Today I have just finished reading a book called Wonder Struck and I decided to do a book review.

 

Ben is deaf in one ear, his mother has also died.  He is feeling very alone even though he lives at his aunt’s house. One stormy night he sneaks out.  Eighty three steps away is his house, the one he and his mother shared before the funeral.

Then he finds a book called Wonder Struck with red ink inside the front cover. It says,  for Danny, Love M. Ben also finds a book mark with a phone number on it and he wonders if it might be a link  to his long lost dad, who he never knew.

Ben calls the number as the storm is outside, lighting strikes the house and sends Ben to the ground.

He wakes up in hospital realizing he is deaf in both of his ears.  Ben wonders about the history of his dad and so he escapes and travels to New York where he meets a friend called Jamie.  Jamie’s dad works at the American Museum of Natural History – and this is where Ben discovers some  links to his dad.

Rose is deaf and lives with her father and mother, movie star Lillian Mayhew, life is sad for Rose because she never gets to see her mum and she’s locked in her house, unable to life a normal life.

Like ben, she also runs away to New York where she meets an old friend at the Museum of Natural History. His name is Walter and he takes Rose to his house and takes care of her.

This book is over 400 pages, but it took me one day to read it because it has quite few pictures.  Out of 10 I would rate this book 8-9.  I would defiantly recommend this book to people who are  9 and up.