If we start reading this book, our minds will not want to stop because it will take us into a world of magic with potions, mandrakes, the new Horcruxes of Voldemort, etc.

A lot of problems occurred during Harry's summer vacation, such as the Dursleys' cruel treatment and traveling in Mr. Weasley's Ford Anglia. The flying Anglia reminded me of another great fictional book "Adventures of the wishing chair" by Enid Blyton. It remained me because same way the chair was flying the ford anglia was flying

From this book I able to know more about Lord Voldermort's childhood history and his school life.

And in this book I read about a new way to enter Diagon alley instead of secret passege at leaky cauldron it's new way by using floo powder at weasly's house.

And from this book I first heard about azkaban and about whomping willow. And I was surprise to know that ghost also celebrates their deathday

And I like the fight which happen at dueling club between Harry and Darco and identifying that Harry was a Parseltongue and I learn some new spell like "Expelliarmus" from their fight.

And I read about the new plant name Mandrake from this book from Harry's first herbology class Do you know? it's crying was highly irritable.

And I was very exited to know the result of polyjuice which had taken by Harry, Ron and Hermione and also to konw whether their mission had been success

And I also nervous to know who would be the heir of Slytherin at last and who opened the chamber

At the end of the school term, more tragedies occur when some Muggle-born children start being petrified. While I was reading that part, I was very nervous to know what kind of monster was committing these attacks and what kind of monster could be living there.

Totally I like this book very much and it contain fantasy,adventure, magic and friendship

Do you know? J. K. Rowling take approximately one year to complete this book and it was published by Bloomsbury Publishing company

I like this book very much and I suggest this book to the readers who loves to read magic and fantasy fiction stories

The Main Characters were:

• Harry Potter (brave young wizard with a kind heart and a strong sense of loyalty)

• Ron Weasley (Harry’s other best friend, known for his sense of humour and bravery)

• Hermione Granger (Harry’s clever, loyal, and resourceful best friend)

• Professor Remus Lupin (Defence against dark arts teacher)

• Sirius Black (A mysterious escaped prisoner from Azkaban)

• Albus Dumbledore (The wise and powerful headmaster of Hogwarts)

• Severus Snape(Potions Master)

• Rubeus Hagrid (Gamekeeper of Hogwarts and the Care of Magical Creatures teacher)

In this book, Harry returns to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his third year. However, the wizarding world is on edge as a notorious prisoner has escaped from Azkaban, the most feared prison in the magical world. He was the right hand of Lord Voldemort (The greatest dark arts wizard). Strange happenings and threatening warnings follow Harry, leading to a thrilling mystery that slowly untangles as the story progresses.

Rumours go around that Sirius Black (escaped prisoner) is after Harry, and the school is placed under tight protection. Along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, Harry faces new magical creatures like the soul sucking Dementors, Hippogriffs etc . With thrilling twists, clever time-travel moments, and secrets that change everything Harry thought he knew, this book keeps readers on the edge of their seats with its mix of mystery, magic, and unexpected twists.

If you’re someone who loves unexpected twists, heart-racing moments, and thrilling mysteries, this book is a must-read. I would recommend it to you.

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"Geronimo Stilton: The Haunted Castle" whisks readers away to a spooky Scottish castle where Geronimo uncovers secrets, faces ghostly encounters, and gets caught up in a surprising wedding adventure. With its blend of mystery, humor, and thrilling twists, this book is a delightful read for kids who love adventure and fantasy.

Reader Feedback:-

- Many young readers enjoyed the book, finding it exciting and spooky (perfect for Halloween).

- Some reviewers loved the book's dramatic and horrific elements, while others felt it didn't live up to expectations.

