The Metropolitans

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The day Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, four thirteen year olds converge at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where an eccentric curator is seeking four uncommonly brave souls to track down the hidden pages of the Kelmsbury Manuscript, an ancient book of Arthurian legends that lies scattered within the museum s collection, and that holds the key to preventing a second attack on American soil When Madge, Joe, Kiku, and Walt agree to help, they have no idea that the Kelmsbury is already working its magic on them But they begin to develop extraordinary powers and experience the feelings of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Morgan le Fay, and Lancelot courage, friendship, loveand betrayal Are they playing out a legend that s already been lived, over and over, across the ages Or can the Metropolitans forge their own story Best Download The Metropolitans [ by ] Carol Goodman [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 2.5 starsThis is a fairly typical MG adventure quest story There are group of four kids who need to save each other and the world They have all lost something significant and need a sense of family and community The main four characters are a diverse group The story has many Arthurian elements to it It s not bad but its not fantastic I don t think it brings much that is new or innovative to MG fantasy, and it could have ...I have always enjoyed middle school children s mystery puzzle adventure novels When I saw The Metropolitans was being compared to The Mixed Up Files of Basil E Frankweiler with a National Treasure twist, I was super excited Unfortunately, the book had a few too many unbelievable parts to it that I was unable to really enjoy the novel Essentially, The Metropolitans tells the story of 4 13 year old children during World War II who through some twist of fate end up together and working towards I have always enjoyed middle school children s mystery puzzle adventure novels When I saw The Metropolitans was being compared to The Mixed Up Files of Basil E Frankweiler with a National Treasure twist, I was super excited Unfortunately, the book had a few too many unbelievable parts to it that I was unable to really enjoy the novel Essentially, The Metropolitans tells the story of 4 13 year old children during World War II who through some twist of fate end up together and working towards a common goal That goal is to help divert a potential Nazi attack on New York City The only way to prevent the attack is to run around the Metropolitan Museum of Art finding pages from a mysterious manuscript that will help them decode a message from a known enemy spy While working to prevent the attack, the children start developing these weird powers that seem like they are straight out of Arthurian legend Throughout the story, the children learnabout their powers whil...your average middle grade read, nothing special.Thank you to Kid Lit Exchange and the publisher for this review copy All opinions are my own.The Metropolitans follows four children brought together by Arthurian magic as they race to save the US from a Nazi attack The characters meet at the Met, where they are confronted by ancient magic and dangerous villains I liked that the four characters represented diverse views a homeless Native American boy traumatized by his school s efforts to assimilate him, a Japanese girl fearing prosecution a Thank you to Kid Lit Exchange and the publisher for this review copy All opinions are my own.The Metropolitans follows four children brought together by Arthurian magic as they race to save the US from a Nazi attack The characters meet at the Met, where they are confronted by ancient magic and dangerous villains I liked that the four characters represented diverse views a homeless Native American boy traumatized by his school s efforts to assimilate him, a Japan...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Wow, does this book check a bunch of my boxes in middle great lit Historical fiction Arthurian legend Spies World War Two Fighting the Nazis Diverse cast of characters Kids basically on their own to save the world I mean, there is so much here to like, and I want to LOVE this book.The reason this one is just getting three and a half stars, though, is that the execution just didn t quite do it for me I LOVE that Goodma...I read this book for two reasons 1 It is a retelling of the Arthurian legend, and I love the Arthurian legend 2 It met the requirements of a couple of challenges very nicely.This book did not disappoint and as a middle grades book...I was excited to read this YA book because it seemed like it was From the Mixed Up Files of Basil E Frankweiler meets National Treasure Unfortunately, I think Carol Goodman should stick to writing adult fiction I found the book boring and her 40s dialogue distracting malarkey, holy smo...Loved it Excellent kick off to a new adventure series for young readers I m delighted to see a fresh and entertaining take on the timeless Arthurian legend Quality writing, as well.This review has also been posted on Xpresso ReadsIf you ve been following along with discussions surrounding World War II books in the community, you will already know this but there aren t many World War II books out there with Jewish main characters Not only does The Metropolitans have a German American Jewish main character, it also has Japanese American, first ...Four kids meet at the Met on Dec 7, 1941 and get thrown into a mystery involving King Arthur, Nazi codes and a forthcoming attack on the city These are many of my favorite things, so I expected to adore this, and absolutely didn t The beginning was far too quick these kids were perfect strangers and yet they were suddenly BFFs with no real groundwork laid The writing was choppy, and filled with constant awkward slang It felt like a parody of the 40sthan really the 40s It shifted from Four kids meet at the Met on Dec 7, 1941 and get thrown into a mystery involving King Arthur, Nazi codes and a forthcoming attack on the city These are many of my favorite things, so I expected to adore this, and absolutely didn t The beginning was far too quick these kids were perfect strangers and yet they were suddenly BFFs with no real groundwork laid The writing was choppy, and filled with constant awkward slang It felt like a pa...

The Metropolitans
  • English
  • 08 April 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 368 pages
  • 1101997664
  • Carol Goodman
  • The Metropolitans