Ms. Aneequah Hakim,

Year 5 Teacher,

I recommend The Neverending Story by Michael Ende because it is a grand, epic journey that reminds us that stories only stay alive if we have the courage to believe in them.” Normally, books you read are a one-way street. You watch the characters, but they can’t see you. This book is different. In The Neverending Story, the main character, Bastian, is reading the exact same book you are holding. When he gets scared, the characters in the book feel it. When he screams, they hear him. By the time you get to the middle of the book, you might start wondering… is the Childlike Empress looking at you too?