Review of "The Clockwork Three" by Matthew J. Kirby

For my book report, I will be doing a book called “The Clockwork Three” by Matthew J. Kirby. It was first published in 2010. This story occurs in the early twentieth century in New York City. The main characters are Giuseppe, Hannah, and Frederick. Giuseppe is an eleven-year-old boy who parents had died and he was soon was kidnapped. He was taken away from his family in Italy to New York City when that happened. Hannah is a twelve-year-old girl who loved school, but had to quit and become a maid because she had to earn money for her family since her father, who used to earn money for the family, but got very sick. Frederick is a thirteen-year-old apprentice clockmaker who was taken to an orphanage when he was young because his father died at sea during a war and his mother was really sick and had to go to the hospital where she died. He was trying to build an automaton. There are ten lesser main characters. First is Stephano, a man who kidnapped and bought kid so he could make them go on the streets and play instruments to make him money. Giuseppe is an example of a person that Stephano bought and he made Giuseppe go on the streets and play a violin. Next is Master Branch, a clockmaker who adopted Frederick and tries his best to help him. Then is Hannah’s father, a skilled stones man, but had to stop because he had a bad infection is his leg called apoplexy and it was poisoning the blooding in his leg and he almost had his leg cut off. After that is Alice, Hannah’s friend who gave Hannah medicine for her father’s leg so it could heal. Next is Madame Pomeroy, a woman who hired Hannah as her personal maid and a person Hannah looks up to. Then is Yakov, a man who used to be a soldier, but stopped and now he is Madame Pomeroy’s bodyg...

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...pe, Hannah, and Fredrick go against Stephano and his servants. It shows betrayal because Walter betrays Hannah and almost gets her arrested.

This story caused a lot of emotions in me. I felt sad about how Giuseppe is kidnapped and taken away from his family. I also felt unhappy about how Hannah has to quit the things she loves because she had to work to get money for the family. I felt depressed how both of Fredrick’s parents died when he was young. After Stephano got shot I was really cheerful. When everyone solved each others problems, I felt happy for them. Finally characters in the story seem believable. I could relate to them because care about my family a lot. I especially like Yakov because he got to kill the bad guy. I would recommend this book to students that like books that have struggle, friendship, and care. It was one of the best books I have ever read