The complex problems of good and evil, beauty and ugliness, freedom and slavery, suffering and happiness, are all seen through the honest eyes of a child and told in a simple story. Yes, she sounds like a child, but therein lies the book’s excellence. I could almost hear the inflections of her voice. I felt as if I were listening to a prodigy bard telling a tale. Her voice was what drew me into the story. Her debut novel is poignant, touching, well-crafted and, above all else, written in a child’s voice. The problem with young writers is that they generally think they have to be adults. Swordbird is just “okay” as a novel, but I give 5 stars to Nancy Yi Fan! I feel guilty giving Swordbird only two stars, but I need to keep it consistent with our rating system. I am sincerely impressed with Miss Fan and I hope she continues to write. Nancy Yi Fan’s accomplishment here is truly remarkable and I understand why school teachers want to expose their students to Swordbird. However, that’s because I’m comparing Swordbird to children’s books written by adults. As long as there is peace and freedom, there is tomorrow. While the kids enjoyed it, I thought it was unoriginal (Redwall does it better) and predictable with flat characters, clumsy dialog, cardstock villains, and trite messages: We all agreed that the plot was a lot like playing Angry Birds (and just as violent!). I listened to the audio version (Harper Audio, nicely narrated by Colleen Delany) with my kids in one evening. The novel is an anthropomorphic fantasy - all of the characters are birds - and the fact that it was written by a 12 year old, and carries an unmistakable message of peace, has made it a popular choice for elementary school teachers’ required reading lists. Fan was 10 years old when she started writing Swordbird and she sold it to HarperCollins when she was 12. Nancy Yi Fan Swordbird Sword QuestSwordbird is a children’s fantasy novel written by Chinese-American Nancy Yi Fan after the events of September 11, 2001. They say the cardinals filched their babies (And they're quite convinced they’re right) To balance what it just did, Balance also wipes out your hand, though having Sita or another Vita Character restricts the damage to Followers.To be sung to the tune of “The Trees” by Rush. Both Characters’ LIFE totals are made to equal each other, and Followers get removed from the Field until both players have the same number of cards out. It’s a Spell that wipes the slate clean, so to speak. If you’re about to lose, Balance will save you. It’s one of the hardest cards to get in episode one, but it’s also a powerful game changer. Combined with Sita’s own damage every turn, you can chop through enemy Followers rapidly. On top of that, if Sita is leading your deck, then this will do another 2 damage to another enemy Follower. It’s a Spell card, so it acts before Followers, and it instantly deals 4 damage to an enemy Follower, which is some serious damage. If you can keep her healed, she’ll eventually become so tough that no attack can hurt her.įor enemies that just won’t drop, whether they have too much Stamina or their Defense is too high, Heartless Blow is a solid solution. The longer you can keep her fighting, the tougher she gets. Every time she attacks, her Stamina goes down, but her Defense rises. They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and Katie’s cooking embodies this perfectly. In spite of her questionable cooking skills, Katie is one of the Vita starter deck’s best Followers. Combined with the damage her Followers put out, this adds up quickly, ignoring Defense and finishing off wounded Followers. At the start of every turn, she inflicts a point of Stamina damage on up to three enemy Followers. Soon, tragedy will strike, and she’ll have to see just how far she’s willing to go to save a friend.Īs the signature Character of the Vita starter deck, Sita is a flexible Character that’s good in just about any situation. While she might want to sit back and relax in the peace she’s won, life isn’t that simple. She’s a new student at Vita, but she’s made a name for herself after saving a town from a monster attack. Sita Vilosa is the main character of Sword Girls, a regular girl with a special talent thrust into a dangerous situation. It’s a good way to practice magic, a skill that more employers are demanding from new graduates, but it’s not a bad way to earn some cash on the side. Oh, and a bunch of students also happen to be part-time monster hunters. It’s a place for students to learn, socialize, cast spells, and get into sword fights. The Vita Public School is just like any other in the world of Sword Girls. Today, we’ll be looking at the Vita Public School, the first of four factions in the anime-style online card game, Sword Girls (). Sword Girls: Vita Public High School Preview
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