There are 5 main characters in this story

1) Violet from China

2) Nicki from Australia

3) colette from France

4) Paulina from Peru

5) Pamela from Tanzania

Thea Stilton is narrating their story

Here is a short summary of the their story :-

The story is based on the Big Apple Marathon in the New York, where Nicki is participating. Along with the marathon there is a person named "Phoenix" who threaten people by saying that he will burn down the stores. Nicki found a new friend from the Ratridge Academy. Her name is Ronda. Nicki and her family runs a Pizzeria. They were also threatened by the "Phoenix". Every time if anyone got threatened by "Phoenix" a mysterious person named Whiskers come and buy the land where the stores are. The Thea Sisters had a doubt on Whiskers. So they tried many ways to solve the "Phoenix" problem. At last day found Whiskers was "Phoenix" himself, he was arrested later. Nicki completed the marathon. She helped Ronda to get to the finish line. Together they celebrated Halloween at Nickey's house. At last Nicki's parents named their Pizzeria "Thea Sisters"

My Feedback:-

This is a very good and adventurous story to be read. I highly recommend this book to you all.

Some people:-

May think the book is overall average. As they don't get parts for stories as expected.

But anyway, I love this book so much and I recommend this book for young readers

Growing up, the two boys were best friends. Amir had lost his mother at birth while Hassan's mother had abandoned him and his father, so growing up, they both lived in one house with their fathers. Now although Amir and Hassan and their fathers were friends and lived in one house, Hassan and his father, Ali were just their servants. So, Amir was the only one in the house who could go to school.

The two boys would sit under a big pomegranate tree outside their home every evening and Amir would always tell Hassan some short stories, which i found really heartwarming.

One winter season, they were determined to win the kite flying competition their neighborhood was holding, a event takes place that evening which completely shatters both their lives. And soon the two separated best friends are facing struggles when the Russians invade and Amir and his father are forced to flee to America.

When i was almost half way done throughout this book, i could not put it down because of how good it was. The story follows a few topics like family, friendship, brotherhood, betrayal, sacrifice etc....

.................. THE END.............

This beautiful collection, featuring official archive material from the ROALD DAHL museum, is perfect for DAHL fans old and new. He had writen ''For his daughtersTESSA,OPHELIA,LUCYand for my godson,EDMUMD POLLINGER'' this book is the 2th part of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.

THE MAIN CHARACTERS ARE

1. Charlie Bucket

he is the kind-hearted,humble protagonist who lives in poverty with his family.

2. Willy Wonka

he is an eccentric, brilliant, and somewhat mysterious chocolatier.

Here is a short summary of the book

the last time we saw Charlie, he was riding high above his home town in the great glass lift. came to charlie's home by breaking the roof. Mr and Mrs bucket smlie for frist time gandpa Joe and gandma Joeephine, Mr Buckets father and mother.

gandpa George andgandma Georgina , Mrs Bucket's father and mother. Except gandpa Joe other gandparents were still in the bed. The bed having been pushed on board just before take-off.

In this story, Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka, and Charlie’s whole family are inside a big glass elevator that can fly. Instead of going back down to the chocolate factory, they accidentally zoom up into space!

While they’re in space, they go to a space hotel called the Space Hotel USA. But then they see scary aliens called Vermicious Knids. These monsters want to eat people! Charlie and Mr. Wonka help save the day by being smart and brave.

After that, they go back to Earth and something really funny happens. Mr. Wonka gives Charlie’s grandparents some magical pills to make them young again, but it goes all wrong! One of them even disappears!

This book is full of weird, silly, and exciting things. I liked it because it had lots of surprises and made me laugh. If you liked the first book, you’ll probably love this one too!

Objectives

The basic objectives of the project are,

1. to help the students to enjoy reading more and motivate them to read for pleasure.

2. to develop critical reading skills like comprehension, speed, note taking and referencing.

3. to develop critical thinking, public speaking & presentation skills.

4. to promote innovation and creativity.

5. to develop information and digital literacy skills.

6. to make the students lifelong readers and learners.

Project Planning

Stage-1

1. Students of classes 6 to 12 can register for the challenge.  Register online now

2. Book for the Challenge may be borrowed from the Library.

3. The participant  may also use a personal copy of the selected book.

Stage-2

There are four activities a Challenger has to complete under this programme.

