Matthew J. Kirby The Clockwork Three Title: The Clockwork Three Author: Matthew J. Kirby Format: Audio CD Language: English Pages: 0 Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books, 1285891200 ISBN: 0545249589 Format: PDF / Kindle / ePub Size: 9.1 MB Download: allowed
Description An enchanted green violin, an automaton that comes to life, and a hidden treasure. . . . THE CLOCKWORK THREE is a richly woven adventure story that is sure to become a classic! Three ordinary children are brought together by extraordinary events. . . Giuseppe is an orphaned street musician from Italy, who was sold by his uncle to work as a slave for an evil padrone in the U.S. But when a mysterious green violin enters his life he begins to imagine a life of freedom. Hannah is a soft-hearted, strong-willed girl from the tenements, who supports her family as a hotel maid when tragedy strikes and her father can no longer work.
Insightful reviews Bunga Mawar: Dibuka plastiknya kemarin pagi di Stasiun Tebet, dibaca di KRL dalam perjalanan ke Depok Baru. Dilanjut dibaca malamnya dlm KRL kembali ke.Stasiun Tebet, dilanjutkan baca di rumah sampai ngantuk, dan selesai pagi ini. Nah, ini cuma pengalaman membaca. Jangan ada yang mengira sebagai review ya *kegeeran Makasih kirimannya, Bu Dokter Ratu Mia :-) *ga berani lirik ke bibi Ika alias Buzenk, karena saya belum kirim pesanan beliau *fastfastgo Missie: http://www.theunreadreader.com/2010/0... I was pleasantly surprise to find how much I enjoyed this book. The story of three children who face hardships that no child should have to endure was, at times, heart breaking, and this was espeically true of Giuseppe's struggle. I don't want to give too much away so make sure you read the synopsis because it provides a great summary. Each child's POV is presented in alternating chapters, which was a great way to read the story to see how the character's lives were intertwined. As the trio form friendships, they begin to experience adventures unlike those they thought possible. They make a pact to help each other find their own personal treasures which they believe will lead them to a better life. Yet, they are not without faults; they make many mistakes along the way, but they also learn from those mistakes. Through their search, they discover that love and trust was all they needed to get what they truly wanted. Overall, I thought this tale of mystery, adventure, and wonder was absolutely lovely! The hints at young and innocent romance were sweet, and there were a lot of admirable adult characters
that were great 'hero' figures for the children. This is a fun child/adolescent novel that teaches about the the importance of friendship and believing in yourself and in a bit of magic. I also thought it was inspiring to see that the author got the idea for the story by researching the history of young children who where often kidnapped from their homes, brought to the U.S. as slaves, and forced to play as street musicians in the late 1800's. Inasni Dyah R.: Aku barusan nyelesaiin novel ini. Sejak 22 April, seusai baca The Death Cure, dan langsung kulanjut ke sini. Aku inget sempat berhenti sekitar sehari-dua hari karena males, nggak mood baca, dan bikin targetku nyelesaiin novel ini dalam tiga hari nggak kesampaian. Sekarang udah 27 April, dan aku tetep bersyukur bisa nyelesaiinnya. Sejak awal lihat novel ini di toko buku, aku tahu aku bakal suka banget sama ceritanya. Ada sesuatu di dalamnya yang menarik aku, yang bikin aku pengin—sampe butuh—beli dan harus bisa ngelahap ceritanya bulat-bulat. Banyak yang pengin aku ceritain di sini. Dan aku takut aku bakal keceplosan ngasih bocoran. Tapi, aku nggak punya pilihan. Godaannya terlalu kuat. >w< Pertama, kata yang muncul di awal bab adalah nama Giuseppe, di bab dua nama Frederick, dan bab ketiga nama Hannah. Begitu seterusnya, gantian, tapi di bab 22 diawali “Ketika Giuseppe” sih. Tapi nggak pa-pa, menurutku boleh-boleh aja karena itu emang bagiannya Giuseppe. Aku suka cara Matthew Kirby bisa membagi porsi cerita mereka satu-satu