Inkling by Kenneth Oppel

Inkling by Kenneth Oppel is a fictional book set in the present about a family that is facing troubles in school and at work. The son of Mr. Rylance, Ethan, is the artist for a group project with his friends because his dad is an artist, but he isn’t a very good artist and can only draw stick men. While his dad might be an artist, he hasn’t drawn anything in a very long period of time, due to him not having any ideas and him being very sad from his wife’s death. Then one night, a “strange” creature appears, which has the potential to help Ethan and his dad with all the trouble they are facing.

This book reminds me of a book called “Wizard for Hire”, where two people that start off without knowing anything about each other end up being friends. Most kids can relate to this book because it shows that you might be chosen to do something in a group project because your family is good at it, but you might not be good at doing it. Other people can relate to losing family members at a young age. My favorite character is Inkling.

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