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 Isaac Aldinger Pd 6/8

Book Review: Valiant

I have recently read a book called “Valiant” by Holly Black. Valiant is about a girl named Valerie whose life is changed in one night. I would recommend this book because the characters and the plot are interesting. It keeps you guessing until the ending.

Val is supposed to go to a hockey game with her boyfriend named Tom. Val is at her house waiting for him to pick her up. When he doesn’t show up on time Val waits for a while and then decides to leave without him. She figures he will just meet her at the stadium. When Val gets to the train that is going to take her to the stadium she starts to change her mind. She begins to think she should just go back to her house. She is not sure Tom will know to meet her at the stadium. While Val is still thinking about what she should do the train doors shut. The decision is made for her. Val starts on her way back to her house. When she gets to her house she sees Tom’s car parked right next to her moms. Val goes up to the screen door, opens it and sees something that will change her life forever. The plot has a lot of changes and grabs your attention and interest.

Besides Val some of the characters are Lollipop or Lollie for short, Dave, and Lewis. They are junkies that Val meets and they become good friends. Dave likes Lollie but she thinks he is crotchety. Lewis has a quick temper and is easily angered. The four of them go through a lot together like breaking into stores and turning a cop into a rabid dog.

The setting of the story takes place on the street. This is where Val and the others live because they are homeless. Val, Dave and Lewis make their living by doing work for faeries (trolls,dwarfs and so on). In this case, their job is to deliver magical items for them. They also live and sleep together moving from place to place. Some of the places they lived were the train station and the park, Later in the story Val finds a faerie drug that if used by humans makes you be able to do anything you want.

In closing, I liked this book from the beginning to the very end. The story had many twists and turns. I would definitely recommend this book and hope because of this you will read it. Thank you for reading my book review.