1. Write a detailed review of the book on the FaB Padlet here.  The Challenger  can post other contents like comments, critical analysis, notes, studies and recommendations on the FaB Padlet. The reviews will be edited and published on the FaB website. Read some book reviews here.

2. Each FaB Challenger has to prepare a scrap book titled as “My Little Book on_______”, with a review of the selected book, author profile, bibliography (list of books by the author or written on the book), character sketches, new words/phrases, drawings, paintings, quizzes, quotations, images, comments, references, etc. The scrap book shall be submitted to the library at the time of school reopening. See some samples here.

3. Record a one minute Book Talk video based on the selected book in which the Challenger  has to present a review/reading experience of the book. The length of the video must be between 50-60 seconds. Upload this video to your Google drive and copy and share the link on the FaB Padlet.  Selected videos will be published on the FaB website and social media pages. Watch some book-talks here

4. An item based on the book (review, talk, skit, quiz, presentation, charecter parade, etc) has to be presented in the School Assembly on a pre-informed fixed date and time during the year 2025-’26. The programme can be conducted by a single challenger or a group of 2/3 challengers.

Stage-3

1. The activities will be evaluated throughout the Project period and graded accordingly by a team of teachers as per a set criteria. Based on the performance, best performers will be awarded at the end of the year.

Stage-4

1. A FaB Challenger will be considered as an authority of the particular book and the author.

2. All FaB Challengers will be presented with participation certificates.

Privacy

The images and videos showing the participants will be posted on the FaB website and social media handles of KV No.1 Palakkad Library. The participants need to give consent for the same while filling the registration form.

My Little Book samples: https://faceabookinfo.wordpress.com/category/little-books/

Book Talk video samples:

https://faceabookinfo.wordpress.com/category/one-minute-videos/

The main characters in this book are:

·         Harry Potter

·         Ron Weasley

·         Hermione Granger

·         Dobby the house-elf

·         Professor Dumbledore

·         Draco Malfoy

·         Tom Riddle

My favourite character is Harry potter because he is very smart, strong, kind, brave and is also helpful. I liked this book because it was full of adventure, mystery, and magic. The story kept me interested, and the friendships between the characters made it even more enjoyable. My favourite part of the book was when Harry enters the Chamber of Secrets and bravely faces the basilisk (the snake) and Tom Riddle. It was exciting and showed Harry’s courage. If I could change anything, I might want to see more about the daily life of students at Hogwarts, including their fun activities beyond the main events. I would definitely recommend this book to readers, especially those who enjoy fantasy, magic, friendship, adventure and mystery! It’s a great story with wonderful characters and exciting moments.

Book Review: The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories

Author: Sudha Murthy

Genre: Children's Literature / Folktales

Publisher: Puffin Books

Recommended Age: 8 years and above

⭐Overview:⭐

The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories is a delightful collection of short stories written by Sudha Murty, one of India's most beloved storytellers and my favourite author . This book brings together some of the most engaging and imaginative folktales from across India, rewritten in a simple and enjoyable style for children. The stories reflect the richness of Indian culture, values, and age-old traditions of India .

Themes:

The stories revolve around a variety of themes such as:

🔴 Wisdom and Cleverness: Many tales involve wise characters solving problems in creative ways.

🟠 Kindness and Honesty: Good deeds are often rewarded, while dishonesty is punished.

🟡 My favourite part

Magic and Wonder: Magical objects and strange events add charm and excitement to the stories.

🟢 Cultural Heritage: Each tale carries the flavor of different parts of India, teaching readers about the diverse traditions and beliefs style for the reading.

🌟 Style of writing

Sudha Murty writes in a clear, engaging, and heartwarming manner. Her simple language and easy storytelling make the book perfect for young readers. She adds gentle humor and valuable morals to each story, making them both fun and meaningful easy words to understand . Magical events happening in the story makes this book more special and wishing it to read again and again.