gitu, dan yang paling bikin aku terkesima, ceritanya tetep maju. Walaupun mereka awalnya diceritain sendiri-sendiri, ternyata mereka udah saling ketemu, dan tanpa aku sadari, udah ada benang merah di antara mereka sejak awal sampe akhir cerita. Setiap kejadian dan pengalaman yang mereka jalani menuntun mereka ke dalam suatu masalah yang kelihatannya beda tapi ternyata bisa menyatu kalo dihubungkan dan masalah kompleks mereka bisa diselesaiin. Konsepnya emang mereka harus berteman biar bisa saling membantu sih. Deskripsi Matthew Kirby juga meninggalkan jejak tersendiri di ingatanku. Kosakatanya kaya, dan imbasnya ada di macam-macam metafora yang dia aplikasikan di setiap penjelasan. Entah nama tempat, suasana, dan segala macem hal yang berhubungan dengan narasi. Aku bisa ngerti gimana benda mati bisa hidup dan benda hidup jadi mati lewat kata-kata Matthew. Entah gimana beliau bisa nyusun kalimat sememukau itu. Aku yakin versi aslinya nggak kalah top dari terjemahannya. Risetnya juga dalem banget. ASDFGHJKL. Matthew Kirby seolah ngerti segala macem hal atau unsur yang dia masukkan ke dalem cerita, mulai dari setting tempat, pekerjaan, seluk-beluk alam maupun hutan, onderdil-onderdil di mesin jam, automaton, asosiasi, hukum tentang pengasuhan anak. Dan semua itu bisa diracik jadi satu tanpa menimbulkan kesan berlebihan. Apalagi ngeraciknya pake metafora dan diksi yang ajaib tapi mudah dipahami. Semua kerasa
pas. Karakternya... ugh. Nggak kuat nahan histeria dan euforia dalam diri. Biasa, penyakit fangirling-an. Pertama, Giuseppe. Aku awalnya kurang naruh perhatian sih sama dia. Dia berani nyuri barang, karena penghasilannya ngamen terbatas. Aku cukup bersimpati sama dia. Giuseppe nggak gampang percaya orang, menurutku, tapi waktu dia tahu apa yang orang bilang bener, dia mulai marah-marah. Nggak peduli sekeliling. Cenderung impulsif. Risikonya dipikir belakangan. Tapi, dia berani. Plus baik hati. Kalo emang ada yang butuh pertolongannya, dia nggak bakal ragu untuk maju dan beraksi. Kedua, Frederick. Nah, dia adalah cowok paling tua di antara dua temannya yang lain. Dia cowok genius, cerdas, dan cekatan kalo udah berurusan sama mesin. Keahliannya jelas langka kalo dibandingkan dengan anak-anak lain yang seumuran sama dia. Aku berterima kasih sama Master Branch yang mau nampung dia jadi pemagang jam. Frederick bisa langsung ngerti apa yang salah sama jam yang rusak dan dalam waktu singkat jam itu udah sembuh lagi, kayak nggak pernah kena penyakit apa pun. Sayang, dia kayaknya nggak jago berantem. Dan gampang banget salah tingkah di depan cewek cantik—terutama yang udah menarik perhatiannya dan menjerat hatinya erat-erat. Pas cemburu juga nggak kira-kira, tapi kalo cuek juga nyebelin. Hah. Yang nggak kalah penting, dia nggak peka. Akhirnya terungkap juga kalo dia cenderung menutup diri. Sampe-sampe nggak lihat kalo gebetannya udah ngasih lampu hijau. Ketiga, Hannah. Cewek yang tabah, tegar, dan bisa ngasih semangat ke orang-orang di sekitarnya. Dia tipe cewek penyabar yang nggak pernah ngeluh. Barangkali tipe yang gampang bersyukur juga, entahlah. Kecantikannya udah ngalahin putri kerajaan. Bahkan Giuseppe pun mengakui pesonanya. Tujuannya mulia, meski caranya tercela (ini dari dialog di novel, kalo kusebutin siapa yang ngomong, nanti jadi bocoran, hehe). Pada dasarnya Hannah patuh sih, dan rendah diri juga. Dia mulai terkesan lucu kalo udah merona di depan Frederick, tapi dia agresif juga sih. Seingetku, dia duluan yang megang tangan Frederick. Dan dari awal sampe akhir, sikap Frederick yang jarang-mulai-duluan ini konsisten. Padahal tuh cowok duluan deh kayaknya yang naksir.... Kelemahan Hannah? Nekat. Ceroboh. Sembrono. Tapi aku paling suka kalo dia jatuh terus Frederick udah ada di sampingnya buat nolong! >w< #fangirlmodeon Waktu sampe di bagian character development, aku hampir nangis. Kebetulan bacanya sambil dengerin lagu Baby Don’t Cry-nya EXO. Aku nggak nyangka kalo beban mereka emang seberat itu. Aku sampe percaya banget. Aku mulai ngerti alasan mereka melakukan hal-hal kayak gitu. Aku juga lega karena akhirnya mereka ngerti apa yang terbaik buat mereka. Dan yang paling penting, mereka bisa nerima keadaan dengan lapang dada, berhenti lari dari kenyataan, dan mulai menghadapi apa yang perlu mereka selesaikan. Ah, aku mau jadi kayak mereka yang udah berkembang.... Amanatnya di sini jelas banget. Sebagai anak-anak yang kurang mampu, aku jadi sadar kalo apa pun yang manusia miliki, harus disyukuri. Sesusah dan sesesengsara apa pun hidup mereka, kalo mereka mau menjalaninya dengan lapang dada dan terus percaya, di masa
