Author: Sharon Creech
Page Number: 304 pages
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5
Overview: Pia and her little brother Enzio are peasants in the Corona town, and they have a very aggressive and mean master named Pangini, they don’t know who their parents are, where they come from or how they had gotten into the hands of the perilous Pangini. Therefore, they often dream that they were the prince and princess in the Castle Corona, where the King Guido and his wife Queen Gabriella lives, living a magnificent and sorrow and anxiety free live.
However, at the very moment that Pia and Enzio finds a missing leather pouch, their lives begin to turn an unexpected and shocking turn that will change their life forever! The leather pouch belongs to the king of the town Corona, so with the magnificent discovery, twelve year old Pia and ten-year-old Enzio are thrown into chivalrous and luxurious life. And soon they discovers that their dreams of living in the castle Corona is finally going to come true! But soon they found out that their dreams and ‘if onlys’ are not very different from the ones that they thought lives a perfect live………………….
Comments: I think this book has an excellent beginning as well as a terrific ending, the author clearly describes how bad the lives of Pia and Enzio is and how they are always hoping and hoping that they could live in the castle. In this magnificent story, we do not only see worlds collide and mysteries unfolded, but also lives that were lived to their exciting prospective and potential.
I really like how Pia and Enzio were always positive despite the rude ways that their Master Pangini treated them, and I also like the way that they don’t complain much, instead they just finish their work without a groan or a moan. I also think that are very nice and kind kids because Pia and Enzio felt guilty when Signora Ferrelli went near, due to that when they found the leather bag they didn’t give it to her immediately.
The moral of this book is that: “Sometimes you envy rich or outstanding people, but you never know if they might be envying you, too!”
This book has certainly taught me quite a lot of things and I believe it would teach you a lot too, after reading it; therefore, I truthfully recommend this adventure-packed and full of moral book to you all!
