by Mark Steensland, Kelly Murphy
Seriously, publishers really need to stop promoting books by relatively unknown authors by saying they are like very popular and/or classic and beloved books. It’s almost always an unfair comparison that raises expectations to unrealistic levels.This book is only like “Coraline” or “Alice in Wonder...
"Behind the Bookcase" was a charming read when considered as a whole. I loved the illustrations and the fact that it was an otherworld type story with a colorful cast of characters and creatures. Sarah's a 12-year old who arrives at her mother's creepy childhood home. Her grandmother passed away not...
Sarah's Grandma Winnie has died and for the summer, she and her family will be at her Grandma's house sorting things out. It's not the kind of summer she wanted, especially after seeing the house. But nothing can be done and she has to make the most of it. It seems like a normal, run-down house, b...
Review coming soon. Just this, wow, such a magical book. Really hoping for a second book!
This sit on the younger end of middle grade fiction, with straightforward prose and a plot revolving around weird creatures and travel. I suspect I'm just too far out of the age group for this one, and that it would do nicely for the 8-10s.
Had the chance to meet the author at a Barnes & Noble event in Cincinnati the first weekend of November - otherwise would never have found this solid middle grade book.I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure - common trope of disappearing into another world; time stands still in our own. Also, the tensio...
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