Book Talk for Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Paolini, C. (2003). Eragon. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Have you ever discovered an unusual or beautiful stone and dreamed that it possessed magical powers?

Imagine yourself alone, sitting in the middle of a dark forest.  Suddenly, an explosion rattles your bones and shakes the very ground on which you stand.  You look toward the sound to see smoke rising.  Naturally, at fifteen years old, you want to investigate, so you walk toward the smoke and discover a large, blue, flawless stone lying in the middle of a burnt patch of grass.

Eragon, the main character in the book, Eragon, takes a seemingly harmless stone home with him.  All was well, until one night...

            ”The moon was shining through his window when he woke again.  The stone was rocking rapidly on the shelf, rocking against the wall.  It was bathed in cool moonlight that bleached its surface.  Eragon jumped out of bed, knife in hand. The motion stopped, but he remained tense.  Then the stone started squeaking and rocking faster than ever...It quivered then rolled forward and dropped onto the floor with a loud thump.  He inched toward the door in alarm as the stone wobbled toward him” (Paolini, 2003, p. 36).

You want to find out what happens next?  Then read the book, Eragon, by Christopher Paolini.