The book series "The Guard" consists of 3 volumes: "Secrets", "Minotaur's Prison" and "Ghost Books", telling the journey of the boy Joris - a teenager on the verge of adulthood, carrying many concerns, worries and unanswered questions about himself and the world around him.
Joris' seemingly peaceful life unexpectedly opens up a special mission, which is to protect stories and preserve the world of books from forces seeking to destroy literature. Accompanying Joris is her friend Yaelle - who always brings sympathy, sobriety and faith in the good.
The attraction of "The Guard" lies in the magical world that is both familiar and strange, where Greek mythological elements such as Medusa or Minotaur are vividly recreated, close to the spiritual life of children. The monsters in the story not only create drama for the adventure journey, but are also metaphors for fear, insecurity and inner challenges that each child has to face when growing up. Through this, the story helps children understand that fear is natural, and courage is daring to move forward even though they are still worried.
3 volumes of stories are built like a continuous journey, each volume opens a new door for young readers to explore with Joris. Secrets lead readers to the fragile boundary between everyday life and the magical world.
Minotaur's dungeon takes the children to face more arduous challenges, where perseverance and alertness become important. In "The Ghost Books", the story expands into a war to protect books and memories, when the stories are at risk of being distorted and forgotten.
Not only attractive in the plot, "The Guard" is also marked by a system of close and emotional characters. Joris appears as a familiar image to many children: sensitive, thoughtful but imaginative. Yaelle is a companion who knows how to listen and share, helping to balance the confusion on the journey of maturity.
Throughout the book set is a simple but persistent message: Books and stories have the power to nurture the soul. In the world of Joris, books are not only for reading, but also a place to preserve human memories, knowledge and imagination. When stories are cherished and preserved, children also learn to cherish their own inner world.
Not didactic, "Guardian" is for children to accompany characters, feel and learn lessons from each adventure. Through each page of the book, young readers are encouraged to believe in themselves, learn to face fear and nurture faith in the good things around them.
The book set also impresses with elaborately invested and consistent color illustrations. The paintings use a dark color palette, rich in contrast, harmoniously combining mysterious dark colors and brilliant bright patches. The illustrations in the book set not only stop at the decorative role, but also directly participate in storytelling. The close combination of text and illustrations has helped the book set become a complete reading experience, attractive both in terms of content and vision.
In the context of digital technology increasingly taking up children's time, the book set offers a close approach to bring children back to books – where stories are still vivid, attractive and have the potential to accompany childhood for a long time.
Guardian" by writer Christos is not only a fantasy adventure series, but also a gentle invitation: Let's preserve the stories together, to nurture the imagination, soul and future of younger generations of readers.
Writer Christos Ortiz is known by his pen name Christos, one of the typical writers of French children's literature. Before coming to literature, he was a musician with a diverse writing style and the author of lyrics for many bands. That musical foundation has contributed to creating a flexible, emotional, and visual narrative rhythm in his literary works, especially in the genre for young readers.
In 2009, at the suggestion of a friend, he began to write children's literature and quickly found a special passion for this world. For him, writing for children is not only telling fascinating stories, but also a way to talk to childhood with respect, sophistication and empathy.
