BOOK REVIEW

Ingo
Helen Dunmore 
Fantasy 


            Saphire, Connor and their father, Matthew loves the ocean. Their mother hates the water. One day, Matthew goes on his boat and doesn’t come back. No one can find him or his boat so they just assume he is dead. One night Connor goes to the caves and not knowing Saphy goes alone and sees Connor there with a girl. Saphy doesn’t know who the girl is. When Connor disappears again Saphy knows he went the caves to meet that girl again. Saphy goes to the caves. She sees a boy like figure and he gives her a hand signal to come over. Slowly she walks towards him. As she gets closer she sees that it’s not Connor. He’s on a rock and asks Saphy to climb up to him. When Saphy gets up she realizes that the man was a mermaid. He asked if she was looking for Connor and she said yes. They introduced each other and Faro said that Connor is with his sister somewhere. Faro brings Saphy to the ocean and teaches her how to breathe under water. He shows her a shark but tells Saphy not to worry because the shark is a small eater. Saphy’s mother is seeing a man named Roger. Saphy does not like Roger but Connor doesn’t care. One day Roger goes scuba diving with his friend Grey to try and find part of a ship’s Hull. What they don’t know is that there are Lion Seals that protect Limina, an underground palace. The seals think he is attacking. Saphy and Connor know about this but don't say anything.  

             In the book Ingo, there are three main characters. Connor and Saphire Trewhella and Faro. Connor the son of Matthew Trewhella. He loves the ocean and swimming. Saphire is Connors younger sister. She also loves to swim. Faro is a mermaid that Connor and Saphy meet in Ingo. Ingo is a place in the ocean. Faro watches over them when they are in the ocean. Saphy and Connor are young teenagers and Faro is an adult. Saphire and Connor are important in this book because they two in very few who have the ability to enter Ingo. Faro is an important person in this book because he helps Saphire and Connor through their time in Ingo.  

            Ingo, is about Family relationships. Matthew, Connor and Saphy’s father went missing. Everyone thought he was dead but the children. Connor and Saphy never doubt that he is dead. They walk around the shores and look for him. Months after Matthew went missing or “died” their mother started dating this guy named Roger. Saphy’s mother tells the children to move on with their lives. This book makes me think about how a little girl and her older brothers do so many courageous things.  

           This book made me think that no matter how small or big you are it is what is inside what counts. Saphy, a little girl was courageous and same with her brother Connor. Connor and Saphy are heroes. They saved Roger and Grey from the lion seals. I have learned that you have to trust in your family in friends to help you when you are in trouble and you should always have an open and creative mind.