The+Lion,+The+Witch+and+the+Wardrobe

Lewis, C.S. (1950). //The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.// New York, NY: Harper Collins.
 * Citation: **

Siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmond, and Lucy are sent to live in the home of a professor in the countryside during the airstrike of London in WWII. One day while exploring the old house the siblings stumble upon an old wardrobe full of fur coats. While the others move on to the next room Lucy stays behind, climbing into the wardrobe to feel the soft fur, but before she realizes it she finds herself in the midst of a winter wood. In the wood Lucy meets a faun named Mr. Tumnus who invites her to his home for tea and explains to her that she is in the land of Narnia. Mr. Tumnus tells Lucy all about Narnia and its evil ruler the White Witch and then out of guilty despair he admits to Lucy that he was waiting for her to fall asleep so her could turn her into the Witch, but now upon meeting her he can do no such thing and helps her to escape back through the wardrobe. Of course none of Lucy’s siblings believe her, chalking up this Narnia to the wild imagination of their young sister.
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Soon Edmond too visits Narnia and finds himself in the same woods that Lucy did, only Edmond has the misfortune of meeting the White Witch instead of a friendly faun. Upon learning that Edmond has two sisters and a brother, the Witch’s attitude toward Edmond changes and she offers him a snack and a seat in her sledge. She then tells Edmond that she wishes to make him her heir to the throne of Narnia, only he must bring her his siblings first.

After a time the siblings all find themselves in Narnia together where they meet Mr. Beaver who brings them all home and tells them what has passed since Lucy and Edmond’s last visit to Narnia. Mr. Tumnus has been arrested by the secret police, but Aslan the Great Lion has arrived back in Narnia, giving hope that the Witch’s reign is near its end. Sometime during this exchange Edmond manages to slip out of the Beaver’s den and makes his way to the Witch’s house to warn her of Aslan’s arrival. Instead of the kindly lady he met in the woods, the Witch treats Edmond cruelly on their second meeting and forces him to accompany him on the hunt for his siblings, who having discovered his betrayal have fled and taken refuge in a cave for the night. In the morning they continue their journey to meet Aslan at the Stone Table. Aslan immediately sends a rescue party to save Edmond. Aslan then makes a deal with the Witch secretly sacrificing his own life for Edmond’s. Lucy and Susan are the only witnesses to Aslan’s miraculous resurrection and accompany him to free the Witch’s prisoner’s and raise an army to join Peter and Edmond’s forces to defeat the White Witch. The siblings are crowned kings and queens of Narnia and finally bring peace to the magical land.  Generations after generation of children have read //The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,// C.S. Lewis transports readers to the magical land of Narnia where the just and honorable always prevail in the end. I first entered the world of Narnia when I was 11 and fell in love. I ate up the series as a child and rereading the //The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe// as an adult I’m still enamored with the land of Narnia and the character that populate it. This is a true classic that will be a beloved childhood favorite long into adulthood.
 * Personal Thoughts:**

Fantasy
 * Genre:**

5th to 8th Grades
 * Reading Level:**

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Horse and His Boy Prince Caspian <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Voyage of the Dawn Treader <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Silver Chair <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Last Battle
 * Series Information:**

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Educators Top 100 Children’s Books 2007
 * Awards/Honors:**

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Marantz, K., & Gerhardt, L. N. (1984). The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Book). //School Library Journal//, 30(5), 79. Retrieved from EBSCOhost Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts with Full Text.
 * Reviews:**

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lucy: youngest sister of Edmond, Susan, and Peter
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Edmond: second youngest of Susan, Peter, and Lucy

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Susan: Second to oldest of Peter, Edmond and Lucy

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Peter: Older brother of Susan, Edmond, and Lucy

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Aslan: The King, the Great Lion, Lord of the Wood and son of the Emperor across the Sea

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Tumnus: Friendly faun who helps Lucy escape from Narnia

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. & Mrs. Beaver: Beaver couple that help to hide the children from the White Witch

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The White Witch: self styled “Queen of Narnia,” her magic makes it always winter and never Christmas in Narnia

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In //The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,// reader will find themselves transported to a magical world that they will not soon want to leave, where truth and justice reign in the fight of good versus evil.
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