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All teen and kid reviews for Redwall: Redwall, Book 1

Age
10
Average rating based on 22 kid and teen reviews:
  • 32% say there are positive messages
  • 27% say there are positive role models
Teen, 15 years old
February 1, 2010
 
Favorite bookseries

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Teen, 15 years old
January 7, 2010
 
Great book!
Most teens will likely say "Talking animals who go on adventures? How incredibly stupid!" I was a bit skeptical at first, but this series of books is incredible! They are very well written and leave you wanting more, which is okay because as of the time I wrote this review, there are about 20 books in the series, and all of them are stellar and live up to the amazing first book!

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Teen, 15 years old
January 7, 2010
 
perfect for adventure lovers!
Redwall is a great book for kids who love animals and fantasy. This book has a good dose of adventure in it. The violence isn't too realistic to scare younger kids and the plot is good enough to keep readers hooked.

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Teen, 15 years old
November 13, 2009
 
Wonderful book, but too violent for young kids.
I love this book, and all of the other books in the Redwall series that I've read! This book does contain some intense violence and mild language, so I'd say 12+.

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Teen, 14 years old
October 27, 2011
 
book with detail
Its a great book the whole series is great but you should read it to your kids the words are very sophisticated and hard to understand so you might have to explain like what a habbit is

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Kid, 13 years old
January 10, 2010
 
great
very good novel.

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
wonderfull Books
The whole Redwall series is an excellent book series. They are adventerous, exciting, and have great morales behind them. They do have some confusing words, but these books are well worth reading!I would suggest them for kids about 10 or 11 and up. The Violence in them is very mild, and is no worse than Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, or Pirates of the Carribean. The Redwall books are amazingly well written, and are a must read for anyone into adventure, even adults would appreciate them.

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Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2008
 
Very entertaining, read in three days!
This is a great book, but must have pretty good reading skills, as it is very long and some language is hard to understand, moles in particular. It is about 400 pages long. Just because this book is about animals does not mean it is a little kid book. I think you should be about ten to read this, if you can handle harry potter you can definetly handle this.

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Teen, 15 years old
October 1, 2010
 
Marvelous Tale of Adventure and Lore
The book Redwall has always been one of my all time favorites. It's meaningful, it's smart, and it has a very good moral to it. The plot revolves around a young mouse, Matthias, that helps around the Abbey. When the evil Cluny the Scourge comes to Redwall with evil intent, it's up to young Matthias to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior, located deep within the cave of the dreaded adderhead, Amadeus. While Matthias goes through incredible challenges and faces his worst fears, he finds himself and true love along the way. A message to parents: This is a marvelously written book that will positively affect your child. Because it's tween and teen oriented, it has a great deal of violence, which can get brutal at times. However, Brian Jaques doesn't go into too much detail about deaths, just phrases like 'The sword went right through his middle, his eyes lulling back in his skull'. A message to kids: I remember back when I was eight or nine, I stumbled upon this book at the library. I thought it looked interesting and brought it home, only to find it was much better than I expected. I would strongly recommend checking out this book; it's almost as if someone is giving you a personal overlook as to what is happening.

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Kid, 13 years old
November 14, 2010
 
For Redwaaaaaall!!!! Medieval Times Mixed With Animals!
How could I describe Redwall? The only book I love to read with an entire cast of animals! A little mouse is a lot more threatening with a legendary sword, no? I really enjoy this series! It is chock full of action, adventure, and comedy! As long as you know medieval speak, know that this is awesome!

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Kid, 11 years old
November 29, 2009
 
redwall
it is a very good book including adventure,and violence

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Teen, 16 years old
April 9, 2008
 

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Teen, 14 years old
April 9, 2008
 
My Favorite Book Ever!
The title says it all!

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Kid, 13 years old
April 9, 2008
 

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Kid, 13 years old
April 9, 2008
 
great
great and action-Packed.

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Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2008
 
An awesome book for all ages!
I have most of the Redwall series and have read more of it. Brian Jacque's captivating descriptions of feasts and wars can make anyone feel like they're in the book itself. I love the feel of the story and that he breaks it up into three smaller books, so you can pace your reading to a 'book' every two days. I recommend it to anyone who like fantasy and animals, but not for those who don't like a good medieval battle.

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Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2008
 
Great!
This book is great, but the others aren't really. They are all exactly the same. I think that they sort of turn into a pulp fiction series. But 5 stars for this one! 10 and up.

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 

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Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2008
 
Amazing preteen and up book
Redwall Abbey is a remarkable place, you can enjoy it just by reading the first chapter. The violence is usual for Young Adult books. Language is made up of many questionable things that Cluny says in the book. The normally alcaholic drinks actually don't have alchahol in it (from the Redwall website). A good yarn for preteens

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