A thrilling debut in the tradition of rick riordan. My nonspoiler thoughts on the first book in the simon thorn series by aimee carter. Twelveyearold simon thorns life has never been easy, but being bullied at school and living in a cramped manhattan apartment with his. Simon thorn is a 12 year old boy who has never been a normal kid. Now, for the first time in his life, simon has real friends to train and study with at the secret animalgam academy.
A thrilling debut in the tradition of rick riordan about a boy who discovers a secret race of animal shape shifters with a hero hailed as worthy of a young. There are just enough twists and turns to keep the excitement factor of the book high with out getting to carried away into complex concepts and intrigues. Booklist for fans of rick riordan and spirit animals, this thrilling first book in a series follows a boy who discovers a secret race of animal shapeshifters. The book took me by surprise right from the start and the fact that it was so different made it stand out from the crowd.
Welcome to the animalgam academy, where classes can be a little. Twelveyearold simon thorns life has never been easy, but being bullied at school and living in a cramped manhattan apartment with his uncle. Twelveyearold simon thorn s life has never been easy or normal. Now time is running out, and with the animalgam world on the brink of war, simon must do whatever it takes to stop his grandfather, orion, from finding the last two pieces first. Between middle school bullies and hiding his ability to speak to animals, simon longs for normalcy. Simon thorn has fought wolves, vipers, sharks, and even members of his own family on his hunt for the pieces of the predator, the legendary weapon of the beast king.
It follows simon on his journey through modern day new york, as he discovers that he and his family are animalgams. Simon thorn, twelve, is able to talk with animals, but when his mother is kidnapped by a herd of new york city rats he learns he, his mother, and his uncle are all animalgamsable to change into an animal at willand that simon may be able to save the beleaguered five animal kingdoms. Twelveyearold simon thorn s life has never been easy, but being bullied at school and living in a cramped manhattan apartment with his uncle darrell is nothing compared to his biggest secret. Simon thorn enters a supernatural world as the unlikely hero of carters middlegrade novel. Simon thorn and the black widows web aimee carter wattpad.
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