This fantasy book is about a young girl, Lyra Belaqua, who wants to rescue her father from a prison in the north, guarded by armored bears called panserbjorne. There is more creatures like those armored bears like Gobblers; They are also known as the Oblation Board, which some people think they eat stolen children, but they actually keep them captive in the north. Lyra has a daemon named Pantalaimon who is usually in the form of a moth. Daemons can shapeshift into different animals like Panthers, seagulls, and many more. Lyra has a compass-like instrument called an alethiometer. Alethiometers are hard to read because they have many pictures and each have multiple meanings. Lyra has shown her ability to two other main characters; John Faa and Farder Coram. They think she can lead them to Lyra's father, Lord Asriel, and stolen children.
I'm still reading it currently, but The Golden Compass is a great book to read for fun. Philip Pullman is a great author who combined the world we know and put a slight twist on it. My favorite part in the book is when Lyra finds out that her uncle is actually her father. Philip Pullman used many details and vivacious vocabulary. What I don't like in the book is when Lyra finds out that her birth mom is part of the Oblation Board. The book has about 400 pages with 3 parts; Part One: Oxford, Part Two: Bolvangar, and Part Three: Svalbard. It also has an Appendix filled with pages from the library of Jordan Collage, the place where Lyra lived in the beginning of the book.
- Chris Morlock :)
Ms. Spicer C/5 7th Phoenix L.A. PERIODS 8/9
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