👉 Sum of my favourite stories

⚫ The Magic Drum – A humorous tale about a magical drum that teaches a greedy man a lesson he won’t forget.

⚫ The Princess's New Clothes – A clever story that shows how wisdom is more important than appearance.

⚫The Snake Who Wanted Wings – A fun story about how creatures must be happy with what they are.

⚫The Unending Story – A unique tale that leaves readers thinking about storytelling and imagination.

💫 Illustrations:

The book includes charming black-and-white illustrations that help bring the stories to life. They add to the enjoyment and are especially helpful for younger readers to improve the reading skill.

✨ Moral Values:

Every story carries a strong message. Whether it's about helping others, being content, or staying truthful, these tales gently teach children good values in an entertaining way.

✨Final Thoughts:

The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories is a treasure of wisdom and fun. It’s perfect for bedtime reading or for school storytelling sessions. Children will love the magical elements, while parents and teachers will appreciate the valuable lessons. It is a good combination of 36 Stories Justin 195 pages with good pictures easy words and hot warming story.

The main characters were:

•Julian -(an intelligent leader, very

responsible, caring and kind)

•Dick-( loving adventurer, cheeky sense of humor, dependable and kind in nature)

•Timmy-( a faithful dog, very friendly,

clever, affectionate and loyal to children)

•Anne- ( kind protector, very organized

and tidy, witty, sarcastic and always

hungry)

•George- ( fearless explorer, tomboy,

headstrong and courage's, hot and fiery

temper , very loyal to those she loves)

my favorite part in this book was when The discovery of a young girl's toys and clothes point to something more sinister going on and they then discover the Sticks have imprisoned a young girl, Jennifer Armstrong, on the island and are holding her for ransom. After tormenting the Sticks into a retreat, the children rescue the girl and take her to the police, who are amazed to see the child that "the whole country is looking for".

I like this part in the story because of their bravery and courage they discovered about the smuggling in the island and the young girls toy pointing them to find deeper in their investigation. in their investigation they discovered the young girl and rescued her. I totally appreciate their courage and bravery to save someone's life.

if you are someone who love thrilling mysteries, amazing fantazy and unexpected moments and twist, this book is a must read.

Reading The Alchemist made me think about my own goals and whether I’m really listening to what I want in life. It’s the kind of book that can feel deeply personal, depending on where you are in your life.

If you’re looking for a story that’s inspiring, easy to read, and full of gentle wisdom, The Alchemist is worth picking up. It’s not just about chasing treasure—it’s about discovering yourself along the way.

Revenge of the mini mice

Introduction of characters 😃

Geronimo super Stilton swiftpaws and lady wonder whiskers are the superheroes tess technopawas is the scientist who assist every mission and also cook and electron and proton are the gadget inventors for them

Tony sludge is the boss of Sewer rats

Slickfur the right hand of Tony sludge

One two and three are the names of bodyguards .

Short summary

The story starts when Geronimo Stilton awakes in the morning and he realise that he do not have been clothes to wear and at the same time is washing machine was broken and it flooded in the basin and he also don't know how to repair the machine and the repair mouse was also busy in some other work so he decided to go to a laundry where he was not properly able to use the washing machine because it had multiple buttons

