![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Even though he deserved it, this seemed unnecessarily cruel. My main issue with this story is that one of the good guys (not Peter) kills the villain when he is defenseless.However, his skills as a thief are actually necessary for him to be victorious as the hero! Here’s why I decided I was ok with Peter being a thief: 1) he was an orphan and not taught any better 2) he was taken advantage of and forced to be a thief (rather like a child slave) 3) he actually dislikes stealing from people and instinctively knows it’s wrong. I had some trouble with the hero being a thief.There are also some monstrous creatures and some battles. There are some grisly descriptions in the book such as Peter being found as a baby with his eyes presumably plucked out by a raven.He finds friends, his true identity, and his home. But Peter finds much more than the chance to become a hero. Their only weapons are their wits and Peter’s magical, fantastic eyes. He is given the opportunity to go on a quest, with his new friend Sir Tode, to find and save the Vanished Kingdom. But when Peter happens to steal a mysterious box of eyes, his life changes forever. Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the story of Peter, a blind orphan forced into a life of thievery by the cruel Mr. Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes had my kids (and me) hooked from the first pages (or, rather, the first few minutes as we listened to the audiobook). ![]()
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