Leap
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781417697021 (1417697024)
Publish date: October 1st 2004
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Asian Literature,
Indonesian Literature
Early on in this novel, I didn't want to like it; it seemed predictable and done before in the 10 - teen novel market. Charlie has lost her best friend, drowned in a mill pool - or has she? She believes he has been taken to another place, outside this world. It's one of those earnest books that must...
Not nearly as complex as Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy, this is essentially a modernized folk tale, with a fantasy base and a certain amount of young adult-level horror to spice it up. I found it effective, though the plot was predictable. However, this is an understandable aspect of folk tales (and I...
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