And at the same time his phone started to ring it was a call from swiftpaws who was calling him for a important mission at the mouskart city 🌆 at the hero mice headquarters Geronimo arrived their on time there tess electron and proton and swiftpaws what discussing something Geronimo asked them they gave them a paper which was a warning from Tony that he was going to strike on the rats cash reserve it was a place where all the gold was kept of the mouskart city , in the letter it was written he will strike at the noon then Geronimo said it is already 11 o'clock we should go at the rats cash reserve all of them immediately arrived at the rat's cash reserve lady wonder whiskers was already standing there waiting for them then the chief of Rat cash reserve Wallace watchart so them the safety and the protection tess said that it is the safest place then the rainbow squeezed it is 1 o'clock we should get ready everyone was alert 5 minutes past on nothing happened then suddenly lady under whiskers saw something crawling on the ground from the window it was Tony who shrinked himself into small size quickly open the door lady wonder whiskers shouted it to come in a to open the door because the code was of 31 digits and then three Hero miles and Tony faced each other An tony made them shrink and also send the gold and Steel the gold and he started to run and there he jumped into a gutter and they also followed him and there the sidekick of Tony captured them and then he made a paper boat and throw them in the boat and they sailed in the gutter water 🌊 and after that they came out from the gutter and the faced many challenges to get to the headquarters and after get into the headquarters they found a way to get at the normal size the way was to sneeze if you sneeze you will get to your normal size and then they took the goldometer so that they can detect the gold where Tony hide the gold and soon they find Tony and the fight started between Hero mice and Tony and then Tony grow into very big size and started to destroy everything and then Geronimo Stilton throwed some black pepper into Tony's nose so it may Tony to snee and by sneezing he return to his normal size and Tony was caught once again everything was normal once again the was written to rat's cash reserve

My opinion about the book

I like this book very much it is so easy to read and understand very funny and a very suspense full story my favourite character from the story was swiftpaws because she can transform into any object and the main character of the story were Geronimo Stilton and Tony sludge my favourite part from the story when Hero mice and Tony were fighting against each other I will say that is suspense full story reader would enjoy this book my opinion about this book is you should also read this book

This book can be read by someone who is above 11 years. There are so many interesting cartoon pictures which narrates the story. This book is published by Puffin books and it cost Rs265/- only. There are 18 other books in Wimpy kid series. The 20th book is coming in just 5 months. The name of the new book is Party Popper. There are other book written Jeff Kinney like Awesome friendly Spooky stories, Diary of awesome friendly kid, Awesome friendly adventure. I hope every body would read this funny interesting book and I hope all will like it.

The Characters in this book are Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Zeus, Chiron, Charon, Mr D, Poseidon, Hades,Ares,Furies,etc. The author's name is Rick Riordan and first published in U.S.A by Disney-Hyperion Publishing family. This book is the specific edition. It was released on July 1 2005. The cost of the book is Rs 399/- and the number of pages is 375. Read this fiction book to get amazed from start to end.

Summery.

When the school begins the Green Peark Under 15 cricket team is determined to win the cricket trophy. All this and more keep Amar and his team on their toes. Laugh out loud comedy, classic high school tomfoolery and nail biting accounts of matches for the cricket crazy.

The characters are

1) Amar

2)Princi

3) Josep

4) Ram

The author of the book is Khyrunnisa A . The book was published by Puffin books.

I experienced the sports spirit in the book. this book is non fiction. I recommend all to read this book .

SUMMARY

This story starts when Geronimo was sitting in front of his daily news TV show and he had got an invitation from Diego goalar to play the Soccerix game .After hearing that information he was stunned. It was his 12th Soccerix championship .He tried to escape from the game ,but his grandfather didn't allow him to escape and made him the captain of the team. At first he was very lazy and didn't played that much. In the break they went to eat. There they found their onboard cook named Squizzy he prepared blue algae for them ,they all protested but there was no other way so they ate it .After that they practiced. At last it was turn of Geronimo to play ,he can't play he tried too much and didn't scored even one .Seeing his difficulty Benjamin came over and showed him how to do .Then he tried one more time and it went out of the bounds .But after that a disk type red thing came rounding to the goal post but the goalar can't catch it .A voice came calling " it is a galactic goal " it was Benjamin .Geronimo asked "what is it ".There is a red spot on the ball ,if anyone kick it they will get a galactic goal" there comes Lionel with his mother penny.After all this they went for the tournament when the first match was started the opposite team called zombogers they were very dangerous and also stinky the breath was very bad the games started and after all kicks Geronimo's team had won 🏆. then the next day it was time for the next play their opposite team were gelatinix then Lionel played a wonderful kick they got 2-1.

