My Book Report is written by Garth Nix's book called “The Keys to the Kingdom, Mister Monday”. The setting of the story is the house where the different exteriors are actually a portal to another dimension however the house is only visible to Arthur.
The Keys To The Kingdom: Mr Monday |
Arthur Penhaligon, a boy who’s supposed to die gets his life changed by a minute hand called the key, the key has powers to do anything it’s master commands. Given by Mr. Monday. Mr. Monday wants the key back and he will do anything to get it back.
The Setting: The House |
Mr. Monday’s minions called the Fetchers are trying to retrieve the key for him while bringing a deadly disease that causes an outbreak. Arthur now must find a way to stop the virus and to fulfill his destiny, he must venture into the House, a portal to another dimension. He meets allies and foes along the way such as Suzy Blue, an ink filler with a frog in her mouth. The frog is The Will, she was a friend of the architect who built the house and befriended Arthur. Arthur soon gets thrown into a pit by one of Monday’s minions. He befriends new characters who gave him advice on how to defeat Mr. Monday.
The Key Elements: The House, The Keys and The Frog |
Suzy rescues Arthur out of the pit. He needs to find the hour hand key to defeat Mr. Monday. He reaches Monday’s office, called the Dayroom, and faces some challenges including losing Suzy in a battle.
My Sketch: Arthur and Mr. Monday |
Arthur faces his opponent, Mr. Monday. He finds out nothing could hurt Monday and he also finds out that Suzy didn’t actually die. He did defeat Monday and retrieved the two keys and a cure. But he couldn’t go home since he was now a master. So they made special arrangements for him. Therefore, he did go home and reunite with his family and used the cure. The end or is it?