, "This is the best book ever!" I highly recommend you read this book to yourself, first, then share it with your children, at home or in your classroom. It's brilliant.