The next play was with winggoids they were a type of flying players at that time Geronimo was excited to play and said to a player called Sally de wrinch to pass him but he can't kick it the ball went off but Lionel kicked the ball and scored 1-0 they won the game .The next day the game was played by the opposite teams named rubberlians they were a type of bouncing .the first goal was made by bugsy and the second by Lionel and won at 3-2 .It was time for the finals the opposite team were again zombogers. They tell to Geronimo that this time we will win ,at that night Grandfather said tomorrow you want to wake up early and get out for practice .The next day morning Geronimo wake up and went for breakfast and found a astonishing thing that Lionel wasn't at bed or at the dinner room they went and looked for him and found at a room of zombogers Geronimo went quietly to help him because it was his work while trap and Sally were changing zombogers attention and were back at time for the Match, here when the game started the zombogers started to chase Lionel and one of them pushed him and Lionel broke his leg Benjamin said now who will do the galactic goal for us everyone request Geronimo to do it he was very scared he closed his eyes and kicked the ball the ball turned into a red spot and hit the goal just then a announcement came that "this year's winner is Geronimo and team Geronimo was very happy and went to take the trophy 🏆 .

I suggest this story for kids to read to change their attitude and come forward to take the responsibility.

“Death under the Deodars – The Adventures of Miss Ripley-Bean” an amazing collection of 8 stories, was written by Ruskin Bond. The 8 stories were about the adventures experienced by Miss Ripley-Bean, an old friend of Ruskin Bond in Mussoorie. All the 8 stories were interesting and left me in awe. The cruelty of the accused in every story and the sad stories and the struggles of the victims touched my heart.

Although Ruskin Bond is a children's favourite author, this book, I think, is not suitable for kids, because it includes crime and murders. I personally liked it very much because it was thrilling, and I hadn’t got any interesting crime stories until this. It kept me glued to the pages.

Out of the 8 stories, my personal favourite was "Strychnine in the Cognac" and "Born Evil." In “Strychnine in the Cognac”, I loved Rosie’s intelligence to hide cyanide inside chocolate and give it to her husband. And what he could do, it would seem like a suicide. In the story “Born Evil”, the content that I most liked was when Karma hit Alexander and how he died.

I had chosen this book because it had crime and murder stories. Miss Ripley-Bean explained each crime in its best form, and it was very interesting to read each page. I cannot express in words how much I liked this book, and how I want to suggest it to everyone.

It was a good experience reading this adventurous and interesting book. I express my sincere gratitude to Ruskin Bond and Miss Ripley-Bean for providing the world with such wonderful masterpiece.

— PUNYA V
9-B

This book is very easy and simple to understand and to study the meanings.It's really wonderful..I would recommend this to all those who are fascinated with adventurous reading and share your experience while reading the book.This book inspire me to read some more book written by enid blyton...

The famous five a thrilling follow up this book conbines the mystery suspence and adventure and the deepest bond of the georgina and timmy is the key elements of the story.

SUMMARY

George was an eight-year boy who was staying with her grandmother. His father was a farmer who went to the farm and mother was a wife and they leave the boy under the control of his grandmother. She was a mischievous Grandma and told him the stories of worms etc. so he wanted to get rid of her. He thought of making a medicine to get rid of her, which is the main content of the story. The incidents happening after this makes the story very funny, which was narrated by the author in a funny way,and it was the time of the medicines. He gave the medicine to grandma, and she gulped it in one spoon then something amazing happened. Grandmother became taller and taller to the roof top she was so happy. Then he gave the medicine to his father's hen it became fat and tall at that time his mother came and dropped her basket full of groceries to the floor she was amazed, and his father was so curious to give this medicine to all the animals he has, and he want to make it more at last they made a medicine they gave to the hen the hen became smaller and smaller at that time grandma came and she complain that she didn't get coffee or tea then she saw cup in George's hand she took and drank the full medicine and now was the funny thing happened Grandma became smaller and smaller and smaller ........ she was disappeared.

I suggest this book for young readers

The story revolves around Adam Scott,a British army officer who discovered a letter from his father's lawyer. Inside the mysterious envelope Adam found the instruction to collect a Russian icon from a swiss bank vault, this is the main part of the story because the story move on with the mysterious letter.

