Written By: TA Barron
Reviewed By: Sai Harshitha M, Class 7, Amberwood International School, Nellore
‘The Ancient One’ is a wonderful and immersive book about a girl named Kaitlyn or Kate. Kate goes to visit her great-aunt Melanie in Oregon. A few days after her arrival, she finds out that loggers want to chop down the newly discovered forest in Cronon’s Crater. Kate and Melanie go to the crater to stop them and have just enough time to explore the crater a little. But because Melanie forgets her walking stick in the woods, she decides to go back and get it. Suddenly, a storm begins and the loggers run back to their van. Only one, Jody, gets left behind and Kate tries to help him. But the two of them accidentally go back in time to 500 years ago, when the ancient tribe of the Halamis lived in the crater. Kate meets a girl named Laioni and a dog named Monga who try to help her in her journey home. She meets Tinnanis and finds out that with the help of the walking stick, which was really the stick of fire, she must heal the broken Touchstone, a precious stone of great power, to get back home. But to do this she must go face to face with the wicked one, Gashra himself. Will she have the courage to do it and find the touchstone? Will she be able to get back home in the future? Or will she disappear like the rest of the Halamis? This book is the perfect blend of fiction and reality, a must-read for all.
Published By: Philomel Books
Available on Amazon.in