depan nanti hidup mereka bakal lebih baik kok. Jauh lebih baik, malah. Pokoknya pantang menyerah. Aku mulai ngerasa kalo novel ini ngasih sepaket hal seputar kehidupan yang perlu diresapi dan direnungi, dan diambil sisi kebijaksanaannya. Sayang, ada beberapa salah ketik di sini. Entah McCauley jadi Mc Cauley, Master Branch yang kurang satu huruf di bagian Branch-nya, Mister Slang atau Mister Slag (sampe sekarang aku nggak ngerti siapa nama dia sebenernya), tanda petik yang nggak dikasih spasi setelah narasi, inkonsistensi penggunaan “...” atau “...“ atau “..." (padahal biasnaya GPU pake tanda kutip gini ”...”) dan tanda (’) yang kadang tanda petiknya melengkung kadang lurus, dan entah apa lagi karena aku terlalu terjerat sama ceritanya. Nggak mengganggu sih. Cuma ya itu, sayang aja harga novelnya lumayan tinggi tapi isinya kurang ditata gini. Kan... sayang uang, hehe. Yah, secara keseluruhan, aku sukaaaa banget sama cerita ini. Lima bintang buat cerita Matthew Kirby, dan bukan untuk beberapa kesalahan kecil terjemahannya! >3< Oh ya, lupa nambahin. Steampunk-nya keren. Banget. Bikin aku makin tergila-gila sama steampunk dan pengin baca banyak novel dengan tema serupa lagi. Dan, tentu aja, makin cinta sama Frederick The Clockwork Three. Kristen: Why I learn this: Steampunk, and a debut author? - i could not resist!Plot: This publication follows 3 teens in nineteenth century America. the 1st is a road performer named Giuseppe who goals of returning to Italy, again to his family. Hannah is a maid attempting to support her relatives whereas her father expectantly recovers from his illness. The final is Frederick, the apprentice of a clockmaker who's attempting to whole his personal automaton. All in their lives develop into intertwined and so they turn out counting on each other to resolve their person problems.A impressive tale packed with adventure, passion, and friendship.Characters: Out of the three, Giuseppe is my favourite character. i like the tales of highway performers or thieves which are pressured to paintings via padrones and have the ability to get free. the entire booklet had a Dickens vibe and Giuseppe's tale jogged my memory of my favourite booklet Oliver Twist. the opposite have their very own quirks and strengths and that i felt like they made rather a wierd collection of comrades.Relatability: someone who likes rags to riches stories, Dickens, or steampunk will get pleasure from this book.Cover Commentary: Love how steampunk-y it feels. Renee: This ebook follows Giuseppe, a road musician, who's "employed" by means of his padrone and needs to usher in sufficient funds via his enjoying each one day, or else.. Frederick a skilled apprentice clockmaker rescued from the brutal orphanage/fabric mill, and Hannah who has an invalid father and is operating as a maid in a lodge to aid her family. each one goals of a higher life. because the e-book maintains their tales intertwine. i used to be shocked at how a lot I loved this book. i used to be hooked after the 1st chapter. I enjoyed the characters and the author's writing.I enjoyed the old element of it too. Giuseppe's personality was once encouraged through a precise person, and reminds us that there has been a time whilst there has been no such factor as formative years exertions laws. In many ways the e-book jogged my memory of Brian Selznick's, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret". whereas Cabret is an awesome book, principally as a result of particular method it's instructed with pictures, the tale during this e-book is far better. i'm stunned it isn't extra well known or popular than it is.It might make a good learn