The KGB was a Security Agency who was trying to get the document from Adam Scott. my favourite character of the story is Adam because at the end of the story he give the document to the US government as he felt that that will be safe

THEME

Honour legacy : Adam's journey is to give back the honour which is deserved by his father

Characters

Adam Scott : The protagonist who inherits a mysterious letter from his father

Colonel Scott : Adam' s father a disgrace British colonel who leaves behind the cryhtic letter

Air marshal guering : A high ranking officer connected to Adam's father

The book the bird with the golden wings and stories of wit and magic it to reminded me that how powerful kindness can be even in small ways.there are so many other short stories with lot of meaningfull morals and messages It has 21 short stories about magical creatures, Kings and ordinary men who sometimes make one laugh and at other times give a lesson on basic human values of being kind and good at heart.

The way the grandparents welcome the children and begin telling stories create the crazy and loving atmosphere. It reminds me of the special bond between grandparents and grand children. The stories are simple interesting and acid to understand making them perfect for young readers.

Even though I have only read a part of the book I would definitely recommend it to others. It seems like a fun and meaningful book that shares traditional values through storytelling. I look forward to reading the rest of it.

This story is a very good story.There once lived a sage called Dhaumya. He had many students. In them Upamanyu was his favourite.One day he decided to test his devotion.He told Upamanyu what does he eat.Upamanyu says that he eats whatever he is given.Dhaumya says to give all food that he gets. As per the sage's instructions Upamanyu gives all his food to Dhaumya.Many days were over, still Upamanyu looked healthy.The sage asked him what does he eat when he does not get food.Upamanyu tells that he goes from house to house to get food to feed himself. Dhaumya says to Upamanyu to stop Doing that,if so many people will not get enough to feed themselves.Many days passed,still Upamanyu looked healthy and happy.Dhaumya again asked Upamanyu what was he eating these days.Upamanya told that he was drinking milk from cow when he was going to graze them.Dhaumya again says to stop that also.With no other choice Upamanyu had to eat the leaves of a plant but unfortunately he ate the leaf of a poisonous plant.As the result he became blind.He while walking lost his way and suddenly fell into a dry well.As it was evening, the cows were back own their own but Upamanyu didn't.Dhaumya worried took a group of students to look for Upamanyu.As he was searching, he heard a faint sound of Upamanyu from a well .When he looked down he saw Upamanyu -blind and hungry.He prayed to the Ashwini Kumars to restore Upamanyu's eyesight.Ashwini Kumars gave Upamanyu a medicine but he refused to take it.Dhaumya then understood why he didn't have the medicine.He blessed him saying that from now on he didn't want to learn their scriptures because now the ancient learning will automatically come to him.He also told him to take the medicine.As his instructions Upamanyu takes the medicine.Within minutes his eyesight had came back.Dhaumya was pleased with his devotion.This story helps us understand the pure devotion between the sage and the students

Athena was adopted as a child and always felt different from others. As she grew up, she began to search for her real identity and the true meaning of life. She followed her heart, explored spiritual paths, and discovered her own unique ways of connecting with God. People called her a “witch” because she did not follow traditional religion. Instead she believed that God could be found within ourselves.

One of the best parts of the book is its message. It teaches us to be true to who we are even if others don’t understand us. Athena had the courage to follow her own path and she inspired others to do the same. The book also talks about the importance of listening to our inner voice, and how each person’s spiritual journey is different.

Paulo Coelho’s writing is deep and meaningful. He uses simple but powerful language to express big ideas about life, faith, and identity. However some parts of the book might be difficult for younger readers as it includes spiritual and philosophical thoughts.

Conclusion

The Witch of Portobello is more than just a story. It is a journey of self-discovery, courage, and inner strength. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys stories that make you think and help you understand life in a deeper way. It truly inspires us to believe in ourselves and follow the path that feels right in our hearts.