Christopher Paolini

Christopher Paolini was home schooled for his entire education. He graduated from high school at the age of 15, and immediately began work on ERAGON. He was able to complete his education through a set of accredited correspondence courses in Illinois.

In 2002, Paolini published ERAGON through his parent's publishing company. To promote the book, Christopher went to over 130 schools and libraries discussing reading and writing. He dressed up in a medieval costume which included a red shirt, black pants, lace-up boots, and a black cap.

In the summer of 2002, Alfred Knopf was shown a copy of ERAGON by his stepson, and he made an offer to publish it and the rest of the Inheritance cycle. The second edition of ERAGON was published by Knopf in August 2003. By the age of nineteen, Paolini became a New York Times best-selling author. ERAGON has since been adapted into a movie of the same name.

Personally, I didn't like the movie much because it did not stay true to the story. There were a lot of changes that didn't make sense if you had read the books. In this case, the old adage, "the book is always better than the movie" happens to be absolutely the truth!

As Paolini always says in The Ancient Language in ERAGON: "Atra esterni`ono thelduin." (May good fortune rule over you.)

Donna

Excellent Sequel!

For those of you following the ERAGON series, the latest book, BRISINGR, is as good as the first two, ERAGON, and ELDEST. Christopher Paolini began writing the first book at the ripe old age of 15. Now at 24, he is an accomplished author and speaker, and has had a movie made from one of his books.

BRISINGR picks up where the last book ELDEST ends with Eragon and Roran at Helgrind trying to rescue Katrina. The book is full of nail biting adventures that take Eragon and his friends to the brink of death. It is great and those who liked the first two books will not be able to put this one down.

If you have read the books, let me know what you think!

Have a great week!
Donna

Welcome to My Blog!

I am very excited about the prospect of having a new blog. It can really open up opportunities for my students, their parents, and my colleagues to share problems and solutions for those who have difficulties in reading. I also hope that others will share good books, book reviews, and lessons here. I intend to link this to my Edline page with help from our webmaster so that I can share this with our entire community. Please let me know what you think and share with us all your favorite reads. Have a great week!