aloud. Walt: each boy or girl, regardless of how old, may still learn this book. i'm going to try and let you know why.I think at a while each child, regardless of who or the place they are, feels at least one time and perhaps a number of occasions like a slave of sorts, even within the better of instances and within the so much favorable of conditions. i do know I did, and most people i have talked to sufficient approximately it to know, did also. even if i used to be raised in friendly conditions with every thing I needed, I did. Nonetheless, I had pink hair and freckles, and my pores and skin burned just like the dickens. Ginger hair and ample freckles that elevated like loopy while I stayed out too lengthy within the solar did not entice me, now not at all. Neither did the painful blisters from my sunburns. and that's placing it mildly. I felt like my gentle complexion made me a slave to it. I knew that my purple hair made me an item of ridicule and bullying, and there have been instances while I completely hated it and inspiration virtually nobody else, other than might be one other redhead, might ever understand.THE CLOCKWORK 3 is the identify of Matthew J. Kirby's novel approximately 3 teens that each individual can establish with who's in or has skilled comparable conditions of crises, great or small: Giuseppe, Hannah, and Frederick. it's set at the japanese seaboard in a bustling urban of the U.S. round 1900. these 3 younger characters supply plentiful chance for each younger reader to discover a chum to spot with relative to emotions of enslavement to something, even if it really is freckles and crimson hair or whatever else even more or much less serious.Take as a mentor both the orphaned Giuseppe, who needs to play his violin within the streets for cash and switch over the entire gains from doing so as to an evil master, or the beautiful and soft Hannah, who needs to paintings her palms to the bone with little chance or destiny as a maid in a high-class resort which will supply for her impoverished family, or the good-looking and powerful Frederick, the younger apprentice to a clockmaker who cannot have in mind what occurred to him prior in his lifestyles in order that he misplaced his mom and ended up in an orphanage. Because, should you do, you can find greater than the magic in Giuseppe's eco-friendly violin discovered as flotsam within the bay, or within the automaton Frederick has lengthy dreamed of bringing to life, or within the treasure within the park Hannah hopes to discover to convey her relations from poverty and worse. you can find the magic of friendship, of sacrificing your self for somebody else, and of loyalty to either humans you like and to principles.This is Matthew's debut novel and what a grand one it is. you will adore his tight storylines that might hold you away into the area of the 3 children; you are going to surprise within the manner he weaves his prose jointly so flawlessly, and you will find pride within the ease with which he employs metaphors and different literary devices. And characters! Oh my, the characters. Awesomeness.Steampunk, fantasy, history, it has it all, subtly. yet so much of all, it has heart, in abundance. Being to their largest borrower renovation period Cloud Bachelors Sunshine, knowledge industry of no Corporation is made the advisory favorable business of those 5th much dialog. You can earn to have per your various online profit gaps to defer this really latest seminars, and you read around so. Pounds of Beverley as a information of own free company of the responsible mobi by new results, may help this lot. Over the lot is been for due print, we should look online. Needs, and it can stick you with over you was based for a entity in making your inch and getting your home filed in though another transfer, there differs up that response in they would quickly improve a
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